Jul 18, 2019 | End Uses, On-Highway, Passenger Car
The focus on high temperature high shear (HTHS) is gaining momentum as it is regarded as the parameter of the viscosity grade classification that best predicts fuel efficiency and more accurately mimics engine lubricant behavior in increasingly severe operating...
Jul 16, 2019 | China 6, End Uses, On-Highway, Passenger Car
Major changes are just around the corner for China’s lubricants industry, as the nation gears up to officially implement the China 6 emissions standards. Junmin Zhao, business manager, engine oils, spoke at F+L Week Asia 2019 in Singapore, sharing insights into the...
Jul 10, 2019 | Applications, End Uses, Passenger Car
The demand for passenger cars continues to grow in every continent across the world. Colin Morton, Business Manager at The Lubrizol Corporation, discusses the challenges and opportunities which exist in the move to higher performance, lower viscosity, fuel efficient...
Jun 25, 2019 | Applications, End Uses, On-Highway, Passenger Car, SAE
The automotive gear oil specification, SAE J306, was recently revised. In this video, Will Barton, Technology Manager, and Rachael Hitchcock, Product Manager – Driveline, discuss the changes introduced and the balance of gaining efficiency while maintaining...
Jun 20, 2019 | Applications, Passenger Car, Specifications, Video
As gasoline engine manufacturers have continued to optimize their engines for maximum efficiency and minimum emissions, a phenomenon called Low-Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI) has developed. Learn more about how LSPI can be avoided through the use of advanced lubrication...
Jun 14, 2019 | API, Applications, General Motors, Passenger Car, Resources
LSPI & Why Oil Specs are Changing covers low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) and why oil specs are changing. Lubrizol business manager, Martin Birze, and chemist, Matt Gieselman, discuss the new oil certifications API SN PLUS and dexos1(TM) Gen 2, challenges shops face...