Hi All,
Please, who can advise to me where I can find the official requirements for Diesel Oils for railroad diesels by General Motors (GM EMD)?
Thanks,
Mikhail

We have EMD diesels for emergency backup power. They are 645 series turbocharged engines. The recommended oil for these is Heavy Duty SAE 40 low zinc (less than 10 ppm). We use Mobilgard 450NC.

Dcanderson,
Thanks for your answer.
Some time ago I alight on Web document from GM EMD that contain COMMON requirements for Motor Oils for their Locos. I do not remember exactly but it seems to me there was Drain Intervals, alarm limits and so on. Unfortunately my try to return to this information repeatedly had failure. I hope that somebody meet with this document.

Mikhail; try this link from Lubrizol:
http://www.lubrizol.com/ReadyReference/EngineOils/11-Railroad/default.asp

Mikhail, I have tried to attached the limits for EMD diesels and have failed. Send me an Email and I will send you the limits. Mine is dcanderson2@tva.gov

Gerardo,
Thanks for your message. I think it will help me. But it not quite that is necessary to me. Once again gratitude.

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Originally posted by dcanderson:
Mikhail, I have tried to attached the limits for EMD diesels and have failed. Send me an Email and I will send you the limits. Mine is dcanderson2@tva.gov

Excuse me, DCANDERSON.
I sent to you my Email, but received no answer.

Mikhail, post your email address and I will send it your way. I guess we must have a firewall preventing your email from coming in. Our computer folks are doing all they can to keep spammers out. Your email must have looked like a spam.

Hey, can some one help me find some limits for a EMD diesel engine i am after metals mostly
i have results for one engine and they seem slighlty elevated
Cr = 54ppm
Sn = 26ppm
is this normal?