New oil with no Zinc or Phosphorus

Originally Posted by tundraotto
Fuchs!!!!


Yes, I believe that is the one.

Apparently the new Chevron Delo 600 ADF is a "Low Ash" not an ashless oil; there is a difference.
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Originally Posted by dnewton3
If I am understanding correctly, the differences are thus:
- SA is an issue in that the residuals can attack the susceptible elements in the cat converter, primarily. But the new low=SAPs lube of discussion in this thread clearly talks to regen issues as well. Additionally with very low (zero?) Ca and Mg and such, there's a very low base number; issues with acids and some bearings, as stated above. (All the more reason to have sealed crankcases and make sure you don't short trip the drive cycles).
- Soot is an issue in that higher concentrations cause more frequent regen cycles, as well as eventually may (will?) require cleaning or replacement of the DPF? And there's some evidence that FBCs can alter this concern in a positive manner.

As a summary, do I have all that right?


I think what you're missing is that ash doesn't have anything to do with regens. Regens remove soot. The ash remains. Eventually it builds up to the point of causing obstruction and requires either a cleaning or replacement of the DPF. What I'm saying is that this oil has little to do with regen frequency but a lot to do with service life of the DPF. DPF is good for over 100k miles and often much longer. But... replacement is a few thousand dollars. That's the impact and what is being addressed by this oil, as I understand it.
 
Originally Posted by SavagePatch
Full disclosure: I'll be running this next summer's towing season because I'm a sucker for new oils.

That said,

1) Does the "significantly reduced DPF clogging" mean that it results in less regens?

2) What's the normal expected service life of a DPF? I need to know so I can fill in x. X•2.5=New Expected Service Life

3) What the heck is synthetic technology? (rhetorical question, don't answer)

All questions are asked with a modern diesel pick-up truck in mind.

P.S. I walked in to an AutoZone this morning and walked out without buying any of their clearance items! Big deal for me because an oil stash doesn't work well when you're always itching to try the next newest thing.

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Chevron's forward example here, along with GM's newest diesel technology example -- the 2020 3.0L in-line 6-cyl diesel for their light-duty trucks -- will greatly further the modern diesel engine's exhaust mitigation, economy and performance fine-tuning.

The following 3L Duramax technical review is quite revealing:



As an RF engineer, I like the fact this engineer actually mentioned a "quarter-wave tuner," acting as "matching device" and as a filter.

Moreover, I like this engineer's forthrightness. It's obvious through the influences of this guy's engineering team, that GM is remaining grounded and realistic concerning the new engine's capabilities. They have made this engine's limitations known -- up front. They have realistically conveyed its design goals: decent performance with outstanding economy.

I want one of these. It'll likely be my next new truck.
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Originally Posted by demarpaint
Originally Posted by Gokhan
Looking at the article I posted:

0.2% SA test oil: near total failure, failing most OEM engine tests
0.3% SA test oil: fails Sequence IVA valvetrain wear for gasoline engines
0.4% SA test oil: 65 µm (fail limit: 90 µm) on the Sequence IVA valvetrain wear test for gasoline engines -- a poor number for an HDEO
0.4% SA test oil: copper corrosion and wear is near fail (the first attempt failed, and then they added a copper-corrosion inhibitor)
0.4% SA test oil: engine deposits near fail (don't expect this HDEO to clean your engine)

If I understand this correctly it is not an oil I'd want in my engine.

New oil such as this will be specified accordingly.
We will see soon enough who specifies this oil.
Obviously, Chevron didn't develop this in a vacuum. It has applications as coordinated w/ mfgrs.
 
Originally Posted by SteveG4
Originally Posted by demarpaint
Originally Posted by Gokhan
Looking at the article I posted:

0.2% SA test oil: near total failure, failing most OEM engine tests
0.3% SA test oil: fails Sequence IVA valvetrain wear for gasoline engines
0.4% SA test oil: 65 µm (fail limit: 90 µm) on the Sequence IVA valvetrain wear test for gasoline engines -- a poor number for an HDEO
0.4% SA test oil: copper corrosion and wear is near fail (the first attempt failed, and then they added a copper-corrosion inhibitor)
0.4% SA test oil: engine deposits near fail (don't expect this HDEO to clean your engine)

If I understand this correctly it is not an oil I'd want in my engine.

New oil such as this will be specified accordingly.
We will see soon enough who specifies this oil.
Obviously, Chevron didn't develop this in a vacuum. It has applications as coordinated w/ mfgrs.


I'm going to guess NOT Ford.
 
I'm not really onboard with the whole low ash deal. The oil that's in my Tahoe is 1.8% SA, an add pack designed by Les Rudnick, but it also doesn't have cats.
 
Originally Posted by SteveG4
Originally Posted by SavagePatch
Full disclosure: I'll be running this next summer's towing season because I'm a sucker for new oils.

That said,

1) Does the "significantly reduced DPF clogging" mean that it results in less regens?

2) What's the normal expected service life of a DPF? I need to know so I can fill in x. X•2.5=New Expected Service Life

3) What the heck is synthetic technology? (rhetorical question, don't answer)

All questions are asked with a modern diesel pick-up truck in mind.

P.S. I walked in to an AutoZone this morning and walked out without buying any of their clearance items! Big deal for me because an oil stash doesn't work well when you're always itching to try the next newest thing.

[Linked Image]





Chevron's forward example here, along with GM's newest diesel technology example -- the 2020 3.0L in-line 6-cyl diesel for their light-duty trucks -- will greatly further the modern diesel engine's exhaust mitigation, economy and performance fine-tuning.

The following 3L Duramax technical review is quite revealing:



As an RF engineer, I like the fact this engineer actually mentioned a "quarter-wave tuner," acting as "matching device" and as a filter.

Moreover, I like this engineer's forthrightness. It's obvious through the influences of this guy's engineering team, that GM is remaining grounded and realistic concerning the new engine's capabilities. They have made this engine's limitations known -- up front. They have realistically conveyed its design goals: decent performance with outstanding economy.

I want one of these. It'll likely be my next new truck.
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After a bit of research, this new LD 3.0L GM diesel engine will use the correspondingly new "DexosD" approved oil. And, it appears this approved oil only comes in a 0W-20 viscosity!

What is the world coming to this days?
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It will NOT be using this new Chevron oil...

New abounds this days. There's much to discover, review and learn.
 
I find it strange that the president of the PQIA is apparently endorsing the product.
Won't that damage PQIA's objectivity?
If PQIA wishes to promote oil technology innovation, I'm all for it.

Chevron has a long history of innovation.

Chew on that for a while...
 
Originally Posted by dnewton3
If I am understanding correctly, the differences are thus:
- SA is an issue in that the residuals can attack the susceptible elements in the cat converter, primarily. But the new low=SAPs lube of discussion in this thread clearly talks to regen issues as well. Additionally with very low (zero?) Ca and Mg and such, there's a very low base number; issues with acids and some bearings, as stated above. (All the more reason to have sealed crankcases and make sure you don't short trip the drive cycles).
- Soot is an issue in that higher concentrations cause more frequent regen cycles, as well as eventually may (will?) require cleaning or replacement of the DPF? And there's some evidence that FBCs can alter this concern in a positive manner.

As a summary, do I have all that right?


I think what you're missing is that ash doesn't have anything to do with regens. Regens remove soot. The ash remains. Eventually it builds up to the point of causing obstruction and requires either a cleaning or replacement of the DPF. What I'm saying is that this oil has little to do with regen frequency but a lot to do with service life of the DPF. DPF is good for over 100k miles and often much longer. But... replacement is a few thousand dollars. That's the impact and what is being addressed by this oil, as I understand it.

The ash "might"remain. the pore size in the dpf is about 10 micron, soot particles are 40 to 50 micron size, and ash is 1 micron, but embedded in the soot most likely. Unless the ash clumps together to big particles exceeding 10 micron, ash loading is not a major concern
 
I guess they can be an "industry cheerleader" even if its really hype. PQIA wants donations from Chevron-Oronite, so why not butter some buns?

Also, I thought there were some BMW LL-04 or -12, -17 oils that had this very low saps level.

Reminds me of what Fuchs did years ago, developing a ZDDP-Free oil. There are enough organic AW/FM additives to avoid use of ashy stuff.

I would get excited about it if it really is a longer drain oil than the already good Delvac1 or Rotella oils: "Shaw said a major benefit of the new oil is that it extends maintenance intervals, and that, he said, is "a huge game changer"." ---- Unless they are only talking about DPF filters.
Hmm. That in itself somewhat invalidates them.
 
I don't believe it can be dual rated, as the S rating has a minimum phosphorous requirement.
Unless the phosphorus is part of a nonmetallic compound. But then again you don’t want “phosphorus” in the oil you want ZDDP, so I don’t know how well that would work. Are there non-metallic compounds that perform the same function as ZDDP?
 
It has been my understanding that ZDDP is most effective when used with an almost corresponding amount of phosphorus, if not can someone clarify.
 
Some products have more ZDDP and others ZDDP and more phosphorous, how is that working? Maybe Mola can chime in.

Zinc dithiophosphate are produced in two steps. First phosphorus pentasulfide is treated with suitable alcohols (ROH) to give the dithiophosphoric acid. A wide variety of alcohols can be employed, which allows the lipophilicity of the final zinc product to be fine tuned. The resulting dithiophosphate is then neutralized by adding zinc oxide
 
The ZDDP molecule is composed of three atoms, phosphorus, sulfur, and zinc.. The ratio was originally 2:1:1, i.e, Sulfur 2, Phosphorus 1, and zinc 1. New ZDDP's are reacted to produce various ratios of phosphorus-to-sulfur-to-zinc.

From the ACS: Zinc dibutyl dithiophosphate, shown in images and information tables, is a typical ZDDP. But commercial ZDDPs almost always contain mixtures of alkyl groups, ranging from C4 to C12. The specific mixture used depends on the type of lubricant and metallurgy involved. Shorter-chain alkyl groups, however, are the least thermally stable; they thus make protective films more easily.

From Lubrizol: Physical and chemical properties vary somewhat depending on the specific alkyl group(s). ZDDP additives are viscous liquids with molecular weights in the 400 to 2000 Dalton range... Thermal stability, anti-wear protection, hydrolytic stability and cost performance vary depending on the type of ZDDP. Aryl type ZDDPs provide excellent thermal stability but are less effective in terms of antiwear protection and hydrolytic stability The secondary alkyl type provides the best antiwear protection and hydrolytic stability, but does not provide good thermal stability.

So ZDDP comes in many "flavors," if you will.

In some formulations as many three different flavors of ZDDP may be used which increases the total phosphorus content. One should also see higher sulfur level's but of course, sulfur testing is an extra cost item not normally seen in low cost analysis.
 
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Originally Posted by SavagePatch
Full disclosure: I'll be running this next summer's towing season because I'm a sucker for new oils.

That said,

1) Does the "significantly reduced DPF clogging" mean that it results in less regens?

2) What's the normal expected service life of a DPF? I need to know so I can fill in x. X•2.5=New Expected Service Life

3) What the heck is synthetic technology? (rhetorical question, don't answer)

All questions are asked with a modern diesel pick-up truck in mind.

P.S. I walked in to an AutoZone this morning and walked out without buying any of their clearance items! Big deal for me because an oil stash doesn't work well when you're always itching to try the next newest thing.

[Linked Image]





Chevron's forward example here, along with GM's newest diesel technology example -- the 2020 3.0L in-line 6-cyl diesel for their light-duty trucks -- will greatly further the modern diesel engine's exhaust mitigation, economy and performance fine-tuning.

The following 3L Duramax technical review is quite revealing:



As an RF engineer, I like the fact this engineer actually mentioned a "quarter-wave tuner," acting as "matching device" and as a filter.

Moreover, I like this engineer's forthrightness. It's obvious through the influences of this guy's engineering team, that GM is remaining grounded and realistic concerning the new engine's capabilities. They have made this engine's limitations known -- up front. They have realistically conveyed its design goals: decent performance with outstanding economy.

I want one of these. It'll likely be my next new truck.
smile.gif
Swirl flaps and motors are usually plastic and big problem areas. Just ask MB.
 
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