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Adoption of CK-4
and FA-4 engine
oil since 2016
In December 2016, the North
American lubricants industry witnessed
its biggest specification
overhaul in history with the launch
of the new American Petroleum
Institute CK-4 and FA-4 heavy
duty diesel engine oils.
Fleet Maintenance magazine
has conducted reader studies to
monitor the awareness, impact
and adoption of these new oils
among fleets. Those results
were published in the 2017 Fleet
Maintenance Oil Study, and since
then more fleets are implementing
the new oils. But still, a large
percentage are unaware of the
new oil specification.
Last year, 33 percent of fleets
indicated they would start using
CK-4 immediately in all vehicles
since the oil is backwards compatible,
28 percent indicated they
would adopt FA-4 usage in all new
vehicles and 26 percent were not
aware or had not started planning.
Since then, 60 percent of fleet
operators currently use, or plan to
use, FA-4 oil for some or all of their
vehicles. Notably, the majority of
fleets said they have not encountered
any obstacles in implementing
the oils.
Still, 28 percent of heavy duty
fleets in the most recent study
indicated they are not aware of
the oils or had not started planning.
This could indicate a need in
the industry for more education, or
support from oil companies.
As more fleets begin to use the
new oils, understand their compatibility
and see their benefits,
it is anticipated that there will
be more widespread utilization
across heavy duty fleets. -Vesna
Brajkovic
Are you using or planning to
use FA-4 oils for any of your
vehicles that allow it?
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Yes, for all new
vehicles
Yes, for specific
vehicles or models
No, but we are
planning to use it
for all new vehicles
No, but we are
planning to use
it for specific
vehicles or models
We have no plans
to FA-4 oils
Don’t know
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