The heavy-duty diesel engine oil market is gradually shifting to lower-viscosity products, with advancing technology and better understanding of their ...

The Fafnir fretting wear test, an important part of several grease performance specs, has produced unacceptable variability in results. An industry ta ...

Allison Transmission announced yesterday its newest automatic transmission fluid specification for on-highway equipment. TES 668 fluids will be availa ...

The National Lubricating Grease Institute will publish details of its new High Performance Multiuse grease specification on its website within the nex ...

It’s not just because stakeholders want better performance from engine oils in more demanding conditions—external factors add more pieces to an al ...

General Motors’ proprietary tests required for its Dexos1 Gen 3 passenger car engine oil licensing will be available beginning Sept. 1, said GM Engi ...

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association issued a revision to its 2016 European oil sequences last week, ahead of the anticipated release of ...

Enforcement of engine oil and transmission product labeling and receipt requirements that impact quick lubes and their distributor partners is ongoing ...

Steve Swedberg discusses why the API CH-4 heavy-duty engine oil service category may soon be phased out.

The grease industry has been under pressure to develop formulations that keep pace with the increased performance and efficiency requirements of moder ...

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

ILSAC GF-6 makes its debut this month, but trouble is already brewing around LPSI prevention as engine oils age. A new test is in the works to cover p ...

The ROBO test brought significant savings as a stand-in for an engine test for low-temperature performance in aged oil, and it may not have reached it ...

Engine oil advancements for off-highway applications seem to lumber along behind on-road and light-duty vehicles. Emissions limits are forcing them to ...

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

The looming introduction of one of the most complex specifications to date is top of mind for formulators. Two companies share how they are preparing ...

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

Pressure is building for the heavy-duty engine oil market to begin shifting to lower viscosity grades, but lighter oils might not provide adequate pro ...

The world's two leading engine oil specification groups have developed a closer working relationship in recent years, which will enable new developmen ...

In October, General Motors promised its Dexos1 Gen 3 gasoline-fueled engine oil specification would be published this month, followed by a first licen ...