ASTM D7583-09 - 1.11.2009
 
Significance and Use

This test method was developed to evaluate the ability of a heavy-duty diesel engine coolant to provide protection against damage resulting from a phenomenon known as cylinder liner cavitation corrosion.

This test method may be used for engine coolant specification acceptance when all details of this test method are in compliance.

The design of the engine used in this test method is a production OEM diesel engine modified to consistently produce the operating conditions that accelerate damage from cylinder liner cavitation. This factor, along with the accelerated operating conditions needs to be considered when extrapolating test results.

 
1. Scope

1.1 This test method is commonly referred to as the John Deere Cavitation Test. The test method defines a heavy-duty diesel engine to evaluate coolant protection as related to cylinder liner pitting caused by cavitation.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parenthesis are for information only. The only exception is where there is no direct SI equivalent such as screw threads, national pipe threads/diameters, and tubing sizes.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. See Annex A1 for general safety precautions.

 
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D5844-98

Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils for Inhibition of Rusting (Sequence IID) (Withdrawn 2003)

D5967-21

Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-8 Diesel Engine

E29-22

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E202-24

Standard Test Methods for Analysis of Ethylene Glycols and Propylene Glycols

E344-26a

Terminology Relating to Thermometry and Hydrometry (Includes all amendments and changes 4/21/2026).

D4052-22

Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter

D2709-22

Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge

D2622-26

Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

D2500-23

Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels

D2274-14(2019)

Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Distillate Fuel Oil (Accelerated Method)

D1319-25

Standard Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption

D1287-25

Standard Test Method for pH of Engine Coolants and Antirusts

D1177-22

Standard Test Method for Freezing Point of Aqueous Engine Coolants

D86-23ae2

Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure (Includes all amendments and changes 11/4/2024).

D93-26

Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester

D1121-25

Standard Test Methods for Reserve Alkalinity of Engine Coolants and Antirusts

D976-21e1

Standard Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index of Distillate Fuels (Includes all amendments and changes 2/23/2023).

D4485-24

Standard Specification for Performance of Active API Service Category Engine Oils

D4737-21

Standard Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index by Four Variable Equation

D5185-26

Standard Test Method for Multielement Determination of Used and Unused Lubricating Oils and Base Oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)

D97-17b(2022)

Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products (Includes all amendments and changes 11/29/2022).

D130-26

Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test

D235-22

Standard Specification for Mineral Spirits (Petroleum Spirits) (Hydrocarbon Dry Cleaning Solvent)

D287-22

Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer/Method)

D445-24

Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)

D482-25

Standard Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products

D524-15(2025)e1

Standard Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products (Includes all amendments and changes 8/11/2025).

D613-25a

Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil (Includes all amendments and changes 11/6/2025).

D664-24

Standard Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration