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Ranking of Lubricants for Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFV) by a Short Engine Sequence Test
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A short engine sequence test, based on the Sequence VD procedure, was used to screen FFV oil candidates more rapidly. Since only one engine is needed to compare the wear-protection performance of several lubricants, engine hardware variability is not a significant issue in this test procedure.
Several lubricants, some specially formulated for FFV engines, were tested using standard Sequence VD engine hardware which includes molybdenum top piston-rings. Results showed clear discrimination of the performance of oil candidates. These lubricants were also tested using an engine with chromium-faced top rings and exhibited similar performance ranking.
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Chui, G., Sorab, J., King, E., and Brunett, A., "Ranking of Lubricants for Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFV) by a Short Engine Sequence Test," SAE Technical Paper 932790, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/932790.Also In
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