SPC MERLION 3000 is a API CD oil formulated for trunk piston diesel engines using residual fuel and requiring high alkaline crankcase oils of TBN 30.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
SPC MERLION 3000 meets the following performance requirements:
• MAN B&W Diesel
• SEMT Pielstick
• Sulzer
• Wartsila
BENEFITS
SPC MERLION 3000 provides the following benefits:
• Keeps pistons and piston ring grooves against lacquer, varnish and carbon deposits.
• Resists the formation of sludge in the oil.
• Exhibits good antiwear properties to prevent premature engine failure.
• Imparts good anticorrosion properties.
• Exhibits good antifoam properties.
• Provides good demulsibility properties.
• Imparts good detergency and dispersancy properties.
APPLICATIONS
SPC MERLION 3000 is recommended for trunk piston diesel engines using medium to high sulphur fuel in ocean-going marine vessels, supply boats, tug boats, trawlers and oil rigs.
It is also recommended for on shore stationary diesel engines operating on high sulphur diesel fuel.
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
| SPC MERLION 3030 | ||
| SAE Grade | 30 | 40 |
| Viscosity, Kinematic | ||
| at 40 deg C, cSt | 103.7 | 164.0 |
| at 100 deg C, cSt | 11.9 | 16.0 |
| Viscosity Index | 104 | 98 |
| Specific Gravity, 15/15 deg C | 0.904 | 0.911 |
| Flash Point, deg C | 230 | 240 |
| Pour Point, deg C | -15 | -15 |
| TBN, mgKOH/g | 30.4 | 30.0 |