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Chevron Toolkit Greases Available by Thickener TypeLithium Lithium Complex Polyurea

ultra Duty Grease starplex® eP 2 black Pearl® Grease eP 2

Delo® Grease eP 2 sri Grease

Delo Grease esi® Delo synthetic Grease sF

Delo heavy Duty eP 2

Delo heavy Duty Moly 3% eP 2

Delo heavy Duty Moly 5% eP 2

Delo heavy Duty synthetic Moly 5% eP 1

ulti-Plex® synthetic Grease eP

Chevron Grease Toolkitthis toolkit is designed as a hands-on approach to help the end-user focus on selecting the right premium Chevron greases for various segments, applications, and conditions to ensure operational reliability, while allowing for consolidation of greases within their organization.

throughout this toolkit we will refer to segment, application, and condition icons - these have been defined below for your quick reference:

With grease, you are not just selling lubricants – you are selling reliability and at Chevron, we want to help you maximize equipment reliability through knowledge, products and services in order to attain dependable and efficient performance across various operations.

Automotive

Commercial Trucks

Mining

Construction Wheel Loader

Marine (Small Workboat)

Electric Motor

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Bus

Gears

Bearings

Multipurpose

Bearings

17. Power Gen plant

Centralized Systems

Couplings

High Speed

High Moisture

Shock/Extreme Load

Boundry Lubrication

Low Speed

Low Temperature

High Temperature

Key Segments:

automotive

Fleet/owner operator

service trucks

buses

Construction

agriculture

Mining

Manufacturing

Marine

Power Generation

oil and Gas

Applications:

electric Motors

Centralized systems

Gears

Couplings

bearings - heavy Loaded

bearings - Light Loaded

Multipurpose

Conditions:

high temperature

Low temperature

high speed

Low speed

shock / extreme Load

high Moisture

boundary Film Lubrication

Oil and Gas

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Grease Description• Li12-hydroxystearatethickenerwithhighviscositybaseoil

• UniqueEPadditivepackageandtackiness

• Generalindustrialapplications

• NLGIgrades0,1,and2

Ultra Duty Grease EP

Grease Description• Lithiumcomplexthickenerwithhighviscosityindexbaseoils

• Multipurposegreaseforbearings,chassis,andgenerallubrication

• ApprovedforNLGIcertificationmarkGC-LBforNLGI grades 1 and 2

Starplex® EP

Key SegmentsApplications

Conditions


Conditions



Agriculture

Oil and Gas

Gears

Bearings

Shock/Extreme Load

Low Speed

Automotive

Commercial Trucks

Manufacturing

Bus

Multipurpose

Bearings

Centralized SystemsHigh Moisture

High Temperature

High Moisture

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Grease Description• Lithiumcomplexthickenedwithhighviscosityindexbaseoils

• Excellentanti-wear/extremepressureadditivechemistry


• NLGIgrades00,0,1and2

Delo® Grease EP Grease Description• Lithiumcomplexthickenedwithmedium/heavyviscositybaseoil

• Goodpumpabilityversusheavy-dutygreases

• ApprovedforNLGIcertificationmarkLB

• Extendedserviceprotectionforchassis,bearings,fifthwheelsandkingpins

• Excellentwaterwashoutresistance

• NLGIgrade2

Delo® Grease ESI®


Conditions


Conditions

Automotive

Commercial Trucks

Manufacturing

Bus

Bearings

High Moisture

High Temperature

Commercial Trucks



Manufacturing

Agriculture

Bus

Oil and Gas

Bearings

Centralized Systems

High Moisture

Shock/Extreme Load

Low Speed

High Temperature

Multipurpose

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Grease Description• Lithiumcomplexthickenedwithheavyviscositybaseoil

• Designedforheavyshockloadingapplications

• Designedformixedfleetapplications


• NLGIgrades1and2

Delo® Heavy Duty EP Grease Description• Lithiumcomplexthickenedwithheavyviscositybaseoil


• Formulatedwith3%MoS2 to meet major off-highway oeM specs including Cat, John Deere and komatsu

• NLGIgrades1and2

Delo® Heavy Duty Moly 3% EP


Conditions


Conditions

Mining



Agriculture

Gears

Bearings

High Moisture

Shock/Extreme Load

Low Speed

High Temperature

Mining



Agriculture

Oil and Gas

Gears

Bearings

High Moisture

Shock/Extreme Load

Boundry Lubrication

Low Speed

High Temperature

Oil and Gas

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Grease Description• Lithiumcomplexthickenedwithheavyviscositybaseoil


• Formulatedwith5%MoS2 to meet Cat and other oeM mining requirements

• NLGIgrades1and2

Delo® Heavy Duty Moly 5% EP

Grease Description• LithiumcomplexthickenedwithsyntheticPao base oil


• Formulatedwith5%MoS2 to meet Cat and other oeM mining requirements

• Excellentcoldweatherpumpability/application

• NLGIgrade1

Delo® Heavy Duty Synthetic Moly 5% EP


Conditions


Conditions

Mining



Oil and Gas

Gears

Bearings

High Moisture

Shock/Extreme Load

Boundry Lubrication

Low Speed

High Temperature

Mining

Bearings

Centralized Systems

High Moisture

Shock/Extreme Load

Boundry Lubrication

Low Speed

Low Temperature

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Grease Description• Polyureathickenedwithpremiumbaseoil

• Excellentpumpabilityforcentralizedgreasingsystems

• Superbhighspeed/hightemperatureinrollerbearings


• Checkcompatibilitywithothergreases

• NLGIgrades0,1and2

Black Pearl® Grease EP

Grease Description• Premiumashlesspolyureathickener

• Canbeusedasa“lifepack”lubricantinsealedbearings

• Foruseinanti-frictionbearingsoperatingathighspeeds(10,000rpmandgreater)

• Primaryrecommendationforelectricmotorbearings

• Checkcompatibilitywithothergreases

• NLGIgrade2

SRI Grease


Conditions


Conditions

Automotive

Manufacturing

Bearings

17. Power Gen plant

Centralized SystemsHigh Speed

High Temperature

Electric Motor

High Speed

Multipurpose

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Grease Description• PolyureathickenedwithsyntheticPao base oil and special

friction reducing agents

• Specificallyengineeredfortrailerwheel-endslubricationinawide range of conditions

• Excellentanti-wearandlowfrictionperformance

• Extendedlubricationintervals

• Hightemperaturestabilityupto375o F

• Lowtemperaturelubricationdownto-50o F

• NLGIgrade0

Delo® Synthetic Grease SF

Grease Description• Lithiumcomplexthickenedwithhighvi synthetic base oil

• Engineeredforawiderangeoftemperatureconditions

• Hightemperaturestabilityupto450o F

• Lowtemperaturelubricationdownto-40o F


• Canoptimizelubricationintervalsinvariousapplications

• NLGIgrade1

Ulti-Plex® Synthetic Grease EP


Conditions


Conditions

Commercial Trucks

Bus

Low Temperature

High Temperature

Automotive

Commercial Trucks

Manufacturing

Bus

Bearings

17. Power Gen plant

High Moisture

Low Temperature

High Temperature

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Delo® heavy Duty Moly 3% ePDelo Grease esi®

Delo heavy Duty ePMultifak® ePultra Duty eP

ProtectionPerformanceforAllKeySegments(Typicalrecommendations)

Delo heavy Duty Moly 3% ePDelo heavy Duty ePDelo Grease esiblack Pearl® eP

ulti-Plex® synthetic ePulti-Plex hv synthetic ePsristarplex® ePblack Pearl ePDelo Grease esiMultifak eP

starplex ePDelo Grease eP

Delo Grease esiDelo synthetic Grease sFDelo heavy Duty ePDelo Grease ePMultifak eP

Delo heavy Duty Moly 3% ePDelo heavy Duty Moly 5% ePDelo Grease esiDelo heavy Duty ePultra Duty eP

Delo heavy Duty Moly 5% ePDelo heavy Duty synthetic Moly 5% ePDelo heavy Duty ePDelo Grease esiultra Duty eP

ChevronGrease

Recommendations

Chevron Lubricants Greases

sriblack Pearl® ePDelo heavy Duty ePstarplex ePMultifak eP

ProtectionPerformanceforAllApplications(Typicalrecommendations,checkconditions)

Delo heavy Duty Moly 3% ePulti-Plex® hv synthetic ePDelo heavy Duty ePDelo Grease esiultra Duty eP

Delo® Grease esi®

Delo Grease eP 1starplex® eP 1Multifak®EP0

Delo Grease esiblack Pearl ePDelo Grease ePstarplex ePMultifak eP

sri

CouplingGrease(>2000rpm)DeloHeavyDutyEP(<2000rpm)

ChevronGrease

Recommendations


Agriculture


Manufacturing

Automotive

Oil and Gas Mining


Commercial Trucks

Bus

Electric Motor

Couplings

Bearings

Bearings

Gears

highest Performance operations severe operations standard operations highest Performance operations severe operations standard operations

Multipurpose

Centralized Systems

the product recommendations provide general guidelines. all manufacturers have different lubricant requirements and recommendations. it will be important to contact a Chevron representative or refer to the original equipment Manufacturer manual to confirm the proper product is used for the application.


Oil and Gas

ulti-Plex synthetic eP Delo heavy Duty Moly 3% ePDelo heavy Duty ePDelo Grease esiultra Duty eP

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ProtectionPerformanceforAllConditions(Typicalrecommendations,checkconditions)


Delo® heavy Duty Moly 5% ePDelo heavy Duty synthetic Moly 5% ePulti-Plex® hv synthetic ePDelo heavy Duty ePDelo heavy Duty Moly 3% ePutra Duty eP

sriblack Pearl® eP

Delo heavy Duty synthetic Moly 5% ePDelo heavy Duty Moly 5% ePDelo heavy Duty Moly 3% ePMoly Grease ePtexclad® 2sil-X® GreaseCurve Grease

Delo Grease esiblack Pearl ePrykotac® Grease ePDelo heavy Duty ePultra Duty ePtexclad 2

ulti-Plex hv synthetic ePulti-Plex synthetic ePDelo heavy Duty ePDelo Grease esi®

Delo Grease ePstarplex® eP

Delo synthetic Grease sFulti-Plex synthetic Grease ePDelo® heavy Duty synthetic Moly 5% ePrPM® arctic Grease

ChevronGrease

Recommendations

highest Performance operations severe operations standard operations

Grease Definition (ASTM)

• “Asolidtosemifluidproductofdispersionofa thickening agent in liquid lubricant. other ingredients imparting special properties may beincluded.”

General Grease Components

• Baseoil

• Thickener

• Additives

What Is a Grease?Grease Technical Information

High Temperature

High Speed

High Moisture

Boundry Lubrication

Low Speed

Low Temperature


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General Composition

Thickener - 5-20%

Acts as a “sponge” for base oil and additivesproviding consistency to the grease.Enhances performance properties

of the lubricant.Additives - 1-10%

Enhance base oil performance

Base Oil - 70-90%

Provides the main lubricationfunction to equipment components

Grease Technical Information

• Lubricatecontactsurfaces

• Reducefrictionandwear

• Protectagainstrustandcorrosion

• Lubricationisinfrequentor “sealedforlife”

• Oillubricationisnotpractical

• Sealoutliquidcontaminants

• Minimizere-lubeintervals

• Minimizeleaks(housekeeping)

• Extremeapplications—whereoildoesn’t work

General Functions and PurposeGrease Technical Information

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Choosing Consistency - Understanding NLGI Grade Number

higher nLGi Grade number = harder/stiffer Grease

Lower nLGi Grade number = softer/Fluid Grease

Penetration NumbersNLGI - National Lubricating Grease Institute


Number Worked Penetration, P60

000 445-475

00 400-430

0 355-385

1 310-340

2 265-295

3 220-250

4 175-205

5 130-160

6 85-115

Base Oil ViscosityGrease Technical Information

• Mostimportantcharacteristicofgrease

• Oildoesthelubricating

• Thickenerholdsittogether

• ISOviscositygrade100,motors,high-speed

• ISOviscositygrade220,mostapplications

• ISOviscositygrade320,higherloads,mediumspeeds

• ISOviscositygrade460+,highestloads,slowestspeeds

PenetrationIs Noted AfterFive Seconds

Oil Level Instrument

Gauge Gives DepthOf PenetrationIn Millimeters

Cone Release

Standard Cone

SurfaceIs Level

Position Of Cone Before Drop

Mirror Aid InPositioning Of Cone

Millimeters

Penetrometer Instrument Illustration

(WorkedPenetrationforagreaseisachievedwhenagreaseischurned60round-trip strokes in a standard worker (a standard piece of grease equipment toworkgreasetosimulaterealworldgreaseactivity)at77ºF(25ºC)).

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NLGI Service Categories

Category Service Performance

LAchassis

Frequentre-lubricationintervals(<3200km).Mildduty(non-criticalapplications.)

oxidation resistant, shear stable, and corrosion and wear protective.

LBchassis

Prolongedre-lubricationintervals(>3200km).Mildtosevereduty(highloads, vibration,exposuretowater).

oxidation resistant, shear stable and corrosion and wear protective even under heavy loads and in presence of aqueous contamination. temperature range-40to120oC.

GAwheel bearings

Frequent re-lubrication intervals. Mild duty (non-criticalapplications.)

Temperaturerange-20to70oC.

GBwheel bearings

Mild to moderate duty (cars, trucks in urban andhighwayservice).

oxidation and evaporation resistant, shear stable, and corrosion and wear protective. temperature range -40to120oCwithoccasionalexcursionsto160oC.

GCwheel bearings

Mild to severe duty (vehicles in frequent stop-and-go service, trailer hauling, moun-taindriving,etc.).

oxidation and evaporation resistant, shear stable, and corrosion and wear protective. temperature range-40to120oC with frequent excursions to 160oCandoccasionalexcursionsto200oC.


Dropping Point MeasurementGrease Technical Information

Thermometer

Test cup

Grease applied to the wall of cup

Thermometer doesnot touch grease

Aluminum block oven

One (1) drop of oil flows out

• Applygreasetowalloftestcup.

• SelectoventemperatureasdefinedinASTMD2265.

• Measurethe“droppingpoint”ofthegreasewhenone(1)dropofoilfallsfromthetestcup.

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Typical Greased Bearing TypesGrease Technical Information

Typical Greased Bearing TypesGrease Technical Information

ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS

OutsideDiameter

Bore

Ball Bearing

Outer Ring

Inner Ring

Ball Race

Separator

Ball Race

OutsideDiameter

Shell Needle Rollers

Length

Needle BearingsRoller Bearings

354 Oil Rings

ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGSJOURNAL AND PLAIN BEARINGS

Non SealMaster Pillow Bock Small Journal Bearing

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Key First Information Gathering:

• evaluating equipment recommendations and conditions

• review oeM requirements

• review nLGi consistency/penetration numbers

• review nLGi service categories

• understand operating conditions of equipment and lubricant

• evaluate intervals and any problems with current greases

• Moveto“PrescribetheRightGrease”selectioncriteriaguidelines

Next Step - “Prescribe the Right Grease”:

1. Where is it going?

2. how do we apply it?

3. how do we keep it in place?

4.Will it keep working?

5. Will it be compatible with the previous grease?

refer to table on page 29.

Selection GuidelinesGrease Technical Information

General Grease Bearing RecommendationsGrease Technical Information

Type of Bearing

Journal

Low SpeedDN <200,000

Low SpeedDN <200,000

High SpeedDN >200,000

High SpeedDN >200,000

NLGI 2 or Higher NLGI 1 or 2 NLGI 2 or Greater NLGI 1 or 2

High Vis Base Oil(>500 SUS)

High Vis Base Oil(>500 SUS)

Lo Vis Base Oil(100-500 SUS)

Lo Vis Base Oil(100-500 SUS)

Rolling Element

Note:USBearingMfgs-DN=NxRPM;whereNisborediameter(inmm). EuropeanBearingMfgs-nD=((D1+D2))/2xRPM;whereD1andD2aretheouterandinnerborediametersrespectively(in

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Grease changeover and compatibility are an important part of providing a customer reliable operations.

When provided with an opportunity to changeover a customer to a Chevron grease – it’s important to take into account key items for the transition:

1. Understandtheapplicationandconditionsthegreasewillbeapplied—checkOEMrecommendations.

2. Confirm current competitive grease use and re-lubrication intervals.

3. Check current competitive grease details:

a. thickener type

b. base oil viscosity

c. nLGi grade number

d. any equipment / performance problems experienced

e. Current application method – centralized system/grease gun/bulk, etc.

4. Confirm“best”Chevrongreaserecommendationfortheequipment/conditionapplicationandre-lubricationinterval required by customer.

5.CheckcompatibilityofChevrongreaseandCompetitorgrease–Table1maybereferencedasaguide(page31).

6. if products are in green section – compatible – proceed with additional application questions and confirm final fit with customer and equipment application/conditions.

7. Ifproductisinyellowsection–maybecompatible-talkwithLubetek®/Chevron sales representative on next steps for additional compatibility work.

8. if products are in red – not compatible – a full cleanout and or purge of greased equipment must be conducted – please contact Chevron Lubetek for guidance based on equipment.

9. Failure to follow these steps risks a successful conversion and may result in poor equipment performance, loss of business, and possible failure/shutdown for the customer.

Compatibility and Changeover PracticesGrease Technical Information

Application Condition Grease Property Measurement

Where is it going? type of bearingcomponent

Consistency base oil

nLGi grade viscosity/viscosity index

how do we apply it?

application method- Grease gun- Centralized system- hand applied

Consistency Pumpability base oil

nLGi grade Lincoln ventmeter viscosity/viscosity index

how do we keep it in place?

vibrationshock loadWater impingement

additives/solids Consistency thickener tackifiers

Film strength nLGi grade emulsibility Water washout

Will it keep working?

operating temperature

thickener thickener base oil additives

Dropping point oxidation resistance viscosity/viscosity index oxidation resistance

Water contamination additives thickener

rust protection emulsibility

Chemical contaminantsadditives additives thickener

Corrosion inhibition Film strength resistance to chemicals

Will it be compatible with previous grease? other greases thickener ReviewTable1(page31)

“Prescribe the Right Grease”Grease Technical Information

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Greasing ProceduresProper intervals and amounts


Compatibility Chart

Table 1 - Compatibility of Binary Grease Mixtures

CompatibleCheck Compatibility with Chevron Lubetek®

not Compatible – Full Clean out required for Change

table 1 should be used only as a guideline for determining compatibility. For the purpose of changing products in the field, the compatibility of the greases in question should be determined by laboratory testing.

LithiumLithium Complex

Aluminum Complex Calcium

Calcium Sulfonate Complex

Barium Complex Sodium

Bentone (Clay) Polyurea

Lithium

Lithium Complex

Aluminum Complex

Calcium

Calcium Sulfonate Complex

Barium Complex

Sodium

Bentone (Clay)

Polyurea

1. Proper greasing intervals should be based on a number of factors including: oeM recommendations, ambient conditions, equipment operating hours, criticality of equipment or component, maintenance plan.

2. high temperature application a. Greases fail more rapidly as temperature of operation increases. this failure typically lies in the melting point of the

thickener or dropping point of the grease. oxidation also increases rapidly as temperature rises. b.Mostmineral-oil-basedgreases(ofadequatedroppingpoint)willoperatesuccessfullytoabout250°F(121°C)atmore

frequent re-lubrication intervals. as service temperature rises, frequency of re-lubrication must increase.c. if speed is high, bearing is large, or load severe, re-lubrication intervals should be even shorter. Where service is severe

and/or contamination is unavoidable, re-lubrication is best carried out with a centralized lubrication system, and lubrication intervals may be measured in hours or minutes.

d. Listed below are general guidelines for re-lubrication intervals for rolling element bearings (assuming eight work hours perday).AsalwayscheckspecificOEMrecommendations,ambientconditionsandapplicationbeforefinalizingspecificgreasing intervals:

180°F(82°C)6months220°F(104°C)3months300°F(149°C)1month>300°F(149°C)1dayto1month-checkOEMrecommendationsandreviewgreasetypetodeterminecorrectinterval at high temperatures.

e.Careshouldbetakenwhenoperatingmachineryattheseelevatedtemperatures.Evaluatetheoil(s)usedinthegreasetoensurethattheflashpointoftheoil(s)hasnotbeenexceeded.

3. Proper quantity of grease to be pumped into greased bearings/components should be determined by your Lubrication or Maintenance engineer who will typically utilize: oeM recommendations, bearing dimensions, severity of conditions, grease selectioncriteria(seepages27-28)andmaintenanceplantoensurecorrectamountisapplied.Asaguidelinethefollowingformula can be used as reference:

Ounces of Grease required in Bearing = 0.114 x Bearing Outside Diameter (O.D.) x Width (W)4. under/over greasing reduces equipment reliability and increases potential failure rates and costs.

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Greased bearing/component failures can normally be attributed to several consistent factors: lack of lubrication, contamination, incompatibility, overgreasing, grease usefulness. addressing these items as outlined below can help improve greased bearing/component life when applied:

1. Lack of lubricationa. ensure all critical greased components are identified and scheduled in maintenance plan/intervalsb. tag/color code fittings/equipment that may be hard to locatec. utilize delivery systems to help ensure grease gets to the componentd. Check or replace blocked fittings/inspect delivery systeme. Clean out or replace any blocked bearing/component areas

2. Contaminationa. ensure all grease pumping or application equipment is contaminant freeb. understand how to change out old and new grease containers and associated pumping equipment to

eliminate contaminationc. Wipe grease fittings before application of greased. Do not leave grease containers open to the environment

3. incompatibilitya. try to consolidate number of greases used on siteb.Refertopages30-31forchangeoverandincompatibilityreference

Greasing ProceduresGeneral Guidelines


4.Overgreasinga. seals may rupture allowing grease to leak out of bearings into the environment or into

other components like electric motor windings.b. ensure correct amount is applied at appropriate intervals.c. Check for any grease hardening/thickener separation that may block grease application.

5. Grease usefulnessa. visually check new grease containers and contents when they are opened.b. a thin layer or small pools of separated oil on top of the grease in a newly opened

container is acceptable.c. Check containers for dents/broken seals/general condition to ensure grease can be

applied appropriately.d. Check color and texture with previous grease to ensure no noticeable changes from shelf

life or wrong grease being utilized.

as always, consult your local Chevron representative if there are any questions or if product needs to be verified for application or useful life.

Greasing ProceduresGeneral Guidelines


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