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CONSORTIUM TO DEVLOP A NEW SEQUENCE VID FUEL EFFICIENCY TEST FOR ENGINE OILS
Report to ILSAC/Oil
January 23, 2008
Jim Linden
General Motors R&D
BACKGROUND
- Sequence VIB Test, used to determine engine oil effect on fuel economy, will be replaced with Sequence VID Test for GF-5
- A Consortium was formed to oversee development and provide funding for development of the new test
- Five additive companies
- Afton Chemical
- Infineum
- Lubrizol
- Oronite
- R.T. Vanderbilt
- Three oil companies
- Two automotive companies
VID Consortium (PDF 72kb)
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