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rasputMember

Dear Friends, I wish to know what is minimum TBN to be maintained for Engine oils to meet API specifications. I get API only viscosity specifications. Nothing says about minimum TBN to be maintained for Engine oil. If we dose additive as per the supplier requirement, same oil will have different TBN when we use different additive supplier. Please explain.

4/16/1012:07 AM

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captainkirkMember

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Originally posted by Rasput:
Dear Friends, I wish to know what is minimum TBN to be maintained for Engine oils to meet API specifications. I get API only viscosity specifications. Nothing says about minimum TBN to be maintained for Engine oil. If we dose additive as per the supplier requirement, same oil will have different TBN when we use different additive supplier. Please explain.

https://forums.noria.com/eve/fo...6604995/m/8221090141

http://www.oil-lab.com/downloads/TBN-1.pdf

http://74.125.113.132/search?q...&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

http://www.machinerylubricatio...ain-interval-tan-tbn

rasputMember

Thanks a lot Captain kirk. Your links are very much useful to me.

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