ConocoPhillips introduces the 76 Firebird
Heavy Duty EC 15W40, the API CJ-4 upgrade of
its diesel engine oil.
The 76 Firebird Heavy Duty EC 15W40 is made
from re-refined base oils and a tailored, low
SAPS (sulfated ash, phosphorus and sulfur)
additive to meet lubrication requirements of
the 2007 and later model year, low emissions
diesel engines equipped with exhaust
after-treatment devices. The product is also
back serviceable for use in pre-2007 engines
specifying lubricants of the previous API
categories.
"With increased demand for API CJ4 oils in
the industry, and in particular by transit
agencies and other public institutions
subject to government mandates on the
procurement and use of rerefined products, it
made good business and environmental sense to
introduce this product to our customers,"
says Reggie Dias, Director, Commercial
Products, ConocoPhillips Company. "We have
upgraded our popular and high-performing
Firebird HD 15W40 to the CJ-4 level to give
customers the option of using only one oil
for an entire fleet, as well as providing a
product that is applicable for both new and
old engines."
76 Firebird Heavy Duty EC 15W40 is part of
ConocoPhillips Company's environmentally
responsible lubricant products line designed
to conserve valuable natural resources and
help reduce the negative environmental impact
from unregulated disposal of used oil. It is
made from high-quality re-refined base oils
that are produced in a multi-step, used oil
re-refining process to deliver uncompromised
performance relative to products made in
virgin stocks. 76 Firebird Heavy Duty EC
15W40 meets Federal, State and/or Municipal
requirements on the procurement and use of
re-refined products by the public agencies
and institutions. Additionally, it meets the
latest heavy duty engine oil specifications
of major engine builders for use in metro bus
fleets, on-highway trucks and off-highway
equipment and provides the following
performance benefits:
"Today, a majority of collected used oil is
utilized as burner fuel, which is a huge
waste of an increasingly valuable material,"
says Dias. "Instead this used oil can be
re-refined and utilized to create products
like our 76 Firebird Lubricants which helps
to conserve valuable natural resources,
protect the environment and promote corporate
responsibility. It's a combination that
works better for both our customers and the
environment."
According to ConocoPhillips, the 76 Firebird
Heavy Duty EC 15W40 Oil is available now.
