Heavy-duty Engine Oil Specifications

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Engine Oil Category Timeline

December 28, 2023

The timeline below illustrates the sheer number of engine oil categories required to meet today’s demands compared to ...

An Insider’s Perspective on PC-12

An Insider’s Perspective on PC-12

May 26, 2023

Lubes’n’Greases discussed the looming introduction of PC-12 with New Category Development Team Chairperson Karin Hau ...

Sustaining Engine Oil Approval Systems

Sustaining Engine Oil Approval Systems

December 1, 2022

With electric cars becoming the focus for most vehicle manufacturers, can the lubricants industry continue to sustain th ...

ACEA Debuts New Heavy-duty Engine Oil Sequences

ACEA Debuts New Heavy-duty Engine Oil Sequences

July 6, 2022

ACEA’s new heavy-duty engine oil sequences have finally been released a year later than their light-duty counterparts. ...

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ACEA Updates Heavy-duty Sequences

May 17, 2022

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association published this month an update to its ACEA Engine Oil Sequences for he ...

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China Drafts Heavy-duty Gas Engine Oil Spec

May 13, 2022

A draft standard for lubricants for heavy-duty engines running on natural gas has cleared the project review stage and b ...

The Science Behind New Lubricant Testing

The Science Behind New Lubricant Testing

May 2, 2022

New engine oil performance categories mean renewed attention to the testing protocols that accompany them. Discover how ...

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New Panel Tackles PC-12 Costs

February 16, 2022

The development process that began last month for PC-12, the next heavy-duty engine oil category for North America, has ...

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PC-12 Development Cleared for Takeoff

December 15, 2021

The years-long process of writing the next heavy-duty diesel engine oil category began last week when the American Petro ...

Automotive

Automotive

December 1, 2021

How About Another Engine Test? As you all know, I think we may overdo the engine test requirements for engine oils. I ...

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API Closes Provisional Licensing

September 22, 2021

The American Petroleum Institute closed provisional licensing, invoked in March for most active North American industry ...

Spec Development Slogs On Through Pandemic

Spec Development Slogs On Through Pandemic

June 1, 2021

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

The Long March to PC-12 Begins

The Long March to PC-12 Begins

June 1, 2021

Automotive I’ve been in this business for a long time. For many years, the introduction of a new oil category was b ...

Provisional Licensing Invoked for HDEOs

Provisional Licensing Invoked for HDEOs

March 31, 2021

The American Petroleum Institute invoked provisional licensing this month for most active North American industry heavy- ...