This test method was developed to evaluate the ability of a heavy-duty diesel engine coolant to provide protection against damage resulting from a phenomenon known as cylinder liner cavitation corrosion.

This test method may be used for engine coolant specification acceptance when all details of this test method are in compliance.

The design of the engine used in this test method is a production OEM diesel engine modified to consistently produce the operating conditions that accelerate damage from cylinder liner cavitation. This factor, along with the accelerated operating conditions needs to be considered when extrapolating test results.

1. Scope

1.1 This test method is commonly referred to as the John Deere Cavitation Test. The test method defines a heavy-duty diesel engine to evaluate coolant protection as related to cylinder liner pitting caused by cavitation.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parenthesis are for information only. The only exception is where there is no direct SI equivalent such as screw threads, national pipe threads/diameters, and tubing sizes.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. See Annex A1 for general safety precautions.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure

D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester

D97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products

D130 Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test

D235 Specification for Mineral Spirits (Petroleum Spirits) (Hydrocarbon Dry Cleaning Solvent)

D287 Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method)

D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)

D482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products

D524 Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products

D613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil

D664 Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration

D976 Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index of Distillate Fuels

D1121 Test Method for Reserve Alkalinity of Engine Coolants and Antirusts

D1177 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aqueous Engine Coolants

D1287 Test Method for pH of Engine Coolants and Antirusts

D1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption

D2274 Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Distillate Fuel Oil (Accelerated Method)

D2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products

D2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

D2709 Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge

D4052 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter

D4485 Specification for Performance of Active API Service Category Engine Oils

D4737 Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index by Four Variable Equation

D5185 Test Method for Determination of Additive Elements, Wear Metals, and Contaminants in Used Lubricating Oils and Determination of Selected Elements in Base Oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)

D5302 Test Method for Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils for Inhibition of Deposit Formation and Wear in a Spark-Ignition Internal Combustion Engine Fueled with Gasoline and Operated Under Low-Temperature, Light-Duty Conditions

D5844 Test Method for Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils for Inhibition of Rusting (Sequence IID)

D5967 Test Method for Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-8 Diesel Engine

E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E202 Test Methods for Analysis of Ethylene Glycols and Propylene Glycols

E344 Terminology Relating to Thermometry and Hydrometry

Keywords

cavitation; engine coolant; heavy duty; liner pitting; piston liners; Cavitation damage; Coolants (engine); Diesel engine cylinder liners; John Deere cavitation test; Liner;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 43.060.30 (Cooling systems. Lubricating systems)

Citing ASTM Standards

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