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12 // OWNER OPERATOR // SEPTEMBER 2016 By Matt Cole Maintenance Matters USING LOWER VISCOSITY ENGINE OIL IMPROVES FUEL SAVINGS, NACFE SAYS F leets that switch to lower viscosity engine oils can increase fuel savings by as much as 1.5 percent, according to a new Confi dence Report from the North American Council for Freight Effi ciency and Carbon War Room. The top end of estimates from fl eets and oil companies is even higher. Mike Roeth, NACFE executive director, said the research for the report revealed that 5W-30 and 10W-30 engine oils, either the current CJ-4 or the upcoming CK-4, can replace the commonly used 15W-40 oils used in many trucks while also increasing fuel savings by between .5 and 1.5 percent. Additionally, the report estimated that the FA-4 variant of the new PC-11 oils can add an extra 0.4 to 0.7 percent fuel savings on top of the CJ-4 or CK-4 oils. The report said that all new oils are 0916 maint matters oo.indd 1 8/9/16 10:44 AM