Understanding Your Engine Oil Labels.

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Understanding Your Engine Oil Labels.

Who usually saw the oil grade written on the label before buying your engine oil? Some may see while some may not even care about it.

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On the engine oil bottle, the label is usually on the front and rear, you will see some writing that aims to tell you what type of oil is it and what its grade and its usefulness. Among them:

1) Basic information on Base Oil used:
a) Full Synthetic or
b) Semi Synthetic or
c) Synthetic Blends or
d) Minerals

2) SAE Grade (Society of Automotive Engineers):
a) Monograde Winter SAE: 0W, 5W, 10W, 15W, 20W
b) Monograde Summer SAE: SAE8, SAE12, SAE16, SAE20, SAE30, SAE40, SAE50, SAE60
c) Multigrade – a combination of Winter SAE and Summer SAE. Eg: SAE 0W-20, SAE 5W-30, SAE 10W-40, and other combinations

3) API Classification (American Petroleum Institute):
a) Class for Petrol engines – Eg: API SL / API SM / API SN
b) Class for Diesel engine – Eg: CF / CF-4, CI-4, CJ, CK
c) Combination of Petrol / Diesel Engine Class – Eg: SN / CF, SN / CI-4
d) Diesel / Gasoline Engine Class Combination – Eg: CI-4 / SL, CJ / SL

4) JASO Classification (Japanese Automotive Standards Organization):
Here we will talk about specially for motorcycle engines
a) Class JASO MA, MA1, MA2 – wet clutch systems
b) Class JASO MB – dry clutch systems

The JASO Engine Oil Standards Implementation Panel consists of 6 organizations; Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ), Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA), Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. (JSAE), Land Engine Manufacturers Association (LEMA), Japan Lubricating Oil Society (JALOS), and Japan Boating Industry Association (JBIA) and several related companies (lubricant additive producers).

It should be understood that bodies such as the API, ACEA, ILSAC and JASO are bodies that set standards (standards). It regulates only compliance with established standards, rather than approving a product of oil and lubricant for the use of an engine / vehicle type / brand. Approval for use on an engine or vehicle is provided by the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) itself. In the automotive industry, OEM examples are Ford, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagon and others. To obtain the approval it is not a simple and inexpensive process, it requires several levels of testing and a very high cost for each product type.

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Siapa yang biasa melihat gred minyak yang ditulis di label yang terdapat pada botol minyak sebelum membeli nya? Sebahagian mungkin melihat sementara sebahagian mungkin tidak peduli pun dengannya.

Pada label botol minyak enjin biasanya di bahagian depan dan belakang, anda akan melihat beberapa tulisan yang bertujuan memberitahu apakah jenis minyak tersebut dan apakah grednya serta kegunaannya. Antaranya:

1) Jenis minyak asas (Base Oil) yang digunakan:
a) Full Synthetic atau
b) Semi Synthetic atau
c) Synthetic Blends atau
d) Mineral

2) Gred SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers):
a) Monograde Winter SAE : 0W, 5W, 10W, 15W, 20W
b) Monograde Summer SAE: SAE8, SAE12, SAE16, SAE20, SAE30, SAE40, SAE50, SAE60
c) Multigrade – kombinasi Winter SAE dan Summer SAE. Cth: SAE 0W-20, SAE 5W-30, SAE 10W-40, dan lain-lain kombinasi

3) Klasifikasi API (American Petroleum Institute):
a) Class untuk enjin Petrol – Cth:API SL/API SM/ API SN
b) Class untuk engine Diesel – Cth: CF/ CF-4, CI-4 , CJ, CK
c) Kombinasi Class Enjin Petrol/Diesel – Cth: SN/CF, SN/CI-4
d) Kombinasi Class Enjin Diesel/Petrol – Cth: CI-4/SL, CJ/SL

4) Klasifikasi JASO (Japanese Automotive Standards Organization):
Disini kita akan bicarakan khusus untuk enjin motorsikal
a) Class JASO MA , MA1, MA2 – wet clutch systems
b) Class JASO MB – dry clutch systems

JASO Engine Oil Standards Implementation Panel terdiri dari 6 organisasi; Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ), Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA), Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. (JSAE), Land Engine Manufacturers Association (LEMA), Japan Lubricating Oil Society (JALOS), dan Japan Boating Industry Association (JBIA) serta beberapa syarikat berkaitan (pengeluar lubricant additive).

Perlu difahami bahawa badan-badan seperti API, ACEA, ILSAC dan JASO adalah badan-badan yang menetapkan standard (piawaian). Ia hanya mengawalselia pematuhan terhadap standard ditetapkan, bukan memberikan kelulusan (approval) kepada sesuatu produk minyak dan pelincir untuk kegunaan sesuatu jenis/jenama enjin atau kenderaan. Kelulusan untuk penggunaan di sesuatu enjin atau kenderaan diberikan oleh pihak OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) itu sendiri. Dalam industri otomotif, contoh OEM adalah Ford, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagon dan lain-lain. Untuk memperolehi kelulusan tersebut ia bukannya satu proses yang mudah dan murah, ia memerlukan beberapa peringkat ujian serta kos yang amat tinggi ke atas untuk setiap jenis produk.

Terima kasih.