DICTIONARY OF AUTOMOTIVE TERMS - "Sf"
- SF
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- Acronym for Service factor
- An API classification for oil in gasoline
engines in passenger cars and some trucks beginning with 1980 through 1989 models. Oils developed for
this service provide increased oxidation stability and improved antiwear performance, and better
protection against engine deposits, rust, and corrosion than the SE classified
oil it replaced. It was replaced, in turn, by SG classified oil. These vehicles
can benefit from the modern SM oils.
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SF6
- Abbreviation for sulfur hexafluoride
- SFC
- Acronym for Specific fuel
consumption
- SFI
- Acronym for Sequential fuel injection