Originally Posted By: TexHill
I'm a service manager at a Deere dealer in North Texas. Deere is phasing out Plus 50 & is replacing it with Plus 50 II which is compatible with the current Tier 3 & the new Tier 4 engines. Deere no longer makes the original Plus 50 as of October.
Quoting what we've received from Deere:
Plus-50 II exceeds the requirements of the American Petroleum
Institute (API) Service Category CJ-4 for use in high-speed fourstroke diesel engines and is backward compatible to meet
previous API engine oil classifications.
Plus-50 II premium engine oil has been designed to provide
advanced lubricant performance in modern low emission
engines, and to meet the requirements of heavy-duty off-road
applications, as well as lighter duty applications including onroad vehicles.
Plus-50 II exceeds demands of John Deere JDQ-78X hightemperature
performance test. JDQ-78X is the most severe engine dyno test for high temperature oil oxidation in the industry. The proven performance from the JDQ-78X along with extensive field testing allows extended drain intervals up to 500 hours when using Plus-50 II and John Deere filters.
Applications
Plus-50 II is recommended for four-stroke naturally aspirated, turbocharged and supercharged diesel engines with Diesel articulate Filters (DPF), Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOC), and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR). Examples of applications include; heavy-duty off-road equipment, vehicles with John Deere iT4 engines, vehicles requiring CJ-4 oil, on-road trucks, marine engines, natural gas engines,pickups, and automobiles. Plus-50 II is also recommended for use in all legacy diesel engine
applications where Plus-50 has been in use.
Specifications
API service categories:
- CJ-4, CI-4 PLUS, CI-4, CH-4, CG-4
- SM, SL, SJ
ACEA (Europe) oil sequences:
- E9, E7
JASO (Japan) oil standards:
- DH-2
Major diesel engine manufacturers’ requirements:
- John Deere JDQ-78X
- Mack EO-O Premium Plus 07
- Cummins CES 20081, 77, 76 (15W-40), 75
- Caterpillar ECF-3, ECF-2, ECF-1-a, TO-2
- Mercedes Benz 228.31 (15W-40)
- Detroit Diesel 93K218 (15W-40), 93K214 (15W-40)
- Volvo VDS-4, VDS-3, VDS-2
- Renault RLD, RXD, RD
- Man M3275
- MTU Type 2.1
Typical Properties
15W-40
Viscosity @ 40°C 128.0 cSt
Viscosity @ 100°C 15.6 cSt
Viscosity Index 127
HTHS Viscosity @150°C 4.3 cP
Pour Point -36°C
Flash Point °C 225
Total Base Number (TBN) 10.5
Sulfated Ash 1.0
Yup i knew that,my dealer still has a good stock of CI(15w40) left,i think it's the same oil they just adjusted the additive package to meet CJ-4 specs,great oil i would rather have CI with the better AW and cleaning property's my self.
0/40 is still CI or are they changing that also????
welcome to the board,nice to have a JD official on board so to speek.