08 Small Engine Lubrication Southern Asia 2019

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The small engine market

Chainsaws & Motorcycles & Snowmobiles Personal Outboards
Garden Equipment Mopeds Water Crafts

Overview for today’s discussion

• 2T and 4T Applications, Engines and Lubricant Needs
• Specifications
• Snowmobiles
• Leisure Marine
• 2T Outboard Engine Oils- NMMA TC-W3 Outboard Oils
• 4T Marine Engine Oils -NMMA FC-W and FC-W Catalyst
Compatible
• Motorcycles and Mopeds
• 4T Motorcycle oils JASO T903 Specification
• Garden Equipment and generators
• 2T Low Ash Oils- JASO 2T Standards
• Summary

Descriptions are used interchangeably for small engines
Four stroke cycle Two stroke cycle

Four stroke Two stroke
Four cycle Two cycle
4T 2T
“T” in 4T & 2T comes from the French term “temps” meaning “time” or “stroke”
(the translation is not precise)

Both four stroke and two stroke engines are commonly

used in small engine applications
Emission regulations have driven technology towards 4T engines but

many 2T’s are still in use
In North America
Outboards Majority of new engines are 4T, but population is still largely
2T
Motorcycles Population and sales are virtually all 4T
Snowmobiles Mix of 2T and 4T new engines. Large 2T population base still
exists
PWCs Most new engines are 4T, but still a significant 2T segment
Chainsaws Still mainly 2T, but 4T options are available
String trimmers Still mainly 2T, but 4T options are available
Leaf blowers Still mainly 2T, but 4T options are available
Lawn mowers Population and sales are virtually all 4T
Traditional four-stroke engine

Four-stroke Cycle = Four-stroke = Four Cycle = 4T
• The sump is oil filled and the oil recirculates

• Inherently low emissions

Traditional two stroke engine
• More power / less weight

• Two stroke engines mix oil with the fuel and consume the oil

How two-stroke engines are lubricated

• Oil is mixed in the fuel (usually at 50:1)
• Traditionally, oil would be mixed in the fuel
tank
• In modern engines the oil is injected into
fuel line
• Evaporation of the fuel deposits oil on the
cylinder walls and bearings to lubricate them
• Fuel and oil in the combustion chamber are
ignited by the spark plug
• Replacement oil is delivered with fresh fuel/air
• Traditional over-fuelling design causes high
emissions

Both two-stroke & four-stroke engines

have advantages
• Two-stroke
• Advantages
• Two-stroke Engines have an excellent Power to Weight Ratio
• Fewer Parts than a Four Stroke Engine
• Small, Compact Engines
• Low Cost
• Low Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions
• Less Engine Weight
• Four-stroke
• Advantages
• 20-40 % Better Fuel Economy
• Smooth and Quiet Operation
• Low Hydrocarbon (HC) and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Emissions

Conventional 2T engines have high hydrocarbons

emissions due to unburned fuel
Conventional
Exhaust with
unburnt fuel/oil
25-35% unburned
fuel and oil
Fuel/oil/air from
crankcase

2T direct fuel injection (DFI) is a way to

address emissions
Fuel is injected when piston is top dead center
Direct injection
Fuel
Exhaust
Oil and air from

crankcase
Notice: Exhaust port is blocked, therefore reduced emissions

DFI makes 2T outboard engine service

more severe
• Higher temperatures
• In traditional 2T engines, fuel vaporizes in the crankcase, cooling the
engine
• In DFI, fuel bypasses the crankcase, raises engine temperature by
50°C
• Less oil delivered to critical surfaces
• In DFI, air alone carries the oil, which is less efficient
• Oil must often be pumped to the cylinders for extra lubrication
• Oil flow is reduced, touted as an advantage for the consumer
• Combination of less oil and higher temperatures makes DFI engines
more prone to scuffing and failure
• Deposits build up in the ring grooves behind the rings due to higher
temperature, and there’s less oil (cleaners) to prevent it
• Rings are pushed out by the deposits and they apply pressure to the
cylinder liners, reducing film thickness and eventually causing metal-to-
metal contact (scuffing) or called ring jacking, or proudness

What goes into a 4T lubricant?
Provides
Additive Additive Viscosity Base stock

Antioxidancy Modifier Viscometrics
Viscosity Modifier Foam / Aeration Multigrade Oxidation
Antiwear / EP viscosity Dispersancy
Friction Volatility
Low temperature
Dispersancy
flow
Detergency
Base Stock

What Goes into a 2T Lubricant?

Desirable oil characteristics are cleanliness, low smoke, high lubricity, and low
exhaust deposits (blocking)
Impacts
Additive
Additive PIB
Helps Cleanliness Burns Cleanly
PIB Hurts Burnability Reduces Smoke
Hurts Smoke Improves Blocking
Hurts Blocking Improves Lubricity
Solvent
Solvent
Base Stock Improves Miscibility
Improves Lubricity and Fluidity
Base Stock Hurts Smoke/ Blocking Burns Cleanly
Hurts Cleanliness
Improves Blocking
Hurts Lubricity

There are two types of 2T oils
2T Ashless 2T Low-Ash 4T
Additive
Lubricity Agent System
usually included Additive System
in additive system Solvent
Viscosity Modifier
Solvent Lubricity Agent
(PIB or Brightstock)
Base Stock
Base Stock Base Stock
Water cooled Air cooled engines

engines

Ashless Formulations
• Ashless additive system required to prevent pre-ignition in
2T Ashless water cooled 2T
outboard
Low-Ashengines 4T
– Historically, pre-ignition was a major problem for
outboards
– Engines run cooler, so ash deposits are less brittle and
build up, causing pre-ignition
Additive
Additive System
Lubricity Agent
• Ashless formulations have specialized additive packages
System
Additive System
usually included in that treat at significantly
Solvent higher levels.
additive system
– A significant treat rate of ashless Viscosity dispersants
Modifier is used to
Solvent compensate for not using detergent chemistry
Lubricity Agent
(PIB or Brightstock)
– Lubricity agent component incorporated into the additive
package.
Base Stock
Base Stock
– Polyisobutylene Base Stock
is used for improved lubricity and
exhaust smoke performance
Water cooled • Solvent provides low

Air cooled temperature fluidity
engines
engines – Important for oil-injected systems

Low Ash Formulations

Additive System • Low ash additives and metal detergents are used for air
cooled land equipment
2T Low Ash – Lower cost
2T Low-Ash
and lower treat rate 4T
• Engines run hotter so can tolerate some ash without
causing pre-ignition
– Ash deposits formed are thin and brittle, so blow out of
Additivethe exhaust
System
Additive
• Solvent is usedSolvent Additive System
to improve miscibility of the oil with the fuel
Solvent
– But it does lower
Lubricity Agent
the oil’s flash point – a safety /
Viscosity Modifier
Lubricity Agent
(PIB or Brightstock) storage(PIB
consideration
or Brightstock)
• Polyisobutylene (PIB) used to improve lubricity whilst

Base Stock
BaseStock
Base Stock reducing exhaust smoke
Base Stock
– Traditionally brightstock was used for lubricity

– Brightstock has poor smoke performance
Air cooled engines

Snowmobile oils

There are no industry standards for

snowmobile oils
• For Two-stroke Engines:
• Both ashless and low ash additive systems recommended by OEMs
• Requires low pour point and low-temperature fluidity
– OEMs Recommend Pour Point < -40°C
– Brookfield fluidity
• Good: < 60,000 cP @ -40°C
• Best: < 17,000 cP @ -40°C (J1536 grade 4)
• Exhaust odor an issue due to trail riding
• Exhaust valves (deposits) can cause poor performance at high RPM
– Partially burned and unburned fuel and oil can create deposits on the sliding
surfaces of the exhaust valves and cause them to stick
• For Four-stroke Engines:

• OEMs generally recommend 0W grades.
• Most oils are at least part-synthetic, if not full synthetic

Outboard or water cooled oils

NMMA oversees leisure marine oil

quality standards
International Boat Show
Committee Conference
Marketing
Committee
Committee
Government Trailer
Relations Certification
Committee Committee
Boat &
Market
Yacht
Statistics
Committee
Certification NMMA OCC
Committee
Members
National Marine
Market
Manufacturers Oil OEMs
Research & Certification Additive companies
Communications Association Committee
Committee Testing Labs
Oil Marketers
Political
Facilities
Action
Development
Boating Committee
Committee
Industry
Risk Education
Management Environmental Committee
Council Committee

Oil standards exist for leisure marine oils
National Marine Manufacturers Association
Two-Cycle - Water Four-Cycle - Water

NMMA Certifications surpassing 300 world wide
DATA SOURCE: NMMA

Most outboard OEMs favor 4T technology

• 11.5 Million power boats in use in North America
– 2017 US boating industry sales hit a 10 year high
– Outboard engines sales are also experiencing high growth
Most OEMs are using 4T outboard engine models to meet emission regulations
• Mercury carries and 4T engine designs (Verado and SEAPRO brands),
offering a new 400hp Verado in 2019
– 2T DFI OptiMax and Pro XS brand offering
• Yamaha favors 4T Technology offering a new 425 Hp Outboard for offshore

─ Yamaha developed High Pressure Direct Injection 2T DFI- no longer in
production
• BRP (Evinrude brand name) is focusing on 2T DFI. Latest E-Tech G2 250
HP model claims improved fuel efficiency and emissions
• Honda markets only 4T engines (2 hp to 250 hp)

• Suzuki markets only 4T (portables up to V6 models)

Outboard OEMs have driven NMMA to develop

higher 2T oil standards
NMMA TC-W3® is the most

modern two-stroke outboard
engine oil standard available
TC-W3®
1991
TC-WII® (3-12345)
1996
(R-12345)
1988
TC-W®
S-12345 2004
(RL-12345)
1960s
2016
(RL-12345M)
Demonstration test program ensures TC-W3

oils meet engine requirements
Analytical Testing
KV @ 40°C
TAN
Cloud Point
Nitrogen
FTIR Scan Bench Testing
Fluidity @ -25°C >$300K for a full program
Miscibility @ -25°C
Rust
Filterability
Compatibility Engine Testing
CE-50 Lubricity (Yamaha 50 cc)
AF-27 Lubricity (Honda Dio)
Preignition (Yamaha 50cc)
General Performance (OMC 40 HP)
Detergency/Scuffing (Mercury 15 HP) x 2
Ring Sticking/Detergency (OMC 70 HP)

NMMA TC-W3 certification Read Across

Rules
Formulation changes
Allowed:
• Additive increases (+20% relative)
• Solvent concentration changes (±20% relative) and substitutions
• PPD concentration changes (±1%) and substitutions (0.5%)
• PIB concentration changes (±25% relative)
• Bright stock concentration changes (±10%)
• Base oil concentration changes (±25%) and supply changes
• NMMA Read across rules have been expanded to include base stock coverage to
Group III ( TC-W3: RL-12345M )
Not Allowed:
• Additive reductions and addition of new components
Marketers must obtain a trademark license from the NMMA

License number must appear on the oil bottle
Annual license fee per oil paid to NMMA by the oil marketer
Four-stroke leisure marine oils

There are three types of four-stroke leisure

marine engines
M Outboard
Sterndrive = Inboard/Outboards (I/O)

M
Inboard
M

Marine engines operate differently from

car engines
Cars
Outboards
WOT
Outboards
Idle
RPMs

4T outboards’ lubrication challenge

• 4T Outboard Engines operate very differently to PCMO
• Vertical Engine
• Requiring exceptional bearing lubrication.
• Driving regime (Idle to full throttle)
• High engine speeds, causing wear concerns
• Idle for long periods of time, causing high fuel dilution
and potential for wear.
• Operating Conditions
• Corrosive environments
• Cooler temperatures
• Often operate longer than recommended between oil changes,
requiring improved antioxidancy.
• Challenges to the Lubricant
• Bearing Durability
• Wear
• Rust
• Shear Stability

NMMA FC-W standard establishes oil requirements

Heritage
Identification Minimum SG quality Performance Bench Testing
KV40°C
Foam, Seq. I - III (Industry limits)
VI Viscosity Grade Testing
Foam, Seq. IV (200/50 max)
Specific gravity
TBN KV100°C (Vis grade limits) Shear Stability (Report)
TAN CCS (Vis grade limits)
HTHS (3.3 cP min after shear)
Elementals (Report all) MRV-TP1 (Vis grade limits)
Mercury Rust Test (< than Ref. Oil)
Sulfur
Noack Volatility (Report)
Nitrogen Engine Testing
IR Spectrum EOFT (50% max)
Yamaha 115 hp Gen. Perf.
Required Testing for Basic Readacross Oil Program. Required Additional Testing for Complete FC-W Approval.
Expected Test Cost is $2K to 7k. Expected Test Cost is $45K – $55k.

Balance is essential as anti-wear and anti-rust

additives both compete for the surface
Caution!
Over treatment
significantly hurts
wear
Wear
% Rust
FC-W
passing
range
Rust Inhibitor Concentration

Excellent performance in the FC-W rust test requires

component balance
40% 30% 20%

NMMA Reference Oil 5973
Range of Rust Ratings
Typical SJ PCMO NMMA FC-W Oil
100% Rust 21% Rust

FC-W catalyst compatible standard was

launched in September 2009
• U.S. emissions limits went into
effect in 2010
• Sterndrives and inboards required
catalyst systems to meet the EPA
limits.
• Catalytic converters are integral to
many outboard engines meeting
mandates of the California Air
Resource Board (CARB)
• Engine oils require careful
formulation to avoid poisoning the
catalyst in these engines Intended for:
• The NMMA has issued a second
• All gasoline-powered marine applications,
standard for four-stroke outboard especially those with catalytic converters
oils with catalysts to ensure
• Backwards compatible with engines calling for
availability of appropriate oils
NMMA FC-W™

There are differences between FC-W and FC-W

catalyst compatible standards
FC-W FC-W Catalyst Compatible
• Performance package: • Performance package:
SG quality minimum SM quality minimum
• No limit on P • P range: 0.06 - 0.08%
• No limit on Si • Si limit: < 0.002%
• No “stay in grade” limits • Stay in grade
• No volatility limits • Noack volatility: < 22%
All other current NMMA FC-W requirements and readacross rules

remain the same for the catalyst-friendly oil standard.

NMMA website is a good place for information

• www.NMMA.org/certification/programs/oils/
• TC-W3 Certification Procedure Manual
• TC-W3 Product Approval System (PAS)
• List of marketer-certified TC-W3 oils
• www.NMMA.org/certification/programs/oils/fc-w.asp
• FC-W Certification Procedure Manual
• FC-W Product Approval System (PAS)
• List of marketer-certified FC-W oils

Four-stroke motorcycle oils

MOTORCYCLE MARKETS
• ~500 million motorcycles, scooter and moped in use worldwide [source: Kline 2015]
– Population concentrated in Eastern Hemisphere
– Essentially all new motorcycles are four-stroke, for emissions
– India has overtaken China as having the highest population of two wheelers
– China has a large electric bike market, with engines prohibited in major cities
Motorcycle Population by Region Motorcycle Population for Selected Countries
Source: Kline
Published in: Lubricants for Motorcycles, Scooters, and Mopeds 2015: Global Market Analysis and Opportunities © Kline & Company, 2016

How are motorcycles used?

It depends on where you are in the world.
Transportation Recreation
• Generally AP • Generally North America and Europe
• Used for transportation and • Used for recreation and entertainment
commerce • Larger road bikes and smaller racing
• Smaller motorcycles bikes
• Large rider population • Smaller rider population

4T Motorcycle Video

4T motorcycles have different lubrication needs

than automobiles
• Motorcycles run under more severe conditions than cars.
• Many are air cooled
• run hotter and faster
• Lower oil volumes for lubrication and cooling
• Motorcycle oils [MCO] must lubricate clutch and gears, along with engine
• Requires a balanced formulation approach
• PCMO requirements continue to diverge from those needed for MCOs

• Low friction for PCMO fuel economy impacts MCO clutch performance
• Low phos for PCMO for catalyst compatibility impacts MCO wear protection
• Low viscosity for PCMO impacts MCO gear protection and oil consumption
• MCOs must meet JASO T903:2011 or T903:2016 requirements

Motorcycle oil properties are defined by three

lubrication functions
Engine
• High revving; air-cooled
• Small oil volume with short ENGINE: Wear Protection
oil drain interval (ODI)
• SJ / SL / SM / SN quality
GEARS: Pitting Protection

CLUTCH: Shift Durability
Gears
• High oil viscosity reduces wear Clutch
• Shear stable viscosity modifier • High oil friction for fast clutch
maintains viscosity engagement
• Gear pitting is a concern with low • Minimize Friction Modifiers
viscosity oils used in PCMO

JASO T903 4T MOTORCYCLE STANDARD
• JASO Has Been Registering 4T Motorcycle Oils

Since 1999 to address OEM concern about
PCMO inadequacies
• A registration logo is available for registered oils
• JASO MA friction quality for Motorcycle Oils
• JASO MB friction quality for Scooters
New
reference
oils & test
• JASO T903:2016 is the current specification conditions
Minor revision was made Dec 2018
• Major revision planned for 2021 may include: Discriminate

between
JASO New
friction
JASO MA plate
– Tighter Phosphorus chemical limit /MB oils T903: 2016 materials
• Onboard diagnostic ( OBD) II

introduction in 2021
– JASO SP and SN plus category Scooter oils:
avoiding
– Gear pitting test excess FM

JASO T903 specification for four- stroke

motorcycles has evolved
Updated Engine Requirements
2011 Revision
1999 Original 2006 Revision
2016 Revision
API SE to SJ SG to SM SG to SN
ILSAC GF-1, GF-2 GF-1, GF-2, GF-3 GF-1, GF-2, GF-3
A1/B1, A3/B3, A3/B4,
ACEA A1 to A3 A/B, C2, C3
A5/B5 C2, C3, C4
CCMC G-4/G-5 Eliminated --
JASO specified phosphorus range

Phosphorus Limits conflicts with later ILSAC limits
2011 Revision
1999 Original 2006 Revision
2016 Revision
Phosphorus No Limits 0.08 – 0.12 0.08 – 0.12

JASO classifies friction using the

SAE#2 test rig
max
MA2
MA
MA1
Friction Index
MB
min

JASO T903 four stroke motorcycle specification
Friction performance (2016)

Index/Classification MA2 MA1 MA MB
Dynamic friction index 1.50 x <2.50 1.35 x <1.50 1.35 x <2.50 0.40 x <1.35
Static friction index 1.60 x <2.50 1.45 x <1.60 1.45 x <2.50 0.40 x <1.45
Stop time index 1.60 x <2.50 1.40 x <1.60 1.40 x <2.50 0.40 x <1.40
Scooters
• All three indices must be MA2 to claim MA2.
• All three indices must be MA1 to claim MA1
• If the indices are from both MA1 and MA2, MA must be claimed
• MB must be claimed if at least one index is in the MB range

JASO website is a good place for information

• http://www.jalos.or.jp/onfile/jaso.htm
• JASO T903:2011 Application Manual
• JASO T903:2016 Application Manual
• List of filed oils

Two-stroke low ash oils

(air cooled or land equipment oils)

API TC is the only API specification for 2T oil

air-cooled applications
American Petroleum Institute Two-stroke Standards
Category Application examples Test procedures Critical

lubrication
requirements API TC evaluates
TA Mopeds a two-stroke oil’s
Lawn mowers OBSOLETE performance in
Small generators/pumps ring sticking,
lubricity, and
TB Motorscooters
Small (<250cc) preignition, all in
motorcycles OBSOLETE small air-cooled
Higher oil/fuel ratio two-stroke engine
chainsaws tests.
TC Lean oil/fuel Yamaha Y350M-2 Piston scuffing
Ratio chainsaws Piston deposits
Hi-performance Ring sticking Deposit-induced
motorcycles Yamaha CE50S preignition All other API
Snowmobiles Tightening categories are
Preignition Ring sticking obsolete.
TD Outboard motors OBSOLETE
API TC does not have a certifying body

• No process exists for certifying or registering oils that have passed the API
TC requirements.
• Marketers may claim API TC performance without having actually tested

their oil.
• But there must be sufficient data and/or logic for making an API TC
claim.
• TC-W3 oils formulated with Infineum technologies meet API TC quality.
• API TC program cost: >$44k

Japanese OEMs created a 2T standard

because they felt that API TC was inadequate
Smokeless
JASO JASO JASO JASO
Detergency
FA FB FC FD
Lubricity
Smoke
Increasing Quality
Exhaust Blocking

JASO M345 2T standard revision driven by test

engine availability
Lubricant
Standard Performance Current engine Planned New engine
Requirement
Lubricity HONDA AF27 Husqvana-ZENOAH

JASO M340
test (49cc) (65.6cc)
HONDA AF27 Husqvana-ZENOAH

JASO M341 Detergency test
(49cc) (65.6cc)
SUZUKI SX800 YAMAHA

JASO M342 Smoke test
(69cc) (63cc)
Exhaust system SUZUKI SX800 YAMAHA

JASO M343
blocking test (69cc) (63cc)

JASO has been registering 2T oils since 1994

• Marketer must register the oil with JASO in
order to use the JASO logo.
• Logo and registration number must appear
on the bottle for registered oils.
• One-time registration fee of 40,000 Yen
($400) per oil must be paid to JASO by the
oil marketer. FC
• JASO quality claims can be made without
JASO registration
• New JASO M345:2018 standard
currently being translated to English JASO M345:2018 FAU 2H 2019
• Old approvals remain valid and do not

need to be re-approved

Small engine summary

• Small engine 2T & 4T oils require dedicated and balanced formulations
• 2T for outboards (water-cooled) require ashless technology

– Quality set by NMMA TC-W3 standard
• 4T for outboard applications require rust prevention technology

– Marine quality set by NMMA FC-W and FC-W Catalyst Compatible
standard
• 4T Motorcycle applications require suitable friction and wear performance

– JASO T903 MA and MB standards for motorcycles and scooters
• 2T for land equipment (air-cooled) require low-ash technology

– Quality set by JASO M345 and API TC

Small engines – special applications requiring

special lubricants

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What are the main types of small engines discussed?

What are the main types of small engines discussed?

What lubrication method is used in 2-stroke engines?

What lubrication method is used in 2-stroke engines?

Performance you can rely on.

Small engine lubricants

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The small engine market

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Overview for today’s discussion

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Descriptions are used interchangeably for small engines

Four stroke cycle Two stroke cycle

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Both four stroke and two stroke engines are commonly

Emission regulations have driven technology towards 4T engines but

Traditional four-stroke engine

• The sump is oil filled and the oil recirculates

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Traditional two stroke engine

• More power / less weight

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How two-stroke engines are lubricated

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Both two-stroke & four-stroke engines

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Conventional 2T engines have high hydrocarbons

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2T direct fuel injection (DFI) is a way to

Oil and air from

Notice: Exhaust port is blocked, therefore reduced emissions

DFI makes 2T outboard engine service

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What goes into a 4T lubricant?

Additive Additive Viscosity Base stock

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What Goes into a 2T Lubricant?

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There are two types of 2T oils

Water cooled Air cooled engines

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Water cooled • Solvent provides low

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Low Ash Formulations

• Polyisobutylene (PIB) used to improve lubricity whilst

– Traditionally brightstock was used for lubricity

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There are no industry standards for

• For Four-stroke Engines:

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Outboard or water cooled oils

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NMMA oversees leisure marine oil

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Oil standards exist for leisure marine oils

National Marine Manufacturers Association

Two-Cycle - Water Four-Cycle - Water

NMMA Certifications surpassing 300 world wide