INFO on proposed PC-10 Engine oils

[amsoilman]

I just received some info regarding the proposed PC-10 Engine oil catagory. This is the article:

New diesel oil category PC-10 is expected to be released by next year, but preliminary estimates predict it may cost somewhere between $10.8 and $24 million to conduct the testing matrix. According to Jim McGeehan, chairman of ASTM's Heavy Duty Engine Oil Classification Panel, the multi cylinder tests that have been proposed for PC-10 will cost between $90,000 and $120,000 per test run.

Five new engine tests are in development, and a sixth for catalyst after treatment compatibility is under consideration.

The five new engine tests include:

1) The Caterpillar C-12 test, addressing iron piston deposits and oil consumption.

2) The Mack T-12 test, addressing corrosive ring and liner wear and bearing corrosion

3) The Cummins ISB test, addressing soot-related valve train wear in slider follower designs.

4) The Cummins ISM EGR test, addressing abrasive and corrosive soot-related valve train wear in engines equipped with exhaust gas recirculation.

5) The Mack T-ll test, addressing soot related viscosity increase.

By comparison, new gasoline engine oil category GF-4 includes just one new test, the Sequence IIIG for measuring high- temperature deposits, wear and oxidation. The cost of matrix testing is estimated at $420,000, a small fraction of the estimated cost for PC-10.

It seems to me the costs are going to drive up the Diesel engine oil costs when the new spec comes out! What do you thnk?

Wayne
amsoilman