A new donut is being baked. Two, to be exact. The American Petroleum Institute’s Lubricants Group has established a New Category Development Team to launch the test-development phase of what will be a ...

It’s an advanced, next-generation engine oil standard focusing on ultra-low viscosity oils for modern engines. When purchasing oil, look for the API Service Symbol "Donut" on the label, which is an ...

The American Petroleum Institute’s (API) new diesel engine oil standards – API CK-4 and FA-4 – will hit store shelves and bulk tanks nationwide Thursday. Earlier this year, API’s Lubricants Group ...

With the American Petroleum Institute's Lubricants Group approving the transition into the development phase of Proposed Category-12 (PC-12), the replacement process for engine oil categories CK-4 and ...

It’s show time at last for the producers of motor oils developed through the API Proposed Category 11 process. PC-11 was launched in 2011 to develop specs for a new oil-service category to succeed the ...

Shell Lubricants on July 19 announced the next generation of its Rotella heavy-duty diesel engine oils — the CK-4 Rotella product line and the low-viscosity FA-4 Rotella line. The new lubricants, part ...

The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) made a request earlier this year to the Diesel Engine Oil Advisory Panel (DEOAP) of the American Petroleum Institute (API) to initiate development of a new ...

The new API CK-4 oils deliver many benefits that directly address major issues with off-road equipment, including extended drain intervals, reduced engine wear and ability to extend engine rebuild ...

Since March 2021, the process of developing the heavy-duty engine oil category known as Proposed Category-12 (or PC-12) has been slow and steady, as it was advertised. From the initial suggestion of ...