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Transportation Specialist Series: Commercial

Facilitated 8 week online commercial transportation lubrication program

Language Session

Prerequisite - Successful completion of Lubrication: Chemistry is highly recommended.

In about 2 hours a week. All online. No required meetings. No travel. Transportation program participants gain confidence to discuss transportation equipment and lubrication. Participants learn to: Explain critical aspects of transportation lubrication; Discuss and diagnose equipment lubrication problems with customers.


Curriculum & Topics

API CJ-4

  • The impact of EPA 2007 legislation for on-road, heavy duty diesel vehicle designs
  • The impact of changing vehicle designs on oil formulations
  • The benefits of API CJ-4 lubricants

or Euro 4 Impact on Specifications/Performance

  • Impact of Euro 4 emissions legislation on heavy and light duty vehicle designs
  • How vehicle design changes impact oil formulations
  • Benefits of Euro 4 lubricants

EGR Engines

  • New engine designs
  • Oil requirements for new diesel engine designs

or Extended Oil Drain Intervals for Heavy Duty Diesel

  • Identifying customer needs through fleet surveys
  • How vehicle manufacturers determine oil drain intervals for heavy-duty diesel engines
  • Manufacturer approvals and heavy-duty diesel engine oil specifications
  • The benefits of Super High Performance Diesel oil

Off-highway Diesel Engines

  • Off-road diesel engines
  • Off-road diesel engine requirements
  • Benefits of oil analysis

Attributes of Diesel Engine Oil

  • High & low ash oil-what's the difference?
  • TBN's impact on diesel oil performance
  • Benefits of oil analysis

Heavy Duty Manual Transmissions

  • Potential causes of failure
  • Lubricants used in manual transmissions
  • Manual transmission design changes and their impact on lubrication requirements
  • Manual transmission fluid and its affect on transmission performance

Used Oil Analysis

  • Understanding an oil analysis report
  • Significance of abnormal readings for various chemical elements