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<blockquote data-quote="Schwepps" data-source="post: 345783" data-attributes="member: 3592"><p>American Petroleum Institute service category ratings. Info from one site:</p><p></p><p><em>The latest service category rating for gasoline engines is "SM", introduced in November 2004 for 2005 and newer engines. SM-rated oils along with the previous "SL" (2001) and "SJ" (1997) ratings, are backwards compatible and can be safely used in older engines. But the opposite is not true. Older obsolete service classifications (SH, SG, SF, etc.) may not meet OEM lubrication requirements for newer engines. Likewise, API SL oils should not be used in 2005 and later vehicles, and SJ oils should not be used in 2001 and newer vehicles.</em></p><p></p><p>And the API site itself: <a href="http://www.aa1car.com/library/API_ratings.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.aa1car.com/library/API_ratings.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Schwepps, post: 345783, member: 3592"] American Petroleum Institute service category ratings. Info from one site: [I]The latest service category rating for gasoline engines is "SM", introduced in November 2004 for 2005 and newer engines. SM-rated oils along with the previous "SL" (2001) and "SJ" (1997) ratings, are backwards compatible and can be safely used in older engines. But the opposite is not true. Older obsolete service classifications (SH, SG, SF, etc.) may not meet OEM lubrication requirements for newer engines. Likewise, API SL oils should not be used in 2005 and later vehicles, and SJ oils should not be used in 2001 and newer vehicles.[/I] And the API site itself: [url]http://www.aa1car.com/library/API_ratings.pdf[/url] [/QUOTE]
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