Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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34 commercial carrier journal | october 2016 Chevron unveils new Delo 400 oils C hevron unveiled its new line of Delo 400 API CK-4 and FA-4 heavy-duty motor oils. The new oils, for- merly covered under the PC-11developmental blanket, will be available Dec. 1, and as part of the rollout, Chevron will launch a new adviser service to help customers select the optimal products by assessing their business needs, analyzing their current lubricant choices and developing a customized action plan. The new Delo oils will feature Chevron's next-generation ISOSYN Advanced Technology – a combination of the com- pany's formulation experience, high-performance additive chemistry and premium base oils – made to help extend the durability of critical diesel engine parts through better oxidation control, anti-wear protection and piston control while extending drain intervals. A proprietary formulation of ISOSYN Advanced Technol- ogy, Chevon said, has helped optimize fuel efficiency for the FA-4 oils slated for use in model-year 2017 and newer trucks. New Delo 400 product line Chevron said its new Delo 400 product line offers opti- mized performance and better engine protection than any prior-generation Delo product, extending the vehicle's life and helping to minimize the cost of ownership. Len Badal, global Delo brand manager, said Chevron has seen some of its longest drain intervals and best engine protection in the company's history from the new blends. Badal said this will be the most advanced Delo 400 product line to-date. "For the last change in categories (API CJ-4), we were pretty much only worried about one viscosity grade," Badal said. "But today, we have a significantly wider range of products." • Delo 400 XSP SAE 5W-30 is a full synthetic meeting API CK-4. Badal said this blend has shown up to a 2 percent fuel economy improvement for large trucks, allows for better low-temperature performance and offers the lon- gest oil-drain interval in the Delo 400 product suite. • Delo 400 XSP SAE 5W-40 is also a full synthetic meeting API CK-4 that Badal said offers 20 percent improved oil oxidation resistance and has shown a 50 percent reduc- tion in wear versus API CJ-4 oils. • Delo 400 XLE SAE 10W-30 is a synthetic blend meeting API CK-4 that Badal said offers up to a 1 percent fuel economy improvement for large trucks. • Delo 400 XLE SAE 15W-40 is a synthetic blend meet- ing API CK-4. Badal said testing has shown this blend offers up to a 25 percent increase in oil-drain intervals over OEM-maximum published intervals. It also was the first SAE 15W-40 to pass MB228.51 piston cleanliness requirements and offers Allison Heavy Duty Transmission coverage for off-road diesel engines. • Delo 400 SDE SAE 15W-40 is a premium base oil meeting API CK-4 that Badal said provides 38 percent improved wear vs. CJ-4 SAE 15W-40 and up to a 20 percent increase in total diesel engine life to rebuild vs. API CJ-4 SAE 15W-40. It also has shown excellent engine cleanliness performance, he said. • Delo 400 ZFA SAE 10W-30 is a synthetic blend meeting API FA-4 that offers a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency testing performance over API CJ-4 SAE 10W- 30. Badal said all product field testing for this formula was conducted in older U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-certified 2010 and 2013 engines. Badal said following a five-year development phase, Chevron currently is field-testing the new Delo products in more than 900 engines across a wide range of OEMs and through a diverse set of operating conditions across nine different industry segments, going beyond the many miles on the road for the company's most significant off-highway testing it has conducted for a new category change in its history. The new Delo 400 product line will be packaged with specially labeled caps clearly noting support for either API CK-4 or FA-4 and will have color-coordinated labels and caps intended to make it easy to differentiate. The ISOSYN Advanced Technology branding will be featured prominent- ly on the package. – Jason Cannon The new Delo 400 API CK-4 and FA-4 heavy-duty motor oils will feature Chevron's next-generation ISOSYN technology. "For the last change in categories, we were pretty much only worried about one viscosity grade. But today, we have a significantly wider range of products." –Len Badal, global Delo brand manager