To prevent engine scuffing in the field a new laboratory test called the Hot Tube Test has been established in order to evaluate the high temperature stability of diesel engine oils. In a strip mining application field test using 47 bulldozers powered by the same engine type, half of the engines suffered from piston scuffing failures when operated on a variety of commercially available API CD quality SAE 30 Grade engine oils. All the field test oils have been investigated using the Hot Tube Test, and an analysis of the results indicates that it would be possible to accurately predict scuffing failures by this test method. Furthermore, the reliability of this analysis has been verified by bench engine testing on reference oils. The reasons why the Hot Tube Test predicts the anti-scuffing performance of engine oils are discussed.
“Hot Tube Test”-Analysis of Lubricant Effect on Diesel Engine Scuffing
Sae Technical Papers
SAE International Congress and Exposition ; 1984
1984-02-01
Conference paper
English
"Hot tube test"-analysis of lubricant effect on Diesel engine scuffing
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