Standards & approvals

API CF-4

API's service category for high-speed four-stroke diesel engines, of the generation preceding the emissions standards. An earlier category in the API service classification, written for the engines of its era; it still appears on datasheets alongside the current categories.

Name
Diesel engine oil, API CF-4 performance level
Issued by
API (American Petroleum Institute)
Category
Engine oil performance
Status
Withdrawn
Verified
30 August 2026 · Source

Products meeting API CF-4

Engine oils

Agricultural multifunction oils

Marine lubricants

  • On order

    Mobilgard HSD CI-4 Series

    Multigrade oil for severe-service high-speed marine diesel engines, SAE 15W-40 or 20W-50

    Cummins CES 20076

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