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    Oils meet DDC spec

    Jan. 1, 2005
    ChevronTexaco Products Co. announced that its Chevron Delo 400 SAE 15W-40,Chevron RPM SAE 15W-40, Texaco Ursa Premium TDX SAE 15W-40 and Ursa Super Plus SAE 15W-40 all meet the new Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) Power Guard oil spec (93K214) The engine oil spec applies to Detroit Diesel Series 50 and 60, and Mercedes-Benz MBE 900 and 4000 on-highway engines, model-year 2002 and newer. In addition to meeting

    ChevronTexaco Products Co. announced that its Chevron Delo 400 SAE 15W-40,Chevron RPM SAE 15W-40, Texaco Ursa Premium TDX SAE 15W-40 and Ursa Super Plus SAE 15W-40 all meet the new Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) Power Guard oil spec (93K214)

    The engine oil spec applies to Detroit Diesel Series 50 and 60, and Mercedes-Benz MBE 900 and 4000 on-highway engines, model-year 2002 and newer.

    In addition to meeting the DDC spec, all ChevronTexaco heavy-duty diesel engine oils are compliant with the industry's API CI-4 PLUS requirements.

    According to Gary Parsons, commercial automotive business unit manager, “New engine technologies are much more complex, which means OEMs need lubricants that meet both API and their own unique requirements.”

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