ASTM D4485 standard specification for performance of engine oils
6. Test Procedures
6.1 The requirements listed in this specification shall be determined in accordance with those standard test methods listed in Section 2 and the publications in Table 1.
6.2 Engine tests are run in test stands calibrated using reference oils.
6.3 For tests monitored by the TMC, results are valid only if the tests are run in currently calibrated stands/equipment.
6.4 For SJ and SJ-related Energy Conserving test results to be valid from the following test types, they shall have been conducted in stands/equipment in current calibration by the TMC: Test Methods D5119, D5133, D5480, D5800, D6082, D6202, D6335, D6417, D6794, D6795, D6837, D6891, D6984, and D7320.
6.5 For SL and SL-related Energy Conserving test results to be valid from the following test types, they shall have been conducted in stands/equipment in current calibration by the TMC: Test Methods D5133, D5800, D6082, D6417, D6557, D6593, D6709, D6794, D6795, D6837, D6891, D6984, D7097, and D7320.
6.6 For CH-4 test results to be valid from the following test types, they shall have been conducted in stands/equipment in current calibration by the TMC: Test Methods D5800, D5966, D5967 (extended), D6417, D6483, D6594, D6681, D6750, D6838, D6894, D6984, D6987/D6987M, D7320, and ISM.
6.7 For CI-4 test results to be valid from the following test types, they shall have been conducted in stands/equipment in current calibration by the TMC: Test Methods D5800, D5966, D5967 (extended), D6594, D6750, D6923, D6894, D6975, D6984, D6987/D6987M, D7320, and ISM.
6.8 For CJ-4 test results to be valid from the following test types, they shall have been conducted in stands/equipment in current calibration by the TMC: Test Methods D874, D5800, D5966, D6594, D6750, D6894, D6984, D7156, D7216, D7320, D7422, ISM, ISB, and C13.
7. Keywords
7.1 automotive; engine oil; engine oil categories; engine oil test methods; heavy-duty engine; internal combustion engine; light duty engine
