Значение и использование

This test method was developed to evaluate automotive engine oils for protection against oil thickening and engine wear during moderately high-speed, high-temperature service.

The increase in oil viscosity obtained in this test method indicates the tendency of an oil to thicken because of oxidation. In automotive service, such thickening can cause oil pump starvation and resultant catastrophic engine failures.

The deposit ratings for an oil indicate the tendency for the formation of deposits throughout the engine, including those that can cause sticking of the piston rings in their grooves. This can be involved in the loss of compression pressures in the engine.

The camshaft and lifter wear values obtained in this test method provide a measure of the anti-wear quality of an oil under conditions of high unit pressure mechanical contact.

The test method was developed to correlate with oils of known good and poor protection against oil thickening and engine wear. Specially formulated oils that produce less than desirable results with unleaded fuels were also used during the development of this test method.

The Sequence IIIF engine oil test has replaced the Sequence IIIE test and can be used in specifications and classifications of engine lubricating oils, such as:

Specification D4485,

Military Specification MIL-PRF-2104, and

SAE Classification J183.

Область применения

1.1 This test method covers an engine test procedure for evaluating automotive engine oils for certain high-temperature performance characteristics, including oil thickening, varnish deposition, oil consumption, as well as engine wear. Such oils include both single viscosity grade and multiviscosity grade oils that are used in both spark-ignition, gasoline-fueled engines, as well as in diesel engines.

Note 1—Companion test methods used to evaluate engine oil performance for specification requirements are discussed in SAE J304.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.2.1 Exceptions—The values stated in inches for ring gap measurements are to be regarded as standard, and where there is no direct SI equivalent such as screw threads, National Pipe Threads/diameters, tubing size, or single source supply equipment specifications.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.

1.4 This test method is arranged as follows:

SubjectSection Scope1 Referenced Documents2 Terminology3 Summary of Test Method4 Significance and Use5 Apparatus6 Laboratory6.1 Drawings6.2 Specified Equipment6.3 Test Engine6.4 Engine Parts6.4.1 Engine Speed and Load Control6.5 Sequence IIIF Fluid Conditioning Module6.6 Engine Cooling System6.6.1 Flushing Tank6.7 Coolant Mixing Tank6.8 Condenser Cooling Systems6.9 Engine Oil-Cooling System6.10 Fuel System6.11 Induction Air Supply Humidity, Temperature, and Pressure6.12 Temperature Measurement6.13 Thermocouple Location6.13.1 Air-to-Fuel Ratio Determination6.14 Injector Flow Testing6.14.1 Exhaust and Exhaust Back Pressure Systems6.15 Blowby Flow Rate Measurement6.16 Pressure Measurement and Sensor Location6.17 Reagents and Materials7 Test Fuel7.1 Engine and Condenser Coolant7.2 Coolant Additive7.3 Coolant Preparation7.4 Pre-Test Cleaning Materials7.5 Sealing and Anti-seize Compounds7.6 Test Oil Sample Requirements8 Preparation of Apparatus9 Condenser Cleaning9.1 Intake Manifold Cleaning9.3 Cleaning of Engine Parts (other than the block and heads)9.4 Engine Block Cleaning9.5 Cylinder Head Cleaning9.6 Engine Build-up Procedure9.7 General Information9.7.1 Special Parts9.7.2 Hardware Information9.7.3 Fastener Torque Specifications and Torquing Procedures9.7.4 Parts Replacement9.8 Engine Block Preparation9.9 Piston Fitting and Numbering9.10 Piston Ring Fitting9.10.1 Pre-Test Camshaft and Lifter Measurements9.11 Camshaft Bearing Installation9.12 Camshaft Installation9.13 Main Bearings9.14 Crankshaft Installation9.14.1 Main Bearing Cap Installation9.14.2 Crankshaft Sprocket9.15 Camshaft Sprocket and Timing Chain9.16 Crankshaft End Play9.17 Piston Pin Installation9.18 Piston Installation9.18.1 Harmonic Balancer9.19 Connecting Rod Bearings9.20 Engine Front Cover9.21 Coolant Inlet Adapter9.22 Oil Dipstick Hole9.23 Oil Pan9.24 Cylinder Head Assembly9.25 Adjustment of Valve Spring Loads9.26 Cylinder Head Installation9.27 Hydraulic Valve Lifters9.28 Pushrods9.29 Valve Train Loading9.30 Intake Manifold9.31 Rocker Covers9.32 Water Inlet Adapter9.33 Condenser9.34 Coolant Outlet Adapter9.35 External Oil Cooling System9.36 Oil Sample Valve9.37 Ignition System9.38 Throttle Body9.39 Accessory Drive Units9.40 Exhaust Manifolds, Water-Cooled9.41 Engine Flywheel9.42 Pressure Checking of Engine Coolant System9.43 Lifting of Assembled Engines9.44 Mounting the Engine on the Test Stand9.45 External Cooling System Cleaning9.46 Engine Coolant Jacket Cleaning (Flushing)9.47 Coolant Charging9.48 Test Oil Charging9.49 Engine Oil Pump Priming9.50 Calibration10 Laboratory and Engine Test Stand Calibration10.1 Testing of Reference Oils10.2 Reference Oil Test Frequency10.3 Reporting of Reference Oil Test Results10.4 Evaluation of Reference Oil Test Results10.5 Status of Non-Reference Oil Tests Relative to Reference
Oil Test10.6 Status of Test Stands Used for Non-Standard Tests10.7 Data Acquisition and Control10.8 Sample Rate10.8.1 Measurement Accuracy10.8.2 Temperature10.8.3 Pressure10.8.4 Flow10.8.5 Speed10.8.6 Load10.8.7 Measurement Resolution10.8.8 System Time Response10.8.9 Quality Index10.8.10 Engine Operating Procedure11 Dipstick and Hole Plug11.1 Dipstick Hole O-ring11.2 Engine Start-up and Shutdown Procedures11.3 Start-up11.4 Scheduled Shutdown11.5 Non-Scheduled Shutdowns11.6 Oil Sampling11.7 Oil Leveling11.8 Air-to-Fuel-Ratio Measurement and Control11.9 Air-to-Fuel Ratio Verification11.10 Blowby Flow Rate Measurement11.11 NO_x Determinations11.12 Data Recording11.13 Initial Run (10 min)11.14 Engine Oil Quality Testing (80 h)11.15 Test Termination11.16 Determination of Test Results12 Engine Disassembly12.2 Preparation of Parts for Rating of Sticking, Deposits,
and Plugging12.3 Piston Deposit Rating12.4 Post-Test Camshaft and Lifter Wear Measurements12.5 End-of Test Used Oil Sample Testing12.6 Viscosity Test12.7 Testing Oil Samples for Wear Metals12.8 Blowby Flow Rate Measurements12.9 Oil Consumption Computation12.10 Photographs of Test Parts12.11 Retention of Representative Test Parts12.12 Severity Adjustments12.13 Determination of Operational Validity12.14 Report14 Report Forms14.1 Precision of Reported Units14.2 Deviations from Test Operational Limits14.3 Precision and Bias15 Keywords16 Annexes The Role of the ASTM Test Monitoring Center (TMC) and
the Calibration ProgramAnnex A1 Sequence IIIF Test Parts Replacement GuidelinesAnnex A2 Sequence IIIF Determination Volume of Engine Oil in PanAnnex A3 Sequence IIIF Test Fuel AnalysisAnnex A4 Sequence IIIF Test ReportingAnnex A5 Sequence IIIF Test Air-to-Fuel Ratio Control Flow ChartAnnex A6 Sequence IIIF Test Set Points and Control StatesAnnex A7 Sequence IIIF Quality Index Upper and Lower ValuesAnnex A8 Sequence IIIF Engine Oil Level WorksheetAnnex A9 Blowby Flow Rate DeterminationAnnex A12 Safety PrecautionsAnnex A12 Sequence IIIF Blueprint ListingAnnex A13 Fluid Conditioning Module ComponentsAnnex A14 Appendix Sequence IIIFHD Test ProcedureAppendix X1 Sequence IIIFVIS Test ProcedureAppendix X2