Last month I gave you an update on ILSAC GF-6, the new gasoline engine oil category slated to see first use in the market by Sept. 30, 2016. This month, I want to close the circle by bringing everyone up to speed on the new PC-11 diesel engine oil specification, also expected to be in effect in 2016. The American Petroleum Institute's PC-11 New Category Development Team, ably chaired by Dan Arcy from Shell, is meeting regularly to review the new tests that will be required for this latest iteration in heavy-duty engine oils, as well as to ponder how the oils should be labeled for consumers. By the end of the group's April 25 meeting, a number of decisions had been reached or were taking shape on the anvil.
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