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    Valvoline is changing the names of its Premium Blue engine oils to correspond to the new Cummins CES 20085 specification for natural gas engines. The names of the natural gas engine oils (GEO) will now include "M-85" to refer to the new CES 20085 standard. This is a naming change only and does not impact the product performance. Cummins has issued the new CES 20085 specification allowing for higher ash oils to protect against oxidation in natural gas engines.

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    Valvoline is changing the names of its Premium Blue engine oils to correspond to the new Cummins CES 20085 specification for natural gas engines. The names of the natural gas engine oils (GEO) will now include "M-85" to refer to the new CES 20085 standard. This is a naming change only and does not impact the product performance. Cummins has issued the new CES 20085 specification allowing for higher ash oils to protect against oxidation in natural gas engines.

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    Valvoline is changing the names of its Premium Blue engine oils to correspond to the new Cummins CES 20085 specification for natural gas engines. The names of the natural gas engine oils (GEO) will now include "M-85" to refer to the new CES 20085 standard. This is a naming change only and does not impact the product performance. Cummins has issued the new CES 20085 specification allowing for higher ash oils to protect against oxidation in natural gas engines.

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    2016-001 Tech Bulletin 2-25 M 85 Geo

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    Valvoline is changing the names of its Premium Blue engine oils to correspond to the new Cummins CES 20085 specification for natural gas engines. The names of the natural gas engine oils (GEO) will now include "M-85" to refer to the new CES 20085 standard. This is a naming change only and does not impact the product performance. Cummins has issued the new CES 20085 specification allowing for higher ash oils to protect against oxidation in natural gas engines.

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    2016.

    001

    The New Cummins CES 20085 Specification and the


    name change of Premium Blue GEO to Premium Blue GEO M-85
    Changing the NAME not the Product Performance
    Valvoline is currently in the midst of changing the naming structure for our Premium Blue line of engine oils, creating
    names that will correspond to the appropriate Cummins CES specification each was designed to meet. This change is
    affecting our on-road natural gas engine oils as well as our diesel engine oils (to be further explained elsewhere). The
    naming changes for Valvoline's gaseous engine oils (GEO) are shown here in Table 1. The addition of “M-85” to the
    name corresponds to the release of a new Cummins Engineering Standard, CES 20085, for oils used in
    Cummins-Westport spark-ignited natural gas powered vehicles and equipment. The “M” refers to mobile equipment, as
    opposed to stationary engines. Valvoline is issuing new product labels, product information sheets, and literature for
    these existing GEO products.

    A list of Cummins registered oils can be found at https://quickserve.cummins.com with a banner announcing the new
    registration process. Follow this link for instructions to the oil lists. Logging in to Quickserve is available to everyone.
    Create a free account by clicking on “Create an Account”.

    Table 1: Natural Gas Engine Oil Naming:


    Viscosity Grade Existing Name New Name
    SAE 15W-40 Premium Blue GEO 15W-40 Premium Blue GEO M-85 15W-40
    SAE 5W-40 Premium Blue GEO 5W-40 Premium Blue GEO M-85 5W-40

    What is CES 20085?


    The long standing natural gas engine oil specification from Cummins was CES 20074 and had been the target
    specification for natural gas engine oils in the heavy duty on-highway market. The ash* requirement of 0.4%-0.6% has
    protected natural gas engines from combustion chamber deposits and pre-ignition while providing the oil performance
    customers required. With the increased acceptance and usage of natural gas engines and new engine models being
    made available, Cummins recently issued a new natural gas engine oil specification, CES 20085, allowing for higher
    ash oils. These products are still designed to protect these engines while possibly allowing longer drain intervals. The
    higher alkalinity (TBN and ash) levels protect against oxidation, nitration and overall oil degradation. As seen in table 2,
    the allowable ash ranges for the two CES specifications make them mutually exclusive. There should be no product
    claiming to carry both approvals.

    Table 2: Ash Levels Per CES Natural Gas Engine Oil Spec.:
    CES Specification Ash Level Engine Fuel Type
    CES 20085 0.7 - 0.9% Natural Gas
    CES 20074 0.4 - 0.6% Natural Gas

    Prior to the release of CES 20085, Cummins had approved Valvoline Premium Blue GEO 15W-40 and Premium Blue
    GEO 5W-40 against CES 20074, by formal letter of approval, despite their additive package that is in line with the
    newer (higher ash) specification. These approvals followed extensive and collaborative testing in both laboratory and
    field test conditions. Cummins offered this approval, by letter, to other oil marketers on a case by case basis.

    *Ash as measured by ASTM D874; “...determination of the sulfated ash from unused lubricating oils containing additives
    and from additive concentrates used in compounding.

    2016.001 Michael Wedding | Valvoline | Lexington, KY | 1.859.357.7000


    www.valvoline-technology.com | www.valvolinehd.com

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