Servicing and Maintaining Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
In this episode of the Lubrizol 360 podcast, we discuss the service and maintenance implications of the growing number of hybrid and electric vehicles. We sit down with Lubrizol’s Martin Birze and My Hang Truong discuss how vehicles like the BMW i3, Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius are changing how engine oil and driveline fluids
Podcast: LSPI and Why Oil Specs are Changing
In the second Lubrizol 360 podcast, Lubrizol business manager Martin Birze and PhD chemist Matt Gieselman cover the new oil certifications SN-Plus and Dexos 1 Gen 2. We also look at the challenges facing shops stocking the correct bulk and bottle oil inventory today and in the future.
Podcast: Selecting the Right Engine Oil
Lubrizol business manager Martin Birze and PhD chemist Matt Gieselman discuss what to look for in an engine oil and why it’s so important that the right oil is used.
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.
GF-6 Oil Specification: What It Means For Your Shop
The Obama Administration finalized fuel economy standards in 2012 designed to increase fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 mpg for passenger cars and light-truck applications by 2025. This push for greater efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and better energy security set in motion the need for an improved motor oil capable of superior lubricant performance. The
BMW – Squealing Noise From the Steering Gear
Models Affected: E46 (3 Series) except M3 models E53 (X5) E60 (5 Series) up to March, 2006, except M5 and models with Active Steering (SA 217) and/or Active Roll Stabilization (SA 229) E61 (5 Series) up to March, 2006 E83 (X3) up to August 2006 without Servotronic (SA 214) The customer may report a squeaking
Directions: New Engine Oil Specification to Flow into Shops this Year
The International Lubricants Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC) is finalizing the
Chrysler Group Licenses its Transmission Fluid, ATF+4, for Retail and Commercial Usage
In response to marketplace demands and evolving vehicle technology, Chrysler Group has established a licensing program for its advanced synthetic automatic transmission fluid, ATF+4. This program will allow ATF+4 to be made available at retail outlets and through independent repair facilities for Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicle automatic transmissions, beginning Sept. 1, 2005.