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Quaker State Announces ILSAC GF-6 Compliant Motor Oils

ILSAC GF-6 is the name of the next-generation of standards set by the International Lubricants Standardization and Approval Committee.

Pennzoil Offers ILSAC GF-6 Compliant Motor Oils

Eight engine tests are required for ILSAC GF-6 licensing and to demonstrate improvements in motor oil capabilities.

What Techs Will Have To Worry About With GF-6 Oils

Technicians and shops that perform oil changes in the future will need to pay extra close attention to what they’re putting in the vehicle. While we’re waiting for API’s newest GF-6 oil standard to be approved, we are discovering just what future oil service may look like for shops.

Asian Vehicle Oil Update: GF-6 Oils

September 1, 2018 marks the debut of the first new licenses for the new GF-6 oils issued by the API Auto-Oil Advisory Panel (AOAP). This release comes after a long delay that initially projected the oils would be available in early 2017. The cause of the delay for GF-6 is that engine technology has been moving so quickly. Since the inception of GF-6, it has been difficult to estimate where the technology will be in the next five years.

GF-6 Oil Implementation Likely Delayed Again, But What Does That Mean For You?

If you’ve been waiting on the first license for the new GF-6 oils, prepare to keep waiting. This new oil spec that was first slated to be licensed later this year, and later postponed until April 2018, has now been projected to be delayed until 2019.