Service Letter SL2015-604/DOJA
Action code: AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY
Lubricating Oils for
MAN B&W Low Speed
Two-Stroke Engines
SL2015-604/DOJA
September 2015
Concerns
Owners and operators of MAN B&W
two-stroke marine diesel engines.
Dear Sirs Summary
Lubrication strategy:
This Service Letter provides a general overview of how to choose • Use low-BN cylinder lube oils for
cylinder oil to specific engine types. It includes lists of the major low-sulphur fuels.
international cylinder and system oil brands currently available in • Use high-BN cylinder lube oils for
the market. high-sulphur fuels.
Newer engine types and part-load
For the ME-GI and ME-LGI gas engine types we recommend using optimised and derated engines require
a low-BN cylinder lube oil (15-40 BN) when operating on LNG, higher-BN cylinder lube oils.
methanol, ethane and LPG.
For questions or inquiries regarding the recommendations in this letter,
contact our Operation Department at:
[email protected]Yours faithfully
Two-stroke
Engine type engines
Engine design ≤ Mark 7 ≥ Mark 8
Optimised for improved
fuel consumption: Base
No Yes design
Part load optimised and
derated engines
Mikael C Jensen Stig B Jakobsen Cylinder
Low S fuel 15-40 BN oil 15-40 BN oil 15-40 BN oil
Vice President Senior Manager lube oil High S fuel 70 BN oil 70-100 BN oil 100 BN oil
Engineering Operation
Head office (& postal address) PrimeServ Production Forwarding & Receiving MAN Diesel & Turbo
MAN Diesel & Turbo Teglholmsgade 41 Teglholmsgade 35 Teglholmsgade 35 Branch of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE,
Teglholmsgade 41 2450 Copenhagen SV 2450 Copenhagen SV 2450 Copenhagen SV Germany
2450 Copenhagen SV Denmark Denmark Denmark CVR No.: 31611792
Denmark Phone: +45 33 85 11 00 Phone: +45 33 85 11 00 Phone: +45 33 85 11 00 Head office: Teglholmsgade 41
Phone: +45 33 85 11 00 Fax: +45 33 85 10 49 Fax: +45 33 85 10 17 Fax: +45 33 85 10 16 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark
Fax: +45 33 85 10 30 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] German Reg.No.: HRB 22056
[email protected] Amtsgericht Augsburg
www.mandieselturbo.com
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Cylinder lubrication strategy
General lubrication strategy:
• Use high-BN cylinder oil (70-100 BN) when
operating on high-sulphur fuels and
• Use low-BN oil (15-40 BN) when operating
on low-sulphur fuel.
Fig. 1 illustrates how to choose a suitable
cylinder lube oil.
Two-stroke
Engine type engines
Engine design ≤ Mark 7 ≥ Mark 8
Optimised for improved
fuel consumption: Base
No Yes design
Part load optimised and
derated engines
Low S fuel 15-40 BN oil 15-40 BN oil 15-40 BN oil
Cylinder
lube oil High S fuel 70 BN oil 70-100 BN oil 100 BN oil
Fig. 1: General overview of cylinder lube oils and how to choose a suitable cylinder lube oil. Low S fuel = low-sulphur fuel incl. distillates,
new types of fuels with less 0.1% S (ULSFO), LNG, methanol, ethane and LPG. High S fuel = high-sulphur fuel
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Lube oils Cylinder lube oils
The tables below list major international cylinder oil and We recommend the use of cylinder lube oils with the
system oil brands tested in service with acceptable results following main properties:
and which have passed the No Objection testing procedure • SAE 50 viscosity grade
with acceptable results. Do not consider these lists com- • high detergency
plete, as other oils and oils from other companies can • alkalinity (BN) in accordance with the fuel sulphur
be equally suitable. Further information can be obtained content and engine design.
by contacting MAN Diesel & Turbo in Copenhagen.
Detailed information on lubrication can be found at:
http://marine.man.eu/two-stroke/service-letters
Oil company Cylinder oil 100 BN Cylinder oil 70-85 BN Cylinder oil 15-40 BN
Applicable to: All engines Engines Mark 7 and lower All engines
Alfacylo 525 DF (25 BN)
Aegean Alfacylo 100 HS Alfacylo 570 (70 BN)
Alfacylo 540 LS (40 BN)
Cyltech 70 (70 BN)
Castrol Cyltech 100 Cyltech 40SX (40 BN)
Cyltech 80 AW (80 BN)
Taro Special HT LF (25 BN)
Chevron Taro Special HT 100 Taro Special HT 70 (70 BN)
Taro Special HT LS (40 BN)
ExxonMobil Mobilgard 5100 Mobilgard 570 (70 BN) Mobilgard 525 (25 BN)
GulfSea Cylcare EHP 5070 (70 BN) GulfSea Cylcare ECA 50 (17 BN)
Gulf Oil Marine GulfSea Cylcare 50100
GulfSea Cylcare 8550 (85 BN) GulfSea Cylcare DCA 5040H (40 BN)
Indian Oil Corp. Servo Marine ME 7050 (70 BN) Servo Marine LB 1750 (17 BN)
JX C255 (25 BN)
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Marine C1005 Marine C705 (70 BN)
Marine C405 (40 BN)
Lukoil Navigo 100 MCL Navigo 70 MCL (70 BN) Navigo 40 MCL (40 BN)
Alexia 50 (70 BN)
Shell Alexia S6 Alexia S3 (25 BN)
Alexia S5 (80 BN)
Sinopec MCO 5025 (25 BN)
Sinopec Marine Cylinder Oil 50100 Marine Cylinder Oil 5070S (70 BN)
Marine Cylinder Oil 5040 (40 BN)
Talusia LS 25 (25 BN)
Total Talusia Universal 100 Talusia HR 70 (70 BN)
Talusia LS 40 (40 BN)
Table 1 – Examples of major international cylinder lube oil brands which carry a No Objection Letter from MAN Diesel & Turbo
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Feed rate recommendations for different engine types can be found in our service letters.
Latest Service Letters issued on
Engine types
feed rate recommendations
SL2014-593
All ME/ME-C/ME-B/ME/MC/MC-C and ME-GI engines
Guidelines for Operation on Fuels with less than 0.1% Sulphur
SL2014-587
All ME/ME-C/ME-B/ME/MC/MC-C and ME-GI engines
Cylinder Lubrication Update
with electronically controlled lubricators
Adjusting the ACC factor in service
SL2000-385
26-98 bore MC/MC-C with mechanical lubricator
Cylinder Oil Dosage
26-50 bore MC-MC-C engines with low topland
Marine MC engines
SL2012-553
26-50 bore MC-MC-C engines with high topland
Cylinder Lubrication Guidelines
and mechanical lubricator
Small bore MC/MC-C engines
Table 2 – Cylinder lube oil feed rate recommendations
Oil company System oil
System oils
We recommend the use of system oils with the
Aegean Alfasys 305
following main properties:
Castrol CDX 30 • SAE 30 viscosity grade
Chevron Veritas 800 Marine 30 • BN level: 5-10
• Adequate corrosion and oxidation inhibited
ExxonMobil Mobilgard 300
• Adequate detergency and dispersancy.
Gulf Oil Marine GulfSea Superbear 3006
Indian Oil Corp. Servo Marine 0530
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Marine S30
Lukoil Navigo 6 SO
Shell Melina S 30
Table 3 – Examples of major
Sinopec System Oil 3005 international system oil brands
which carry a No Objection
Total Atlanta Marine D3005
Letter from MAN Diesel & Turbo
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