GREENSBORO, NC- Shell Rotella has launched WhatisPC11.com, a website that educates folks about the next generation of diesel engine oils known as API Proposed Category 11 (PC-11).

The new API PC-11 category is driven by changes in engine technology to meet emissions, renewable fuel and fuel economy standards for reduced CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions.

The website is designed to be a resource for topics such as the fundamentals of PC-11, impending changes, testing updates, and how it is expected to affect new, current and older engines when the category replaces API CJ-4 engine oils by 2017.

“PC-11 is a constantly developing specification and new information is available regularly to guide the industry through the expected changes,” said Kate Faucher, global marketing projects lead for Shell Lubricants. “The new Shell Rotella interactive PC-11 website will serve as a resource for fleets, owner/operators and anyone driving a diesel-powered pickup truck or operating equipment to learn more about PC-11 and how it will affect their business.”

Unlike past categories that are backward compatible with the previous category, PC-11 will have two subcategories, one that is backward compatible to older engines and one that will work with upcoming engine designs.

Dan Arcy, OEM technical manager for Shell Lubricants, commented: “With two subcategories and new engine hardware tests, there will be lots of questions about how the oils will be formulated and which oil should be used for different applications.”

WhatisPC11.com will explain:

• Why a new engine oil specification is needed;
• How the two subcategories are different and will be distinguished in the marketplace;
• What PC-11 will mean for fleets, owner-operators, construction, agriculture and diesel pickup trucks;
• Changes to diesel engine technology;
• The type of testing done to make PC-11 a reality;
• How Shell Lubricants is developing its new Shell Rotella PC-11 heavy duty engine oils.