The Fuels and Lubricants Research Division is internationally known for its fuels and lubricants research activities and continues to uphold the longstanding tradition of quality and client response, started more than 55 years ago. The Institute helps clients get automotive products to the market and keep them there in response to regulation and competition. A broad range of services is available for product research, product development and product qualification of automotive components and automotive fluids for on-road, off-road, rail, and water-borne transportation systems as well as recreational vehicles and stationary power equipment.

The Office of Automotive Engineering  is certified to ISO 9001:2000 "Quality Management Systems - Requirements," accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:1999 "General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories" and certified to ISO 14001:1996 “Environmental Management Systems.” The division has also achieved Ford Tier 1 status for providing engineering services and has received the Ford Q1 Quality Award. 

In conjunction with these divisional quality system accomplishments, the Petroleum Products Research Department is a Nuclear Procurement Issues Committee (NUPIC)-approved laboratory and the Fuels and Lubricants Research Division has maintained its status as an American Chemistry Council (ACC)-approved laboratory.

Walter P. Groff, Acting Vice President
Lee J. Grant, Assistant Vice President

• Engine Lubricants Research Department
  • Heavy Duty-Engine Oil Evaluations
  • Passenger Car Engine Oil Evaluations
  • International Lubricant Testing (ACEA Engine Procedures
    and Laboratory Tests)
  • Specialized Lubricant Evaluations

• Fuels and Driveline Lubricants Research Department
  • Fleet and Field Evaluations
  • Fuel Performance Evaluations
  • Specialty and Driveline Fluid Evaluations
     
• Fuels and Lubricants Technology Department
  • Fluids Filtration and Handling Research
  • Fuels, Lubricants, and Fluids Applications
  • Filtration and Fine Particle Technology
  • Fuel Systems and Contamination Research
     
• Petroleum Products Research Department
  • Fuel Analysis Laboratory
  • Fuel Conformance
  • Lubricant Analysis Laboratory
     
• Statistical Analysis
   
• Computer and Instrumentation Section
   
• Scheduling and Data Communication Section

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Division Publications

• Brochures
• Technical papers published
• Technical papers presented
• Technology Today articles

Test Summaries and Other Links

• API CJ-4 Engine Tests
• API CJ-4 Chem and Bench Tests
• API CI-4 Plus Performance Category
• API CJ-4 Summary of Tests
• Diesel Tests/PC-9
• Gasoline Tests/ILSAC GF-3
• Gasoline Tests/ILSAC GF-4 Test Summary/Requirements
• International Lubricant Testing
• Leisure Marine and Small Engine Lubricants
• QA Certificates
• Driveline Abstracts
• Technical Services
• Fuels and Fuel Additives, Fuel Economy Abstracts

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August 15, 2008