Synthetic Automotive Engine Oils From a Consultant's Experience

760561

02/01/1976

Event
1976 Fuels and Lubricants/Powerplant Meeting
Authors Abstract
Content
This paper reviews complete performance results of a 100,000 mile field test with a diester synthetic oil run for five years under “no drain” conditions in a Lincoln Continental. Thus the author considers it a lifetime engine oil. The paper also describes two additional candidate synthetic oils under testing. Performance Correlation Curves between extended Sequence Engine Oil Tests and field results are compiled. The need for meaningful pre-performance engine tests for lifetime engine oils is stressed, which now require some five years in field evaluation. Other benefits of successful pre-performance tested synthetic engine oils are excellent deposit suppression, low wear, low temperature fluidity, easy low temperature starting and warmup, octane requirement reduction, and probable antifreeze tolerance.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/760561
Pages
18
Citation
Potter, R., "Synthetic Automotive Engine Oils From a Consultant's Experience," SAE Technical Paper 760561, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760561.
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Published
Feb 1, 1976
Product Code
760561
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English