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Are quick lubes on their way out, or can they manage to stay relevant for years to come? Steve Swedberg weighs in.
Weather can do a lot of damage to cars. How can lubricants help to manage the mischief?
Lower viscosity grades seem to have taken over the PCMO market. Will engine oil viscosity trend even lower in the coming …
Steve Swedberg clears up some misconceptions about gasoline and discusses how changes to final formulations can affect l …
Steve Swedberg discusses the ways in which GF-7 may differ from its predecessor.
Development of PC-12 is now well underway. Steve Swedberg outlines how the new category will likely differ from its pred …
Steve Swedberg discusses which types of base oils are available to the lubricants industry and how they can be used.
The transition to electric vehicles is imminent, but the speed of adoption remains debatable. Explore the factors that m …
How About Another Engine Test?
As you all know, I think we may overdo the engine test requirements for engine oils. …
Making an Engine Oil
Every time you purchase or install a quart of engine oil, you are the end point of a manufactur …
You’ll remember that my column in June discussed the new heavy-duty engine oil category, currently called PC-12. It m …
Automotive
I’ve been in this business for a long time. For many years, the introduction of a new oil category was …
Electrifying
Well, 2021 is well underway, and it looks a lot like 2020, part 2. There are lots of projections, …
Transmission Fluids
Back in the Twilight Zone (also known as 2020), I commented on a note that I had received …
The Readers Have Spoken
My wife and I were watching beach volleyball in Laguna Beach, California, on January 1 …
Quality Is Not as Simple as It Seems
Quality is at the heart of the oil business. We all subscribe to the posi …
Steve Swedberg posits that aftermarket additives, often called “snake oil” or “mouse milk,” may have some useful …
Steve Swedberg discusses why the API CH-4 heavy-duty engine oil service category may soon be phased out.
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