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8-1. Specifications
How to read oil container labels:
Either or both API registered marks are added to some oil containers
to help you select the oil you should use.
API Service Symbol
1
Top portion: "API SERVICE SN"
means the oil quality designation
by American Petroleum Institute
(API).
Center
portion:
means the SAE viscosity grade.
Lower
portion:
serving" means that the oil has
fuel-saving and environmental pro-
tection capabilities.
ILSAC Certification Mark
2
The International Lubricant Specification Advisory Committee (ILSAC)
Certification Mark is displayed on the front of the container.
"SAE
0W-20"
"Resource-Con-
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