Designation:D8074−22StandardTestMethodforEvaluationofDieselEngineOilsinDD13DieselEngine1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD8074;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONPortionsofthistestmethodarewrittenforusebylaboratoriesthatmakeuseofASTMTestMonitoringCenter(TMC)2services(seeAnnexA1).TheTMCprovidesreferenceoils,andengineeringandstatisticalservicestolaboratoriesthatdesiretoproducetestresultsthatarestatisticallysimilartothoseproducedbylaboratoriespreviouslycalibratedbytheTMC.Ingeneral,theTestPurchaserdecidesifacalibratedteststandistobeused.OrganizationssuchastheAmericanChemistryCouncilrequirethatalaboratoryutilizetheTMCservicesaspartoftheirtestregistrationprocess.Inaddition,theAmericanPetroleumInstituteandtheGearLubricantReviewCommitteeoftheLubricantReviewInstitute(SAEInternational)requirethatalaboratoryusetheTMCservicesinseekingqualificationofoilsagainsttheirspecifications.TheadvantageofusingtheTMCservicestocalibrateteststandsisthatthetestlaboratory(andhencetheTestPurchaser)hasanassurancethattheteststandwasoperatingattheproperleveloftestseverity.Itshouldalsobeborneinmindthatresultsobtainedinanon-calibratedteststandmaynotbethesameasthoseobtainedinateststandparticipatingintheASTMTMCservicesprocess.LaboratoriesthatchoosenottousetheTMCservicesmaysimplydisregardtheseportions.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversanenginetestprocedureforevaluatingdieselengineoilsforperformancecharacteristics,includingadhesivewearbetweenanuncoatedpistonringandcylinderliner.ThistestmethodiscommonlyreferredtoastheDD13ScuffingTest.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.2.1Exception—WherethereisnodirectSIequivalent,suchastheunitsforscrewthreads,NationalPipeThreads/diameters,tubingsize,andsingles...
