SAE J 183 : 2017

Superseded

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ENGINE OIL PERFORMANCE AND ENGINE SERVICE CLASSIFICATION (OTHER THAN 'ENERGY CONSERVING')

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

01-08-2020

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

Publisher

SAE International

1. SCOPE
2. REFERENCES
3. API ENGINE OIL LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
4. NOTES
APPENDIX A - HISTORICAL ENGINE OIL PERFORMANCE AND ENGINE
OIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION FOR API CATEGORIES
NO LONGER ACTIVE

Specifies the engine oil performance categories and classifications developed through the efforts of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Alliance), American Petroleum Institute (API), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA), International Lubricant Specification Advisory Committee (ILSAC) and SAE.

Committee	TC 1
DocumentType	Revision
Pages	100
PublisherName	SAE International
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	SAE J183:2020
Supersedes	SAE J 183 : 2016

ASTM D 5844 : 1998	Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils for Inhibition of Rusting (Sequence IID) (Withdrawn 2003)
ASTM D 892 : 2013-07	TEST METHOD FOR FOAMING CHARACTERISTICS OF LUBRICATING OILS
API 1509 : 2002	ENGINE OIL LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
SAE J 312 : 2010	AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINES
SAE J 313 : 2004	DIESEL FUELS
ASTM D 5800 : 2015-04	TEST METHOD FOR EVAPORATION LOSS OF LUBRICATING OILS BY THE NOACK METHOD
ASTM D 8048 : 2017-05	TEST METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF DIESEL ENGINE OILS IN T-13 DIESEL ENGINE
SAE J 183 : 2016	ENGINE OIL PERFORMANCE AND ENGINE SERVICE CLASSIFICATION (OTHER THAN 'ENERGY CONSERVING')
ASTM D 5480 : 1995 : R1999 : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Engine Oil Volatility by Gas Chromatography (Withdrawn 2003)
ASTM D 6681 : 2017 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Engine Oils in a High Speed, Single-Cylinder Diesel Engine—Caterpillar 1P Test Procedure
ASTM D 4951 : 2014 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Determination of Additive Elements in Lubricating Oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry
ASTM D 6922 : 2013-05	TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF HOMOGENEITY AND MISCIBILITY IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE OILS
ASTM D 7468 : 2016 : REDLINE	TEST METHOD FOR CUMMINS ISM TEST
ASTM D 5133 : 2015 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Low Temperature, Low Shear Rate, Viscosity/Temperature Dependence of Lubricating Oils Using a Temperature-Scanning Technique
ASTM D 6984 : 2017-05	TEST METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE OILS IN THE SEQUENCE IIIF, SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE
ASTM D 7156 : 2017 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in the T-11 Exhaust Gas Recirculation Diesel Engine
MIL-PRF-2104 Revision K:2016	LUBRICATING OIL, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, COMBAT/TACTICAL SERVICE
ASTM D 5967 : 2017 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-8 Diesel Engine
SAE J 300 : 2015	Engine Oil Viscosity Classification<br>
SAE J 304 : 2016	ENGINE OIL TESTS
ASTM D 5481 : 2013 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Measuring Apparent Viscosity at High-Temperature and High-Shear Rate by Multicell Capillary Viscometer
ASTM D 6417 : 2015 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Estimation of Engine Oil Volatility by Capillary Gas Chromatography
ASTM D 5968 : 2017 : REDLINE	TEST METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF CORROSIVENESS OF DIESEL ENGINE OIL AT 121 DEGREES C
ASTM D 93 : 2016-07	TEST METHODS FOR FLASH POINT BY PENSKY-MARTENS CLOSED CUP TESTER
SAE J 357 : 2016	PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ENGINE OILS
ASTM D 6794 : 2014 : REDLINE	TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING THE EFFECT ON FILTERABILITY OF ENGINE OILS AFTER TREATMENT WITH VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER AND A LONG (6 H) HEATING TIME
ASTM D 6837 : 2013 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Measurement of Effects of Automotive Engine Oils on Fuel Economy of Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Trucks in Sequence VIB Spark Ignition Engine<rangeref></rangeref >
SAE J 1297 : 2007	ALTERNATIVE AUTOMOTIVE FUELS
ASTM D 6202 : 2002	Standard Test Method for Automotive Engine Oils on the Fuel Economy of Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Trucks in the Sequence VIA Spark Ignition Engine (Withdrawn 2009)
SAE J 2227 : 2011	INTERNATIONAL TESTS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE OILS
ASTM D 6618 : 2016 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Engine Oils in Diesel Four-Stroke Cycle Supercharged 1M-PC Single Cylinder Oil Test Engine
ASTM D 7589 : 2016 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Measurement of Effects of Automotive Engine Oils on Fuel Economy of Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Trucks in Sequence VID Spark Ignition Engine<rangeref></rangeref >
ASTM D 4683 : 2017 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Measuring Viscosity of New and Used Engine Oils at High Shear Rate and High Temperature by Tapered Bearing Simulator Viscometer at 150 °C
ASTM D 7109 : 2013-04	TEST METHOD FOR SHEAR STABILITY OF POLYMER CONTAINING FLUIDS USING A EUROPEAN DIESEL INJECTOR APPARATUS AT 30 AND 90 CYCLES
SAE J 1423 : 2015	CLASSIFICATION OF ENERGY CONSERVING ENGINE OIL AND RESOURCE CONSERVING ENGINE OIL FOR PASSENGER CARS, VANS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS
ASTM D 7320 : 2017-05	TEST METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE OILS IN THE SEQUENCE 3G, SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE
ASTM D 6594 : 2014 : REDLINE	TEST METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF CORROSIVENESS OF DIESEL ENGINE OIL AT 135 DEGREES C
ASTM D 6891 : 2015 : REDLINE	Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils in the Sequence IVA Spark-Ignition Engine
ASTM D 6483 : 2004	Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-9 Diesel Engine (Withdrawn 2009)