| AAMA
|
American Automobile Manufacturers Association |
| AAR
|
American Association of Railroads |
| ABOT
|
Aluminum Beaker Oxidation Test |
| ACC
|
American Chemistry Council |
| ACEA
|
Association Des Constructeurs Europeens d’Automobiles |
| ACS
|
American Chemical Society |
| AFNOR
|
Association Francais De Normalisation |
| AFV
|
Alternative Fuel Vehicle |
| AGMA
|
American Gear Manufacturer’s Association |
| AH
|
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| AHEM
|
Association of Hydraulic Equipment Manufacturers |
| AIAM |
Association of International Automobile Manufacturers |
| AIChE
|
American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| ALI
|
Autoresearch Laboratories Incorporated |
| ANFAVEA
|
Brazil Auto Manufacturer’s Association |
| ANIQ
|
Mexican Association of Chemical Manufacturers |
| ANSI
|
American National Standards Institute |
| AO
|
Antioxidant
|
| AOCS
|
American Oil Chemists Society |
| APE
|
Association of Petroleum Engineers |
| API
|
American Petroleum Institute |
| AQL
|
Acceptable Quality Levels |
| ASLE
|
American Society of Lubrication Engineers |
| ASME
|
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASTM
|
American Society For Testing And Materials |
| ATA
|
American Trucking Association |
| ATC
|
Technical Committee of Petroleum Additive Manufacturers In Europe
|
| ATD
|
Allison Transmission Division of GM |
| ATF
|
Automatic Transmission Fluid |
| ATIEL
|
Association Technique De I’Industrie Europeenne Des Lubrifiants |
| AW
|
Anti-Wear
|
| AWD
|
All-Wheel Drive |
| bbl
|
Barrel
|
| bhp-hr
|
Brake Horsepower Hour |
| BIA
|
Boating Industry Association (Now NMMA) |
| BLF
|
British Lubricants Federation |
| BMEP
|
Brake Mean Effective Pressure |
| BNP
|
Bureau De Normalisation Des Petroles |
| BOCLE
|
Ball On Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator |
| BOI
|
Base Oil Interchange |
| BOTD
|
Ball On Three Disks |
| BOTS
|
Ball On Three Seats |
| BOV
|
Base Oil Viscosity |
| BSI
|
British Standards Institution |
| BTC
|
British Technical Council of the Motor And Petroleum Industries
|
| C of A
|
Certificate of Analysis |
| C-4
|
Allison ATF Specification
|
| CAA
|
Clean Air Act
|
| CAFE
|
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (USA) |
| CARB
|
California Air Resource Board |
| CCD
|
Combustion Chamber Deposits |
| CCDI
|
Combustion Chamber Deposit Interference |
| CCMC
|
Comite Des Constructeurs d’Automobiles Du Marche Commun |
| CCPA
|
Canadian Chemical Producers Association |
| CCS
|
Cold Crank Simulator |
| CD-2/CF-2
|
API 2-Stroke Diesel Engine Oil Specification |
| CEC
|
Coordinating European Council |
| CEFIC
|
Conseil Europeen Des Federations De l’Industrie Chimique |
| CEN
|
Conseil Europeen De Normalisation
|
| CES
|
Cummins Engineering Specification |
| CFI
|
Cold Flow Improver |
| CFC
|
Chlorofluorocarbon |
| CFPP
|
Cold Filter Plugging Point |
| CGSB
|
Canadian General Standards Board |
| CH4
|
API Heavy Duty Engine Oil Specification |
| CLR |
Committee On Lubricants Research |
| CMA
|
Chemical Manufacturers Association |
| CNG
|
Compressed Natural Gas
|
| CONCAWE
|
Conservation of Clean Air And Water-Europe |
| COP
|
Code of Practice |
| CPPI
|
Canadian Petroleum Products Institute |
| CRADA
|
Cooperative Research And Development Agreement |
| CRC
|
Co-ordinating Research Council |
| cSt
|
Centistokes
|
| CSTCC
|
Continuously Slipping Torque Converter Clutch |
| CVMA
|
Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association |
| CVT |
Continuously Variable Transmission |
| DAP
|
Detroit Advisory Panel of API |
| DCT
|
Dual Clutch Transmission |
| DEOAP
|
Diesel Engine Oil Advisory Panel |
| DETA
|
Diethylene Triamine |
| DEXRON
|
GM’s ATF Specification
|
| DI
|
Detergent Inhibitor |
| DI
|
Drivability Index |
| DIN
|
Deutsches Institut Fur Normung |
| DOCP
|
Dispersant Olefin Copolymer |
| DOD
|
Department of Defense |
| DOE
|
Department of Energy |
| DOT
|
Department of Transport
|
| DPMA
|
Dispersant Polymethacrylate
|
| ECCC
|
Electronically Controlled Converter Clutch |
| EC-II
|
Energy Conserving-II (Engine Oil Designation) |
| ECM
|
Electronic Control Module |
| EELQMS
|
European Engine Lubricant Quality Management System |
| EGR
|
Exhaust Gas Recirculation |
| EIA
|
Energy Information Administration (Doe) |
| ELTC
|
Engine Lubricant Technical Committee (Cec) |
| EMA
|
Engine Manufacturers Association |
| EO-L/M
|
Mack Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Oil Specifications |
| EOLCS
|
Engine Oil Licensing And Certification System (API) |
| EP
|
End Point
|
| EP
|
Extreme Pressure |
| EPA
|
Environmental Protection Agency (Us) |
| ERC
|
Environmental Research Consortium |
| ESI
|
Extended Service Interval |
| ETLP
|
Engine Tests of Lubricants Panel |
| EUROPIA
|
European Petroleum Industry Association |
| EV
|
Electric Vehicle |
| EVA
|
Ethyl Vinyl Acetate |
| FCC
|
Fluid Catalytic Cracker |
| FE
|
Fuel Economy
|
| FERC
|
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| FFV
|
Flexible Fueled Vehicle |
| FT
|
Fischer-Tropsch |
| FTC
|
Federal Trade Commission (US) |
| FTP
|
Federal Test Procedure (EPA) |
| FWD
|
Front- Or Four-Wheel Drive |
| GAO
|
General Accounting Office (US) |
| GATC
|
Gross Additive Treat Cost |
| GC
|
Gas Chromatography |
| GDTC
|
Gross Delivered Treating Cost |
| GEO
|
Natural Gas Engine Oil
|
| GF-2/3
|
ILSAC Passenger Car Motor Oil Classification |
| GFC
|
Groupement Francais De Coordination |
| GL-4/5
|
API Gear Service Characteristics |
| GM
|
General Motors |
| GMOT
|
General Motors Oxidation Test |
| GO-J
|
Mack Gear Oil Specification |
| GSA
|
General Services Administration (US) |
| GTL
|
Gas To Liquids |
| GVW
|
Gross Vehicle Weight |
| HDD
|
Heavy Duty Diesel |
| HDDO
|
Heavy Duty Diesel Oil |
| HDE
|
Heavy Duty Engine |
| HDMO
|
Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Oil |
| HDVIP
|
Heavy Duty Vehicle Inspection Program |
| HEFCAD
|
High Energy, Friction Characteristics And Durability |
| HF-O/1/2
|
Denison Hydraulic Fluid Specifications |
| HFRR
|
High Frequency Reciprocating Rig Test |
| HTHSRV
|
High Temperature High Shear Rate Viscosity |
| HWBF
|
High Water-Based Fluid
|
| IChemE
|
Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| ICP
|
Inductively Coupled Plasma |
| IDI
|
Indirect Diesel Injection |
| IEA
|
International Energy Agency |
| IFP
|
Institute Francais Du Petrole
|
| ILMA
|
Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association |
| ILSAC
|
International Lubricant Standardization And Approval Committee |
| IP
|
Institute of Petroleum
|
| ISO
|
International Organization For Standardization |
| IVD
|
Intake Valve Deposits |
| JAMA
|
Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association |
| JARI
|
Japanese Automotive Research Institute |
| JASO
|
Japanese Automotive Standards Organization |
| JAST
|
Japanese Society of Tribologists
|
| JCAP
|
Japan Clean Air Program |
| JIS
|
Japanese Industrial Standards |
| JPI
|
Japanese Petroleum Institute |
| JSAE
|
Japanese Society of Automotive Engineer |
| LAC
|
Lowest Additive Concentration |
| LCA
|
Life Cycle Analysis |
| LCO
|
Light Cycle Oil |
| LDT
|
Light Duty Truck |
| LDV
|
Light Duty Vehicle |
| LEV
|
Low-Emission Vehicle |
| LMOA
|
Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association |
| LNG
|
Liquefied Natural Gas |
| LOA
|
Linear Alphaolefin |
| LPG
|
Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| LRI
|
Lubricant Review Institute |
| LS
|
Limited Slip
|
| LSC
|
Lubricant Standards Committee |
| MAAG
|
Monitoring Agency Advisory Group of CMA |
| MAD
|
Mileage Accumulation Dynamometer |
| MBBL
|
Thousand Barrels |
| MERCON
|
Ford ATF Specification
|
| MIL
|
Military Specification
|
| MIRA
|
Motor Industry Research Association |
| MPG
|
Miles Per Gallon |
| MRV
|
Mini Rotary Viscometer |
| MSDS
|
Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MSO
|
Marine System Oil |
| MTAC
|
Multiple Test Acceptance Criteria |
| MTBE
|
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether |
| MVEG
|
Motor Vehicle Emissions Group |
| MVMA
|
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association |
| NATC
|
Net Additive Treat Cost |
| NCP
|
Non-Conformance Penalties |
| NCRP
|
National Cooperative Research Program |
| NDOCP
|
Non-Dispersant Olefin Copolymer |
| NDTC
|
Net Delivered Treat Cost |
| NGEO
|
Natural Gas Engine Oil
|
| NGVA
|
Natural Gas Vehicle Association |
| NHTSA
|
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| NIST
|
National Institute of Standards And Technology |
| NLEV
|
National Low-Emission Vehicle |
| NLGI
|
National Lubricating Grease Institute |
| NMMA
|
National Marine Manufacturers Association |
| NORA
|
National Oil Recyclers Association |
| NOx
|
Nitrogen Oxides |
| NPG
|
Neopentyl Glycol |
| NPRA
|
National Petrochemical & Refiners Association |
| NPRM
|
Notice of Proposed Rule Making – EPA |
| NRCC
|
National Research Council of Canada |
| NUTEK
|
National Board For Industrial And Technical Development |
| OCP
|
Olefin Copolymer |
| ODI
|
Oil Drain Interval |
| OEM
|
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OPEC
|
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OTA
|
Office of Technology Assessment -DOE |
| PADD
|
Petroleum Administration For Defense District |
| PAG
|
Polyalkylene Glycol |
| PAH
|
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon |
| PAJ
|
Petroleum Association of Japan |
| PAO
|
Polyalphaolefin |
| PC
|
Proposed Classification
|
| PCB
|
Polychlorinated Biphenyl
|
| PCEO
|
Passenger Car Engine Oil |
| PCMO
|
Passenger Car Motor Oil |
| PCTFE
|
Polychlorotrifluoroethylene
|
| PCV
|
Positive Crankcase Ventilation |
| PE
|
Pentaerythritol |
| PFPE
|
Perfluoroalkylpolyether
|
| PM
|
Preventive Maintenance
|
| PMA
|
Polymethacrylate |
| PMAA
|
Petroleum Marketers Association of America |
| PNA
|
Polynuclear Aromatic |
| PNGV
|
Partnership For A New Generation of Vehicles |
| PO
|
Propylene Oxide |
| PPD
|
Pour Point Depressant |
| ppm
|
Parts Per Million |
| PPO
|
Polyphthalamide |
| PQIA
|
Petroleum Quality Institute of America |
| PTF
|
Powershift Transmission Fluid |
| PTFE
|
Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PTIT
|
Petroleum Technical Institute of Thailand |
| PTO
|
Power Take-Off |
| PTT
|
Petroleum Authority of Thailand |
| PVL
|
Permanent Viscosity Loss |
| QPL
|
Qualified Products List – United States Military |
| R&O
|
Rust And Oxidation |
| RRBO
|
Re-Refined Base Oil |
| RSI
|
Registration Systems, Incorporated |
| RWD
|
Rear-Wheel Drive |
| SAE
|
Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SASH
|
Sulfated Ash
|
| SCAQM
|
South Coast Air Quality Management |
| SCOWT
|
Sprig Clutch Overrunning Wear Test |
| SSI
|
Shear Stability Index |
| SSU
|
Saybolt Second Universal – Aka SUS |
| STLE
|
Society of Tribologists And Lubrication Engineers |
| STOU
|
Super Tractor Oil Universal |
| SUS
|
Saybolt Universal Second – Aka SSU |
| SUV
|
Sport Utility Vehicle |
| TAN
|
Total Acid Number |
| TBD
|
Thousand Barrels A Day
|
| TBN
|
Total Base Number |
| TCW-3
|
Water Cooled 2-Cycle Engine Oil Specification |
| TEOST
|
Thermal-Oxidation Engine Oil Simulation Test |
| TFOUT
|
Thin Film Oxygen Uptake Test |
| TGF
|
Top Groove Fill |
| THOT
|
Turbo Hydramatic Oxidation Test |
| THF
|
Tractor Hydraulic Fluid |
| TMA
|
Truck Manufacturers Association |
| TMC
|
Test Monitoring Center – ASTM |
| TO-2/4
|
Caterpillar Transmission Oil Specification |
| TOST
|
Turbine Oxidation Stability Test |
| TOU
|
Tractor Oil Universal |
| TO-X
|
Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Oil Specification |
| USCAR
|
United States Council For Automotive Research |
| UTTO
|
Universal Tractor Transmission Oil |
| VGO
|
Vacuum Gas Oil |
| VGRA
|
Viscosity-Grade Read Across |
| VHVI
|
Very High Viscosity Index |
| VI
|
Viscosity Index |
| VII
|
Viscosity Index Improver |
| VM
|
Viscosity Modifier |
| VOC
|
Volatile Organic Compound |
| VOF
|
Volatile Organic Fraction |
| VTWT
|
Valve Train Wear Test |
| WSPA
|
Western States Petroleum Association |
| ZDP/ZDTP
|
Zinc Dithiophosphate |
