Designation:D5302–01aAnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforEvaluationofAutomotiveEngineOilsforInhibitionofDepositFormationandWearinaSpark-IgnitionInternalCombustionEngineFueledwithGasolineandOperatedUnderLow-Temperature,Light-DutyConditions1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5302;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThistestmethodiscommonlyreferredtoastheSe-quenceVEtest2andhasbeencorrelatedwithvehiclesusedinstop-and-goservicepriorto1988,particularlywithregardtosludgeandvarnishformationandvalvetrainwear.3ItisoneofthetestmethodsrequiredtoevaluateoilsintendedtosatisfytheAPISJperformancecategory.1.2Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasthestandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninparentheseswhencombinedwithinch-poundunits.Someofthefiguresandformshaveidenticalnumericaldesignations,butwiththeletterMfollowingthenumericaldesignation:thesearealternativefiguresandformsthatcontainSIunits.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecau-tionarystatementsaregivenin7.7,7.8.9.6,7.8.13,7.10.2,7.10.3.2(c),8.3.4.2,8.4.4.3,8.4.5.2,9.3.4.4,9.6.1.2,12.1.1.5,12.1.4.5,12.2.1,12.2.1.5,Fig.A3.6,andAnnexA8.1.4TableofContents:SectionScope1ReferencedDocuments2Terminology3SummaryofTestMethod4SignificanceandUse5Apparatus—GeneralDescription6Apparatus—TheTestEngine7SequenceVETestEnginePartsKit7.1RequiredNewEngineParts7.2ReusableEngineParts7.3SpeciallyFabricatedEngineParts7.4SpecialEngineMeasurementandAssemblyEquipment7.5MiscellaneousEngineComponents-Preparation7.6SolventsandCleansersRequired7.7AssemblingtheT...
