Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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44 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | JANUARY 2016 W ith less than a year to go before the full implementa- tion of Phase II of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's greenhouse gas emissions regulations, a much clearer portrait of the new engine oil category that will enter the market in conjunction with the new federal guidelines has emerged. The new oil – designated PC-11 or "Proposed Category 11" by the Diesel Engine Oil Advisory Panel – has been scheduled for its first licensing in December. According to Dan Arcy, global OEM technical manager for Shell Lubricants, additional details also have been nailed down. There will be two new categories within PC-11's overall framework. "The committee really wanted to keep things as simple as possible for our customers," says Arcy, who also chairs the American Petroleum In- stitute's committee on New Category Development. "It seemed logical to us to simply build on the old CJ-4 classification with the new oils." During PC-11's development, the committee divided the new oil into two different formulations: One for older (pre-2017) engines, and a second thinner formulation that will be spec'd for Phase II GHG diesel engines. Using this approach, PC-11A – the formulation that will replace SAE 40-weight oils – will be classified as CK-4. "This is a logical designation that will make it easier for fleets and New heavy-duty engine oil category will offer improvements for both old and new engines BY JACK ROBERTS