Specifications

Spotlight on Grease

Spotlight on Grease

June 2, 2020

The grease industry has been under pressure to develop formulations that keep pace with the increased performance and ef ...

Q1 Sales Up for Clean Harbors, HCC

Q1 Sales Up for Clean Harbors, HCC

May 5, 2020

Clean Harbors’ Safety-Kleen segment and Heritage-Crystal Clean’s oil business segment both reported higher revenues ...

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GF-6, SP Hit Market May 1

April 29, 2020

First licensing for ILSAC GF-6A and GF-6B and API SP is scheduled to begin May 1. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic’s impa ...

A New LSPI Test for Aged Oil

A New LSPI Test for Aged Oil

April 29, 2020

ILSAC GF-6 makes its debut this month, but trouble is already brewing around LPSI prevention as engine oils age. A new t ...

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The Test that Keeps on Giving

April 29, 2020

The ROBO test brought significant savings as a stand-in for an engine test for low-temperature performance in aged oil, ...

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API Invokes Provisional Licensing

April 7, 2020

The American Petroleum Institute invoked provisional licensing for a key bench oxidation test for ILSAC GF-6 and API SP, ...

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More Dirt, Less Ash

April 1, 2020

Engine oil advancements for off-highway applications seem to lumber along behind on-road and light-duty vehicles. Emissi ...

LSPI Concerns Center on Age of Oil

LSPI Concerns Center on Age of Oil

February 19, 2020

ILSAC GF-6 is on its home stretch to commercial introduction on May 1, but automakers and the lubricant industry are que ...

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Automotive

February 14, 2020

Steve Swedberg makes an argument for more widespread adoption of API FA-4 engine oils.

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SPOTLIGHT ON ILSAC GF-6

January 21, 2020

The looming introduction of one of the most complex specifications to date is top of mind for formulators. Two companies ...

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Worries Raised Over Heavy-duty Engine Tests

January 8, 2020

The next heavy-duty engine oil category in North America is not expected for seven years, and industry insiders worry th ...

Balancing Viscosity, Wear in HDEOs

Balancing Viscosity, Wear in HDEOs

January 8, 2020

Pressure is building for the heavy-duty engine oil market to begin shifting to lower viscosity grades, but lighter oils ...

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Panelists Encourage ILSAC-ATIEL Cooperation

January 1, 2020

The world's two leading engine oil specification groups have developed a closer working relationship in recent years, wh ...

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Publishers Letter

December 21, 2019

In October, General Motors promised its Dexos1 Gen 3 gasoline-fueled engine oil specification would be published this mo ...

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GM Releases Dexos1 Gen 3 Details

December 18, 2019

After previously saying it would release Dexos1 Gen 3 in January and begin commercial licensing during the second quarte ...

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Mexico to Revamp Motor Oil Standards

December 4, 2019

The Mexican government is preparing to publish new national engine oil standards that are modeled on those in the United ...

Group Studies Electrification of Work Trucks

Group Studies Electrification of Work Trucks

November 20, 2019

An American Trucking Association study group has undertaken efforts to understand the effects of electrification on spec ...

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Gauging Past, Future Heavy-duty Engine Oils

September 18, 2019

Maintaining older categories when the industry is at risk of not having the necessary engine tests to keep them alive is ...