1. 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