Passenger Car Engine Oil Specifications

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Publishers Letter

Lubes'n'Greases - 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

Lube Report Americas - 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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Quick Uptake Forecast for GF-6

Lube Report Americas - September 11, 2019

ILSAC GF-6 will be four years late by the time it comes to market next May, but it will take little time for the industr ...

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The Cost of Using Group III

Lubes'n'Greases - July 22, 2019

With engine oils based on Group III picking up market share and the cost of approvals rising, discontent is bubbling up ...

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STM: A Sharper Tool for Engine Tests?

Lubes'n'Greases - May 21, 2019

With its ability to save time and money, can the Single Technology Matrix carve out a larger place in engine oil approva ...

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Agreements Near for GF-6

Lube Report Americas - February 6, 2019

Automakers and the lubricant industry are closer to wrapping up the long-delayed ILSAC GF-6 passenger car motor oil cate ...

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ACC Offers GF-6 Timeline, Relaxed Limits

Lube Report Americas - January 16, 2019

An American Chemistry Council committee proposed a plan last week for the ILSAC GF-6 passenger car engine oil category t ...

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ILSAC GF-6 Could Face More Delays

Lube Report Americas - February 14, 2018

A proposed engine test that is key to the ILSAC GF-6 engine oil specification is failing to discriminate between referen ...

SN Plus Date Still Up in the Air

SN Plus Date Still Up in the Air

Lube Report Americas - January 17, 2018

The American Petroleum Institutes Lubricants Standards Group formally adopted API SN Plus last week but still has not se ...

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ASTM Passenger Car Panel Gets New Leader

Lube Report Americas - January 17, 2018

General Motors Angela Willis has succeeded Valvolines Thom Smith as chairman of the Passenger Car Engine Oil Classificat ...

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Lubricants Group Ballots SN Plus

Lube Report Americas - January 10, 2018

The American Petroleum Institutes Lubricants Group closed its ballot on SN Plus Dec. 29, with a healthy majority voting ...

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API Engine Oil Licensing Fees Rise

Lube Report Americas - January 3, 2018

Fees for the American Petroleum Institutes Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System increased Dec. 1 in order to of ...

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Handbook 130 Adds European Specs

Lube Report - July 30, 2014

The U.S. National Conference on Weights and Measures will amend motor oil guidelines to encourage the identification of ...

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GF-5: Bearing Down Fast

Lubes'n'Greases - May 16, 2014

Less than a year remains to complete the new passenger car engine oil category - but there are still thorny patches in t ...