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Detroit Fluids Specification 93K222
Detroit Diesel's current heavy-duty diesel engine oil specification, at API CK-4 level, with increased oxidation and aeration requirements.
Official approval
Deutz DQC IV-18 LA (low ash)
The 2018 issue of Deutz class IV with low ash — Deutz's top level for engines with full exhaust aftertreatment.
Official approval
Mack EOS-4.5 — heavy-duty diesel engine oil
Mack's engine oil specification matching the API CK-4 level, for Mack and Volvo trucks with exhaust aftertreatment.
Official approval
MAN M 3677 — Euro VI low-viscosity truck engine oil
MAN low-viscosity engine oil specification for Euro VI trucks, between M 3477 and M 3977.
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MAN M 3775 — low-SAPS, low-viscosity oil
MAN's specification for low-SAPS, low-viscosity oils delivering fuel economy on Euro VI engines.
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MTU Oil Category 3.1 (low SAPS)
MTU's highest category, low-SAPS form: multigrade oil with under 1 % ash, approved only with fuel under 50 mg/kg sulphur, for engines with exhaust aftertreatment.
Official approval
Renault Trucks RLD-3 — low-SAPS truck oil
Renault Trucks' specification for low-ash oils in Euro V and Euro VI engines with a particulate filter and SCR.
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Volvo specification matching API CK-4, with increased oxidation stability and aeration resistance over VDS-4.
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Mercedes-Benz low-SAPS truck diesel engine oil, extended drain
Low-SAPS Mercedes-Benz level above 228.51, with tighter oxidation requirements for longer drain intervals. Daimler Truck equivalent: DTFR 15C120.
ACEA E7 oil sequence
ACEA's sequence for heavy-duty diesel engines.
ACEA E8 oil sequence
ACEA's sequence for heavy-duty diesel engines.
ACEA E11 — heavy-duty diesel, low SAPS, extended drain
An ACEA sequence for Euro VI and later heavy-duty diesel engines with DPF and SCR. It requires low-SAPS additives and oxidation resistance for long drain intervals.
ACEA E6 oil sequence
ACEA's sequence for heavy-duty diesel engines with full exhaust aftertreatment. Low-SAPS, with ash capped to protect the particulate filter.
ACEA E9 oil sequence
ACEA's sequence for heavy-duty diesel engines with a particulate filter. Capped sulphated ash; the counterpart of E7 for DPF engines.
Diesel engine oil, API CK-4 performance level
API's service category for compression-ignition engines. Current category.
Petrol engine oil, API SN performance level
API's service category for spark-ignition engines. Current category.
Petrol engine oil, API SN PLUS performance level
API's service category for spark-ignition engines. Current category.
Caterpillar ECF-3
Caterpillar's current engine crankcase fluid category, with capped sulphated ash, for CAT engines with a particulate filter.
Cummins' specification for low-viscosity oils (API FA-4 level) for heavy-duty diesel engines designed for them.
DAF PSQL 2.1E — Euro 6 truck engine oil
DAF's low-SAPS engine oil standard for Euro 6 trucks, exceeding ACEA requirements; "LD" (Long Drain) marks extended service intervals.
DAF PSQL 2.4 — engine oil (successor to PSQL 2.1E LD)
DAF's newest engine oil standard, succeeding PSQL 2.1E LD and exceeding ACEA E8/E11.
Ford WSS-M2C213-A1 — engine oil specification
Ford engine oil specification.
JASO DH-2 — diesel engine oil
Japanese standard for heavy-duty diesel engine oils in DPF-equipped engines, with limited sulphated ash.
MAN M 3477 — low-SAPS extended-drain oil
MAN's specification for synthetic low-SAPS extended-drain oils in Euro IV–VI engines with a particulate filter.
Daimler Truck DTFR 15C110 (formerly MB 228.51) — low-SAPS engine oil, Euro VI
A low-SAPS oil for high-performance diesel engines with aftertreatment, with severe piston cleanliness and wear requirements; the usual Euro VI level; the same requirement as MB 228.51.
Daimler Truck DTFR 15C120 (formerly MB 228.52) — low-SAPS engine oil, extended drain
A low-SAPS level above 228.51, with tighter oxidation requirements, for longer drain intervals; the same requirement as MB 228.52.
Scania's engine oil specification with tighter oxidation requirements than LDF-3, for still longer drain intervals.
The Cummins specification matching API CK-4, for modern heavy-duty diesel engines.
Detroit Fluids Specification 93K218
Detroit Diesel's engine oil specification at API CJ-4 level, for engines with a particulate filter, with capped sulphated ash.
Daimler Truck DTFR 15C100 (formerly MB 228.31) — low-SAPS engine oil
A low-ash engine oil for medium- and high-duty diesel engines with exhaust aftertreatment; the same requirement as MB 228.31.
JASO DH-1 — diesel engine oil
Japanese standard for heavy-duty diesel engine oils in engines without a particulate filter.
MTU Oil Category 2.1 (low SAPS)
The low-ash form of MTU category 2: a multigrade oil with under 1 % ash, approved only where the fuel carries less than 50 mg/kg sulphur.