ASTM_D_6483_-_03.pdf

Designation:D 6483 03An American National StandardStandard Test Method forEvaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-9 Diesel Engine1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6483;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers an engine test procedure forevaluating diesel engine oils for performance characteristics,including lead corrosion and wear of piston rings and cylinderliners.2This test method is commonly referred to as the MackT-9.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.See Annex A5 forspecific safety precautions.1.4 Table of Contents:Scope1Referenced Documents2Terminology3Summary of Test Method4Significance of Use5Apparatus6General Description6.1Test Engine6.2Mack T-9 Test Engine6.2.1Engine Cooling System6.2.2Engine Oil System6.2.3Auxiliary Oil System6.2.4Blowby Meter6.2.5Air Supply and Filtration6.2.6Fuel Supply6.2.7Intake Manifold Temperature Control6.2.8Engine Fluids7Test Oil7.1Test Fuel7.2Engine Coolant7.3Cleaning Materials7.4Preparation of Apparatus at Rebuild8Cleaning of Parts8.1Valves,Seats,Guides,and Springs8.2Cylinder Liner,Piston,and Piston Ring Assembly8.3Injectors and Injection Pump8.4Assembly Instructions8.5Measurements8.6System Time Responses8.7Procedure9Pretest Procedure9.1Engine Start-Up9.2Engine Shutdown9.3Test Cycle9.4Oil Addition/Drain9.5Oil Samples9.6Oil Consumption Calculations9.7Fuel Samples9.8Periodic Measurements9.9Blowby9.10Centrifugal Oil Filter Mass Gain9.11Oil Filter DP Calculation9.12Inspection of Engine,Fuel,and Oil10Pre-Test Measurements10.1Post-Test Measurements10.2Oil Inspection10.3Fuel Inspections10.4Oil Consumption10.5Lab and Engine Test Stand Calibration/Non-Ref Requirements11Calibration Frequency11.1Calibration Reference Oils11.2Test Numbering11.3New Laboratories and New Test Stands11.4Test Stand and Engine Calibration11.5Test Results11.6Reference and Non-Reference Oil Test Requirements11.7Non-Reference Oil Test Result Severity Adjustments11.8Report12Reporting Reference Test Results12.1.1Deviations from Test Operational Limits12.1.2Electronic Transmission of Test Results12.1.3Precision and Bias13Precision13.1Bias13.2Keywords14AnnexesReport FormsAnnex A1Sensor LocationsAnnex A2Procurement of Test MaterialsAnnex A3Instructions for Measuring T-9 Cylinder Sleeves Using the TaylorHobson Form TalysurfAnnex A4Safety PrecautionsAnnex A5Data DictionaryAnnex A6TBN Measurement Procedure for T-9 SamplesAnnex A7TAN Measurement Procedure for T-9 SamplesAnnex A8Determination of Operational ValidityAnnex A91This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeD02.B0 on Automotive Lubricants.Current edition approved May 10,2003.Published July 2003.Originallyapproved in 1999.Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 648399.2The ASTM Test Monitoring Center will update changes in this test method bymeans of Information Letters.This edition includes all Information Letters through02-1.Information Letters may be obtained from ASTM Test Monitoring Center,6555 Penn Avenue,Pittsburgh,PA 15206-4489,Attention:Administrator.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:D 86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atAtmospheric Pressure3D 93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-MartensClosed Cup Tester3D 97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products3D 129 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products(Gen-eral Bomb Method)3D 130 Test Method for Detection of Copper Corrosion fromPetroleum Products by the Copper Strip Tarnish Test3D 287 Test Method forAPI Gravity of Crude Petroleum andPetroleum Products(Hydrometer Method)3D 445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparentand Opaque Liquids(the Calculation of Dynamic Viscos-ity)3D 482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products3D 524 Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue ofPetroleum Products3D 613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil4D 664 Test Method forAcid Number of Petroleum Productsby Potentiometric Titration3D 1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in LiquidPetroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption3D 2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Oils3D 2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products byWavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence S