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SPC MERLION 3000 SERIES are API CD oils formulated for trunk piston diesel engines using residual fuel and requiring high alkaline crankcase oils of TBN 30.
Benefits
The excellent additive package with high TBN in SPC MERLION 3000 SERIES provide the following benefits:
- Keeps pistons and piston ring grooves against lacquer, varnish and carbon deposits.
- Resists the formation of sludge in the oil.
- Good antiwear properties to prevent premature engine failure.
- Good anticorrosion properties.
- Good antifoam properties.
- Good demulsibility properties.
- Good detergency and dispersancy properties.
Application
SPC MERLION 3000 SERIES are recommended for trunk piston diesel engines using medium to high sulphur fuel in ocean-going marine vessels, supply boats, tug boats, trawlers and oil rigs. It is also recommended for on shore stationary diesel engines operating on high sulphur diesel fuel.
Performance Standards
SPC MERLION 3000 SERIES meet the following performance standards:
- MAN B & W
- PIELSTICK
- SULZER
- WARTSILA
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
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| SPC MERLION 3000 SERIES |
3030 |
3040 |
| SAE Grade |
30 |
40 |
| Viscosity, Kinematic |
| >at 40 deg C, cSt |
108 |
164 |
| >at 100 deg C, cSt |
12.0 |
16.0 |
| Viscosity Index |
98 |
98 |
| Flash Point, COC, deg C |
245 |
260 |
| Pour Point, deg C |
-18 |
-15 |
| TBN, mgKOH/g |
30 |
30 |
| Specific Gravity, 15/15 deg C |
0.906 |
0.911 |
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