Industry Strides Towards GF-6

[buster]

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But unlike previous categories, GF-6 will consist of two sub-categories, GF-6A and GF-6B. GF-6A is the natural progression from GF-5 and will be backwards compatible with earlier categories. It will consist of SAE 0W-20, SAE 0W-30, SAE 5W-20, SAE 5W-30 and SAE 10W-30. The minimum high-temperature high-shear viscosity for all GF 6A grades will be 2.6 mPa-sec.

 

[dave1251]

Yeah lets confuse consumers even more, so only dealerships can perform maintenance.

 

[modularv8]

Not mentioned in this article is the possible development of new grades below SAE 20 (SAE 16). Several OEMs and lubricant industry researchers are studying the formulation of Polyalkylene Glycols into motor oil mainly to achieve lower volatility targets and other viscometric properties.

 

[Pablo]

And with this, Buster is back!

Welcome back!!

 

[dparm]

Why is 10w30 still around?

Also, not thrilled to hear about the fragmentation with this A/B thing.

 

[tribocessive]

can't wait to develope my own custom blend with 0w16 and 10w60; these numbers are really sweet; seriously though, glad that there will be GF6A (back compatible) & GF6B so our heads won't spin too much.

 

[Drew99GT]

"GF-6B is a special category set aside for “SAE 0W-new” and “SAE 5W-new” viscosity grades now under development by the SAE J300 Viscosity Classification Task Force. These new grades are expected to carry a new and unique designation, and will not be backwards compatible with previous categories. According to industry sources, GF-6B will have the same performance requirements as GF-6A except for high-temperature, high-shear viscosity of less than 2.6 mPa-sec."

Double secret probation oil!

 

[mechtech2]

They are doing it to keep BITOG busy.

 

[buster]

LOL

 

[Oregoonian]

Originally Posted By: mechtech2
They are doing it to keep BITOG busy.
Originally Posted By: buster
LOL


Oh! I can't wait....and to see Buster back in the full swing of things....this is way beyond my highest expectations.

 

[dparm]

Originally Posted By: Oregoonian
Originally Posted By: mechtech2
They are doing it to keep BITOG busy.
Originally Posted By: buster
LOL


Oh! I can't wait....and to see Buster back in the full swing of things....this is way beyond my highest expectations.

 

[dave1251]

That scared the junk out of me!

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
And with this, Buster is back!

Welcome back!!

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: dave1251
Yeah lets confuse consumers even more, so only dealerships can perform maintenance.


If this keeps up, BITOGers will be to the oil world what Linux gurus are to the Linux world. We'll be gurus!

 

[GumbyJarvis]

Hey bring GF-6 on
ill be the first in line when AZ, AAP, NAPA, CQ and everyone else clearences GF-5

 

[A_Harman]

Originally Posted By: mechtech2
They are doing it to keep BITOG busy.


That's just what I was thinking!

 

[CATERHAM]

So buster can't take a break or a vacation from BITOG in the summer? Anyway welcome back buster.

So we've got to wait at least until 2016 before we'll see 0W-15 and 0W-10 oil grades from the Japanese OEM's in NA. At the very least it looks like it is going to happen with Terry Kowalski of Toyota and Luc Girard of Petro-Canada chairing the Auto-Oil Advisory Panel.

 

[zerosoma]

PYB already meets both those requirements.


WHAT

 

[rcy]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
"GF-6B is a special category set aside for “SAE 0W-new” and “SAE 5W-new” viscosity grades now under development by the SAE J300 Viscosity Classification Task Force. These new grades are expected to carry a new and unique designation, and will not be backwards compatible with previous categories. According to industry sources, GF-6B will have the same performance requirements as GF-6A except for high-temperature, high-shear viscosity of less than 2.6 mPa-sec."

Double secret probation oil!


So, does this mean that there will be all kinds of people (on BITOG) who will use GF-6B in engines that aren't supposed to have it, and then we will have threads 60 pages long about how it works fine, with the 'thick' crowd still carping on about how it's too thin?

 

[CATERHAM]

Originally Posted By: rcy
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
"GF-6B is a special category set aside for “SAE 0W-new” and “SAE 5W-new” viscosity grades now under development by the SAE J300 Viscosity Classification Task Force. These new grades are expected to carry a new and unique designation, and will not be backwards compatible with previous categories. According to industry sources, GF-6B will have the same performance requirements as GF-6A except for high-temperature, high-shear viscosity of less than 2.6 mPa-sec."

Double secret probation oil!


So, does this mean that there will be all kinds of people (on BITOG) who will use GF-6B in engines that aren't supposed to have it, and then we will have threads 60 pages long about how it works fine, with the 'thick' crowd still carping on about how it's too thin?


I hope so.
The thing is, what will the 'thick' crowd who already claim 0W/5W-20 oil is like 'water' say when the lighter GF-6B oils hits the market?