ASTM D6593-14

Section

Scope

1

Referenced Documents

2

Terminology

3

Summary of Test Method

4

Significance and Use

5

Apparatus (General Description)

6

Apparatus (The Test Engine)

7

Sequence VG Test Engine

7.1

Required New Engine Parts

7.2

Reusable Engine Parts

7.3

Specially Fabricated Engine Parts

7.4

Special Engine Measurement and Assembly Equipment

7.5

Miscellaneous Engine Components-Preparation

7.6

Solvents and Cleaners Required

7.7

Assembling the Test Engine-Preparations

7.8

Assembling the Test Engine-Installations

7.9

Engine Installation on the Test Stand

7.10

Engine Fluids (Supply/Discharge Systems)

8

Intake Air

8.1

Fuel and Fuel System

8.2

Engine Oil and Engine Oil System

8.3

Coolants

8.4

Measurement Instrumentation

9

Temperatures

9.1

Pressures

9.2

Flow Rates

9.3

Fuel Consumption

9.4

Speed and Load

9.5

Exhaust Gas

9.6

Humidity

9.7

Miscellaneous Laboratory Equipment

10

Test Stand Calibration

11

Test Procedure

12

Pre-Test Procedure

12.1

Engine Operating Procedure

12.2

Periodic Measurements and Functions

12.3

Special Maintenance Procedures

12.4

Diagnostic Data Review

12.5

End of Test Procedure

12.6

Interpretation of Test Results

13

Parts Rating Area-Environment

13.1

Sludge Ratings

13.2

Varnish Ratings

13.3

Clogging

13.4

Sticking

13.5

Used Oil Analyses

13.6

Additional Measurements

13.7

Assessment of Test Validity

14

General

14.1

Used Oil Analyses-Interpretation

14.2

Blowby Flow Rate

14.3

Manifold Absolute Pressure

14.4

Fuel Consumption Rate

14.5

Oil Consumption

14.6

Engine Parts Replacement

14.7

Quality Index and Deviation Percentage

14.8

Final Test Report

15

Report Forms

15.1

Precision and Bias

16

Keywords

17

ANNEXES

Safety Hazards

Control and Data Acquisition Requirements

Detailed Specifications and Photographs of Apparatus

Special Service Tools for the Test Engine

Test Engine Part Number Listing

External Oil Heat Exchanger Cleaning Technique

Sequence VG Report Forms and Data Dictionary

Dipstick Calibration

Critical Part Supplier List

Operational Data Log-Engine Oil

Rating Worksheets

Fuel Injector Flow Measurements

APPENDIXES

Piston and Ring Measurements Record Forms

Sources of Materials and Information

Description of Scott Quarterly Gas Audit Service

D4175-23a

Standard Terminology Relating to Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants (Includes all amendments and changes 12/21/2023).

D4057-22

Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products

D3525-20

Standard Test Method for Gasoline Fuel Dilution in Used Gasoline Engine Oils by Wide-Bore Capillary Gas Chromatography

D3237-22

Standard Test Method for Lead in Gasoline by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

D2789-95(2000)e1

Standard Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Low Olefinic Gasoline by Mass Spectrometry

D2622-21

Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

D1298-12b(2017)e1

Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method (Includes all amendments and changes 3/14/2023).

D1266-18

Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Lamp Method)

D873-22

Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Aviation Fuels (Potential Residue Method)

D525-12a(2019)

Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Gasoline (Induction Period Method) (Includes all amendments and changes 12/12/2019).

D381-22

Standard Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation

D86-23ae1

Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure (Includes all amendments and changes 2/9/2024).

D445-23

Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)

D323-20a

Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method) (Includes all amendments and changes 12/9/2020).

D235-22

Standard Specification for Mineral Spirits (Petroleum Spirits) (Hydrocarbon Dry Cleaning Solvent)

D287-22

Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer/Method)

ASTM Deposit Rating Manual 20

ANSI MC96.1

Temperature Measurement-Thermocouples

G40-22a

Standard Terminology Relating to Wear and Erosion (Includes all amendments and changes 11/11/2022).

E29-22

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

D7422-23

Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-12 Exhaust Gas Recirculation Diesel Engine

D6304-20

Standard Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration

D5862-09

Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Engine Oils in Two-Stroke Cycle Turbo-Supercharged 6V92TA Diesel Engine (Withdrawn 2009)

D4294-21

Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

D4485-22e1

Standard Specification for Performance of Active API Service Category Engine Oils (Includes all amendments and changes 12/8/2022).

D5059-21

Standard Test Methods for Lead and Manganese in Gasoline by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy

D5185-18

Standard Test Method for Multielement Determination of Used and Unused Lubricating Oils and Base Oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)