Lubricant Specifications

ILSAC GF-7’s Arrival and a Look at the Tools Used to Deploy It
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ILSAC GF-7’s Arrival and a Look at the Tools Used to Deploy It

June 5, 2025

ILSAC GF-7 is here. Steve Haffner outlines the tools used to deploy the new specification.

API Is Not Alone

API Is Not Alone

April 30, 2025

Who are the major players in motor oil specification development right now, and how are they impacting the lubricants in ...

Lubrizol Gets China’s GB D1 Standard

Lubrizol Gets China’s GB D1 Standard

April 23, 2025

Lubrizol CV1150 heavy duty motor oil additive package meets China’s GB D1 specification for heavy duty engines.

PC-12 Changes Are Coming

PC-12 Changes Are Coming

February 3, 2025

PC-12 is in the works. How may the new category differ from its predecessor?

VLS Closes Certas TBN Claim Case

VLS Closes Certas TBN Claim Case

January 29, 2025

Certas Lubricant Solution was quick to withdraw a legacy automotive lubricant after a Verification of Lubrication Specif ...

Concerning Quality

Concerning Quality

January 2, 2025

Is the lubricants business on its way to commoditization? Tom Glenn weighs in.

GF-7, a More Modest Upgrade, Will Launch March 31

GF-7, a More Modest Upgrade, Will Launch March 31

December 18, 2024

ILSAC GF-7, the next passenger car engine oil specification due to market in four months, will make engines significantl ...

A Growing Need for Additive Versatility

A Growing Need for Additive Versatility

December 2, 2024

As first license for GF-7 nears, lubricant manufacturers must adjust their blending strategies to meet new performance r ...

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Commercialization Starts for ACEA 2024

October 30, 2024

Commercialization of Europe’s new industry engine oil standard for heavy-duty diesel engines opened on Oct. 15, allowi ...

ILSAC GF-7: A Meaningful Upgrade

ILSAC GF-7: A Meaningful Upgrade

September 27, 2024

Steve Haffner discusses the benefits of ILSAC GF-7 as well as some of the concerns stakeholders had that have now been r ...

JASO’s Flat-viscosity Spec Coming Soon

JASO’s Flat-viscosity Spec Coming Soon

August 7, 2024

The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization has developed a specification for new generation of ultra-high viscosity ...

ILSAC GF-7: Welcome or Not?

ILSAC GF-7: Welcome or Not?

August 1, 2024

Steve Haffner explores how stakeholder alignment for ILSAC GF-7 has differed from that of past categories.

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ATIEL, UEIL Form Sustainability Panel

June 18, 2024

Two of Europe’s important lubricant industry trade groups – ATIEL and UEIL – have formed a joint committee to work ...

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China Diesel Oil Spec Nears Adoption

April 19, 2024

China is close to approving D1, the nation’s first diesel engine oil performance specification, a speaker from China N ...

ILSAC GF-7 Sent to Ballot

ILSAC GF-7 Sent to Ballot

March 6, 2024

ILSAC GF-7, the next pair of industry performance specifications for engine oils used in conventional light-duty vehicle ...

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Quality Assurance Programs

December 29, 2023

Want to license an engine oil? Certify a lubricating grease? Sell an approved outboard motor oil? Verify that your food- ...

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Engine Oil Specification Development Committees

December 28, 2023

People from many organizations must come together to advance lubricant specifications, ensuring that engines both old an ...