AS PART OF OUR CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO ALIGN WITH THE LATEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS -
WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE AN UPCOMING CHANGE IN THE PCMO LICENSED SPECIFICATIONS

Get on the Road to Winning with HavolineHavoline Pro DS ECO 5 SAE 5W-30 & Havoline Pro DS ECO 5 SAE 0W-20. Also, the product will be transitioning from Dexos1 Gen2 to Dexos1 Gen3. Get on the Road to Winning with HavolineHavoline Pro DS ECO 5 SAE 5W-30 & Havoline Pro DS ECO 5 SAE 0W-20. Also, the product will be transitioning from Dexos1 Gen2 to Dexos1 Gen3.

What is changing?

ILSAC GF-6A  
Name Service
GF-6A Introduced in May 2020, designed to provide protection against low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI), timing and chain wear protection, improved high temperature deposit protection for pistons and turbochargers, more stringent sludge and varnish control, improved fuel economy, enhanced emission control system protection and protection of engines operating on ethanol-containing fuels up to E80.

API SP (to provide performance requirements for oils that do not fall under ILSAC recommendations)

  • Licensed oils that meet ILSAC GF-6A will be allow to display the API certification mark "Starburst", may be used where oils meeting GF-5 or earlier gasoline engine oil standards had been recommended.
  • Oils meeting ILSAC GF-6B will be allowed to display a new mark, the API certification mark "Shield", may be used where SAE 0W-16 oils meeting API SN had been recommended.
  • API SP will continue to use the "Donut".

What has changed between ILSAC GF-5 and ILSAC GF-6?

ILSAC GF-6 as opposed to ILSAC GF-5 offers:

  • Improved fuel economy
  • Enhanced Piston cleanliness
  • Improved wear protection
  • Better engine sludge protection
  • Emissions systems protection and durability
GF-5 versus GF-6 GF-5 versus GF-6

Below are some references to the difference between dexos1gen2 vs dexos1gen3:

Performance Test requirements dexos1gen2 limits dexos1gen3 limits
Deposit GMOD
PVIS/WPD		 100 max / 5.2 min 75 max / 5.3 min
Turbocharger GMTC, TCO
%increase/deposit		 13 max / Report 11 max / 6 min
Sludge Seq. VH N/A 8.7 min (AES)
Aeration GMAER < GM Ref
1 @ 28-29 hrs		 < GM Ref
1 @ 28-29 hrs
SPI GMSPI* < 3 consecutive events ≤ 5 events; Five test evaluation average ≤1.00
Fuel Economy GMVFE/GMOEE* GMVFE
×W-20/xW-30
0.8% / 0.5% 		GMOEE
xW-20/xW-30
0.6% / 0.4%
Wear MTM* N/A TBD
Chemical box S. Ash
NOCK Volatility
Gr II Content
BO Saturates		 1.0%
13 (avg of 3X)
No Limit
No Limit		 11 max / 6 min