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Patent
CA 1304502
G-1,099; C-4032 AUTOMATIC ENGINE OIL CHANGE INDICATOR SYSTEM Abstract of the Disclosure An apparatus and method is disclosed for indicating useful life of motor vehicle engine oil during engine operation based on engine oil temperature without direct measurement thereof. Following the initiation of engine operation, engine oil temperature is calculated from a warmup equation until calculated engine oil temperature exceeds a warmup reference, whereupon it is calculated from an equilibrium equation, both of which equations being linear combinations of engine operating parameters other than engine oil temperature itself. The warmup equation includes a constant term, a reference temperature term fixed at the beginning of engine operation and a term increasing proportionally with the number of engine cylinder firings. The equilibrium equation includes a constant term, an engine temperature term and a term proportional to engine speed and may also include a term proportional to an engine cooling factor.
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Keersmaekers John D.
Schwartz Ellen S.
Smolenski Donald J.
Traylor Christine M.
Wallo Gary J.
General Motors Corporation
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
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