ACEA classification

The European ACEA classification: its history, members and what the codes mean.

6 articles in the section, about 19 minutes of reading in total

  1. ACEA - 2004 The 2004 ACEA edition merged the oil classes for petrol and diesel passenger cars; the role of EELQMS in certification and which ACEA classes are current today. 272 words, 2 min
  2. Decoding ACEA What the ACEA classes mean: categories A/B, C and E in the 2004 edition, plus an update on the current A7/B7, C2 to C7 and truck classes E8, E11 and F01. 282 words, 2 min
  3. The history of ACEA Why API standards stopped being enough for European carmakers, how the CCMC committee appeared in 1972 and when it published its first engine oil requirements. 337 words, 2 min
  4. CCMC Classification The European predecessor of ACEA: CCMC classes G1–G5, PD1–PD2 and D1–D5, how it differed from API and how ACEA replaced it in 1996. 182 words, 2 min
  5. ACEA members Which carmakers were ACEA members then, who among today’s 17 members is in it now and why members issue their own oil approvals alongside the ACEA classes. 272 words, 2 min
  6. ACEA classes today: what is left and what is new? The ACEA classes in force for cars and trucks: what was withdrawn, why cars with a particulate filter need low-ash oils, and why C6 is not “better” than C3. 1 475 words, 9 min new article

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