Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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26 commercial carrier journal | january 2017 Petro-Canada's PC-11 Duron next-generation oils now available P etro-Canada Lubricants an- nounced immediate availability of its new Duron next-generation line of PC-11 heavy-duty engine oils for both the CK-4 and FA-4 categories in four product tiers. In the CK-4 category, Petro-Can- ada now offers three formulations in increasing levels of durability, engine protection, oil drain intervals and extreme temperature performance: Duron HP (High Performance) 15W- 40, Duron SHP (Super High Perfor- mance) 10W-30 and 15W-40, and Duron UHP (Ultra High Performance) 10W-40 and 5W-30. e company now offers its Duron Advanced FA-4 oil in 10W-30 and plans to roll out a 5W-30 formulation in the next 12 months. "New engine oils have to do more than previous engine oil categories," said John Pettingill, product specialist. "e new CK-4 oils can do everything and then some compared to CJ-4," adding that oxidation control, shear stability and aeration control are key drivers in the new category. Petro-Canada Lubricants says per- formance tests showed the new Duron next-generation CK-4 oils yielded a 53 percent improvement in tappet wear and a 55 percent improvement in cam wear compared to previous-generation Duron-E CJ-4 oils. Petro-Canada Lubricants recogniz- es the confusion that can arise from the added complexity of PC-11's split categories from both OEM and fleet perspectives. "OEMs have different positions – some will be FA-4 factory-fill out of the gate and may or may not mandate its use in service fill," said Barnaby Ngai, category portfolio manager for heavy-duty engine and driveline oils. "Some are going with CK-4 and are not likely to adopt FA-4 right away." From a fleet perspective, Petro-Can- ada Lubricants says the new PC-11 oils won't affect every business the same. To avoid potential misapplication during service oil changes, the Duron Advanced FA-4 engine oil has gold packaging, while the CK-4 engine oils are packaged in black or silver. e company also launched the educational website DuroneTough- ereBetter.com that contains fre- quently asked questions, videos, product overviews and comparisons to the previous CJ-4 category oils to help fleet equipment managers and own- er-operators make the right choices when switching to PC-11 oils. – Jeff Crissey Petro-Canada Lubricants formally unveiled its new PC-11 heavy-duty engine oils at a press conference ahead of the Dec. 1 launch. New Delo 400 diesel engine oils now shipping C hevron announced the availability of its higher-performing lineup of Delo 400 API CK-4 and FA-4 heavy-duty engine oils, each engineered with an advanced formulation of the company's proprietary Isosyn Advanced Technology. Rommel Atienza, Chevron Lubricants North America commercial brands manager, said the new product line offers up to 68 percent better wear protection, 46 percent better piston deposit control and 35 percent better oxidation control versus previous generation oils. In preparation for the new API CK-4 and API FA-4 categories, Chevron developed a range of Delo 400 heavy-duty engine oils for both on- and off-road customers. e four new Delo formulations now on the market include Delo 400 SDE SAE 15W-40 (CK-4); Delo 400 XLE SAE 10W-30 (CK-4); Delo 400 XLE SAE 15W-40 (CK-4) and Delo 400 ZFA SAE 10W- 30 (FA-4). Available in April will be Delo 400 SP SAE 0W-30 (CK-4) and Delo 400 XSP SAE 5W-30 (CK-4). – Jason Cannon New API-compliant Rubia Optima oils now available T otal Specialties USA Inc. launched its new Rubia Optima diesel engine oils designed for heavy-duty engines. e new range of oils complies with the new CK-4 and FA-4 categories defined by the American Petroleum Institute that took effect Dec. 1. Christophe Doussoux, senior vice president of lubricants for Total Specialties USA Inc., said the two new categories were developed to help meet the new greenhouse gas emissions limits and will replace the current API CJ-4 service category that was developed nearly a decade ago. Launched last month were CK-4 oils Rubia Op- tima 1100 15W-40 and Rubia Optima 1100 FE 10W-30, along with FA-4 oil Rubia Optima 2100 XFE 10W-30. – Jason Cannon Total Specialties launched CK-4 oils Rubia Optima 1100 15W-40 and Rubia Optima 1100 FE 10W-30, along with FA-4 oil Ru- bia Optima 2100 XFE 10W-30. Chevron conducted its most recent teardown on a refrigera- tion hauler owned by Jackson, Ga.-based Boaty's Transport. The teardown on the Kenworth T680 equipped with a Paccar MX engine took place after 530,000 miles with oil drains at 40,000 miles using Delo 400 ZFA SAE 10W-30 API FA-4.