API 1509 : 2002
Superseded
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ENGINE OIL LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
23-01-2024
01-01-2002
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 EOLCS Overview
6 License System for API Marks
7 Use and Labeling Requirements for API Marks
8 System Monitoring, Enforcement, and Conformance
ANNEX A - Evolution of Engine Oil Classifications
ANNEX B - Interindustry Advisory Group to the
API/Automotive Manufacturers
ANNEX C - Developing New Engine Oil Performance
Standards for the API Certification Mark
ANNEX D - Developing New Diesel Oil Performance
Standards for API C Service Categories
ANNEX E - API Base Oil Interchangeability Guidelines
for Passenger Car Engine Oils and Diesel Engine Oils
ANNEX F - API Guidelines for SAE Viscosity-Grade Engine
Testing
ANNEX G - Requirements for API Service Categories SH, SJ,
SL and SM by Viscosity Grade
ANNEX H - American Petroleum Institute Application for Licensure
ANNEX I - Glossary
ANNEX J - ACC Petroleum Additives Panel Product Approval
Code of Practice
ANNEX K - Tolerance Limits for Physical and Chemical
Properties (for Auditing)
ANNEX L - Guidelines for the Selection of Product and Engine
Test Audits
ANNEX M - API Mark Conformance Audit: Engine Tests
ANNEX N - Multiple Test Evaluation Procedure
ANNEX O - Technical Interpretations of API 1509
ANNEX P - EOLCS Licensing Clarifications
ANNEX Q - ILSAC Minimum Performance Standards for
Passenger Car Engine Oils
ANNEX R - API Guidelines for Use of a Single Technology
Matrix
ANNEX S - Performance Requirements for C Category Supplements
Defines the API Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System (EOLCS), a voluntary licensing and certification program designed to define, certify, and monitor engine oil performance deemed necessary for satisfactory equipment life and performance by vehicle and engine manufacturers.
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Standard
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American Petroleum Institute
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Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| MIL PRF 009000 : K | LUBRICATING OIL, SHIPBOARD INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, HIGH-OUTPUT DIESEL |
| MIL-PRF-9000 Revision L:2014 | Lubricating Oil, Shipboard Internal Combustion Engine, High-Output Diesel |
| ASTM D 8114 : 2017 | Standard Test Method for Measurement of Effects of Automotive Engine Oils on Fuel Economy of Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Trucks in Sequence VIE Spark Ignition |
| ASTM D 6891 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils in the Sequence IVA Spark-Ignition Engine |
| ASTM D 4485 : 2017-03 | SPECIFICATION FOR PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVE API SERVICE CATEGORY ENGINE OILS |
| A-A-52306 Revision A:1995 | LUBRICATING OIL, HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE |
| 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 J1423_201502 | Classification of Energy Conserving Engine Oil and Resource Conserving Engine Oil for Passenger Cars, Vans, Sport Utility Vehicles, and Light-Duty Trucks |
| SAE J357_201601 | Physical and Chemical Properties of Engine Oils |
| ASTM D 6894 : 2013 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Aeration Resistance of Engine Oils in Direct-Injected Turbocharged Automotive Diesel Engine |
| SAE J183_201708 | Engine Oil Performance and Engine Service Classification (Other than \"Energy Conserving\") |
| ASHRAE HDBK REFRIGERATION : 2014 | ASHRAE HANDBOOK - REFRIGERATION |
| SAE J304_201606 | Engine Oil Tests |
| 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 > |
| API 1525A : 1ED 2012 | BULK ENGINE OIL CHAIN OF CUSTODY AND QUALITY DOCUMENTATION |
| 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) |
| 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 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 |
| ASTM D 5800 : 2015-04 | TEST METHOD FOR EVAPORATION LOSS OF LUBRICATING OILS BY THE NOACK METHOD |
| SAE J183_201611 | 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 6335 : 2016-11 | TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE DEPOSITS BY THERMO-OXIDATION ENGINE OIL SIMULATION TEST |
| 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 3244 : 2016-06 | PRACTICE FOR UTILIZATION OF TEST DATA TO DETERMINE CONFORMANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS |
| ASTM D 6922 : 2013-05 | TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF HOMOGENEITY AND MISCIBILITY IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE OILS |
| 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 6616 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Measuring Viscosity at High Shear Rate by Tapered Bearing Simulator Viscometer at 100 °C |
| SAE J300_201501 | Engine Oil Viscosity Classification |
| 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 93 : 2016-07 | TEST METHODS FOR FLASH POINT BY PENSKY-MARTENS CLOSED CUP TESTER |
| SAE J357_201601 | Physical and Chemical Properties of Engine Oils |
| ASTM D 4485 : 2017-03 | SPECIFICATION FOR PERFORMANCE OF ACTIVE API SERVICE CATEGORY 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 > |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| SAE J1423_201502 | Classification of Energy Conserving Engine Oil and Resource Conserving Engine Oil for Passenger Cars, Vans, Sport Utility Vehicles, and Light-Duty Trucks |
| ASTM D 2622 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| ASTM D 7320 : 2017-05 | TEST METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE OILS IN THE SEQUENCE 3G, SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE |
| ASTM D 6891 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils in the Sequence IVA Spark-Ignition Engine |
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