API classes for petrol engines

From SA to SM: a description of every “S” class.

11 articles in the section, about 11 minutes of reading in total

  1. API SM Class The class was approved on November 30, 2004. 90 words, 1 min
  2. API SL Class Engine oils for the engines of cars built after 2000. 63 words, 1 min
  3. API SJ Class Engine oils for use in petrol engines built from 1996 onward . 94 words, 1 min
  4. API SH Class Engine oils for petrol engines built from 1994 onward. The class was adopted in 1992 for engine oils recommended from 1993. This class is defined by higher… 115 words, 1 min
  5. API SG Class Engine oils for petrol engines built from 1989 onward . 84 words, 1 min
  6. API SF Class Engine oils for petrol engines built from 1980 onward (obsolete class) . 76 words, 1 min
  7. API SE Class: Petrol Engines from 1972 Engine oils for petrol engines built from 1972 onward (obsolete class) . These engine oils were used in petrol engines of 1972-79 model years, as well as some… 47 words, 1 min
  8. API SD Class Engine oils for use in petrol engines from 1968 onward ( obsolete class ). Oils of this class were used in the petrol engines of passenger cars and some trucks… 58 words, 1 min
  9. API SC Class Engine oils for petrol engines, starting with 1964 model-year engines ( obsolete class) . Typically used in engines of passenger cars and some trucks built in… 37 words, 1 min
  10. API SB Class Engine oils for low-power petrol engines ( obsolete class ). Engine oils from the 1930s that provided fairly light protection against wear and oxidation, along… 52 words, 1 min
  11. API SA Class: Petrol and Diesel Engines Engine oils for petrol and diesel engines. An obsolete class of oils for use in old engines that operate under conditions and regimes where additive-based part… 47 words, 1 min

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