2016 Maintenance Innovation Challenge Single Common Powertrain Lubricant PROBLEM STATEMENT Typical methods to improve the fuel efficiency of vehicles (e.g., weight reduction) are not always applicable to military vehicles because they compromise lethality or soldier protection. New design or hardware solutions are costly and applicable only to future equipment. The military needs practical, inexpensive ways to improve the fuel efficiency and reduce the logistics and maintenance burden of the legacy vehicle fleet, as well as the future fleet. BENEFITS Reduce maintenance burden by doubling oil drain intervals (e.g., engines: 1-year/6000 mi to 2-years/12000 mi; transmissions: 2-years/12000 mi to 4-years/24000 mi) Eliminate need for seasonal oil changes Reduce the number of lubricants required to maintain equipment Reduce fuel consumption by at least 2% Less fuel transportation Extend equipment/vehicle range Improve low temperature starting and reduce warm-up time Reduce waste oil and filters TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION Develop a new generation all-season (arctic-to-desert), fuel efficient, multipurpose, heavy-duty diesel engine oil for use in combat and tactical equipment. Formulate this new oil using state-of-the-art synthetic base oil and anti-wear additive technology taking care to balance the performance requirements of multiple components. Validate this new technology under extreme high temperature conditions in military engine and vehicle testing. Enable the future force/Enhance the current force SCPL 30 10W Engine Oils OEA-30 Arctic Oil Current Future 15W40 40