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The Wait Is Over
ILSAC GF-6 is finally coming this May
I
t might have been eight years in
the making, but the go-live date
for ILSAC GF-6 is now just a few
months away, with first allowable use
set for May 1. With such a drawn-out
development timeline, are you clear
on the drivers behind the upgrade,
the challenges that remain or the
opportunities that lie ahead? While
most suppliers are well underway with
ILSAC GF-6 product deployment, now
seems a good time to answer some of
the questions about what the specification delivers to customers and the
specifics of what oil marketers might
still need to do before the mandatory
use date. As an industry, we can get so
wrapped up in the process of a specification upgrade that we may forget
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to realize and convey the value it is
bringing into passenger car motor oils.
QUESTION 1: WHY DO WE NEED
ILSAC GF-6?
The ILSAC GF-6 passenger car engine
oil category development was driven
by a combination of regulatory and
performance needs.
OEMs strive to produce cleaner,
more fuel-efficient internal combustion engine (ICE) platforms. At
the same time, car drivers expect
improved performance from their
vehicles. To meet these challenges,
OEMs continue to introduce new
hardware and vehicle control systems.
We are seeing engine downsizing with
direct injection, increased turbocharging and friction reduction, along
with advancements in aftertreatment
and combustion technology. All
these changes rely on the ability of
higher-quality engine oils to deliver
sufficient hardware protection and
to prevent operational issues while
contributing toward improving fuel
economy, particularly through the
use of lighter viscosity grades. New
lubricant performance challenges
have been set, and the upcoming API
ILSAC GF-6 and API SP specifications go a long way toward setting the
standards to meet them.
ILSAC GF-6 defines a new performance level of engine oils for
spark-ignited ICEs. In addition,
the upgrade ensures the tests used
are relevant to the latest hardware,
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