Diesel Engine Lubricants - Kohler KD62V12 Operation And Maintenance Manual

Operation and Maintenance Manual

5.11.4 Diesel engine lubricants

Engine oil requirements
Quality level
The approved engine oils are divided into the following Quality Categories:
– Oil category 2: Standard quality / Synthetic multigrade oils
– Oil category 2.1: Standard quality / Synthetic multigrade oils dedicated for engines with
Exhaust After Treatment system (low SAPS lube oils)
– Oil category 3: Highest quality / Synthetic Multigrade oils
– Oil category 3.1: Highest quality / Synthetic multigrade oils dedicated for engines with Exhaust
After Treatment system (low SAPS lube oils)
Low SAPS lube oils are dedicated for fuel which content < 15 mg/kg (15ppm) => lube oils with a
low sulfur and phosphor content and an ash-forming additive content of ≤1%
Do not use Lube oil category 2.1 and 3.1 with a sulfur rate over 15 mg/kg (15 ppm).
NOTICE
Property damages by additives mismatching with engine oil
Use of additional engine oil additives may damage the engine
u Additional engine oil additives are not allowed.
Quality categories performances
Oil category
Oil category 1
Oil category 2
Oil category
2.1
Oil category 3
(standard
today)
Oil category
3.1 (standard
today)
Tab. 32: Quality categories performances according oil categories
KD62V12 33521030301_6_1 EN_US
2019-02
Minimum standards Recommended
viscosity
classes
Not allowed
ACEA E4 or ACEA SAE 5W-40; SAE
E7 or API CI-4 Plus 10W-40; SAE
or DHD-1 or JASO 15W-40 with
DH-1 preheating
system
ACEA E6 or ACEA SAE 5W-40; SAE
E9 or API CJ-4 or 10W-40; SAE
JASO DH-2 15W-40 with
preheating
system
ACEA E4-16 or both SAE 5W-40; SAE
ACEA E4 and ACEA 10W-40
E7
ACEA E6-12 or both SAE 5W-40; SAE
ACEA E6 and ACEA 10W-40
E9 or API CK-4
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Lubricants and operating fluids
Base oil. All have to
be compliant to high
power turbo charged
engines
Synthetic (Group 2
and/or 3 Base oils)
Synthetic (Group 2
and/or 3 Base oils)
Synthetic (Group 3
and/or 4), VI > 155,
and long live additives
Synthetic, VI > 155,
and long live additive
Maintenance
Base oil. All
have to be
compliant to
high power
turbo
charged
engines
1
1
2
2
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