API SN PLUS Lubricant Specifications
Introducing API SN PLUS
Fuel economy is an important benchmark across all areas of the automotive industry today. The International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC) issues GF- engine oil specifications intended to bring improvements in fuel efficiency, emissions, and engine oil robustness. ILSAC’s GF-5 specification was designed to provide improved efficiency for older vehicles. But as engine technology has evolved to include smaller, more efficient engines such as the Turbocharged Gasoline Direct Injection (TGDI) engine, engine oil performance needs have changed. The GF-6 specification is currently in development, and is intended to be backwards compatible with GF-5, but in the meantime, the industry will release API SN PLUS.API SN PLUS is a new industry specification proposed by the OEM’s introducing the additional performance demand of LSPI (low-speed pre-ignition) protection to enhance the current GF-5 category. To find out more about LSPI protection, click here.
Afton answers your most pressing questions about the new specification, click here to view the API SN PLUS FAQ's.