Heavy-duty Engine Oils

FA-4 Gains Ground

FA-4 Gains Ground

March 4, 2021

Protecting the internal components of heavy-duty engines is about more than efficiency. High-quality engine oil is the l ...

Heavy-duty Shifts to Lighter Oils

Heavy-duty Shifts to Lighter Oils

October 28, 2020

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

Valvoline’s China Blending Plant Completed

Valvoline’s China Blending Plant Completed

September 18, 2020

Fluor Corp. announced on Sept. 15 that it safely achieved mechanical completion of Valvoline’s lubricants blending pla ...

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Automotive

June 2, 2020

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

Not by Oil Alone

Not by Oil Alone

June 2, 2020

As heavy-duty OEMs struggle to improve fuel economy, the solution may lie on the surface of engine cylinders.

Let them Eat Coolant

Let them Eat Coolant

May 5, 2020

Once the market normalizes after the global lockdown, automakers and lube companies will need to look again at the long ...

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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 ...

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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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Mexican Standard Promotes Fair Practices

January 15, 2020

A new engine oil standard that takes effect in Mexico in mid-2020 should help promote fair competition in the country's ...

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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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 ...

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Automotive

November 20, 2019

Steve Swedberg does an API 1509-themed version of his annual Q&A column.

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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 ...

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FA-4 Oils Make Gradual Inroads

September 11, 2019

Although managers of heavy-duty truck fleets understand the fuel economy benefits of API FA-4 engine oils, many remain h ...

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Optimizing Specification Development

July 10, 2019

A proposed new engine oil specification development process would disconnect engine test development from the specificat ...

Heavy-duty Market Shifts to Genuine Oils

Heavy-duty Market Shifts to Genuine Oils

May 1, 2019

Global demand for heavy-duty motor oils shrank slightly over the past four years, but consumption of genuine heavy-duty ...

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Diesel Oils Trend Toward OEM Specs

January 4, 2006

Proprietary specifications – on top of industrywide standards – are becoming a way of life for heavy-duty en ...