| GLOSSARY OF TERMS - Lubricants | |
| AAMA | American automobile manufacturers association |
| AAR | American Association of Railroads |
| ACEA | Association des Constructeurs Europeens d'Automobiles |
| ACS | American chemical society |
| AFNOR | Association Francais de Normalisation |
| AH | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| 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 |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATC | Technical Committee of Petroleum Additive Manufacturers in Europe |
| AWD | All-wheel drive |
| bbl | Barrel |
| bhp-hr | Brake horsepower hour |
| BIA | Boating Industry Association (now NMMA) |
| BNP | Bureau de Normalisation des Petroles |
| BSI | British standards institution |
| BTC | British Technical Council of the Motor and Petroleum Industries |
| CAA | Clean air act |
| CCD | Combustion chamber deposits |
| CCDI | Combustion chamber deposit interference |
| CCPA | Canadian chemical producers association |
| CEC | Coordinating european council |
| CEFIC | Conseil Europeen des Federations de l'Industrie Chimique |
| CEN | Conseil Europeen de Normalisation |
| CES | Cummins engineering specification |
| CFPP | Cold filter plugging point |
| CGSB | Canadian general standards board |
| 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 |
| cSt | Centistokes |
| CVMA | Canadian vehicle manufacturers association |
| CVT | Continuously Variable Transmission |
| DETA | Diethylene triamine |
| DI | Detergent inhibitor |
| DI | Drivability index |
| DIN | Deutsches Institut fur Normung |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOT | Department of Transport |
| DPMA | Dispersant polymethacrylate |
| ECM | Electronic control module |
| EGR | Exhaust gas recirculation |
| EIA | Energy information administration (doe) |
| EMA | Engine manufacturers association |
| EPA | Environmental protection agency (us) |
| ERC | Environmental research consortium |
| 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 |
| GDTC | Gross delivered treating cost |
| GFC | Groupement Francais de Coordination |
| GM | General motors |
| GSA | General services administration (us) |
| GTL | Gas to liquids |
| GVW | Gross vehicle weight |
| HDD | Heavy duty diesel |
| HDE | Heavy duty engine |
| HDVIP | Heavy duty vehicle inspection program |
| IChemE | Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| IEA | International energy agency |
| IFP | Institut Francais du Petrole |
| 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 |
| LDT | Light duty truck |
| LDV | Light duty vehicle |
| LEV | Low-emission vehicle |
| LMOA | Locomotive maintenance officers association |
| MAAG | Monitoring Agency Advisory Group of CMA |
| MAD | Mileage accumulation dynamometer |
| MIL | Military specification |
| MIRA | Motor industry research association |
| MPG | Miles per gallon |
| 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 |
| NGVA | Natural gas vehicle association |
| NHTSA | National highway traffic safety administration |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NLEV | National low-emission vehicle |
| NMMA | National marine manufacturers association |
| NOx | Nitrogen oxides |
| 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 |
| OEM | Original equipment manufacturer |
| OTA | Office of Technology Assessment -DOE |
| PADD | Petroleum Administration for Defense District |
| PAJ | Petroleum Association of Japan |
| PM | Preventive maintenance |
| PMA | Polymethacrylate |
| PMAA | Petroleum Marketers Association of America |
| PNA | Polynuclear aromatic |
| PNGV | Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles |
| PPD | Pour point depressant |
| ppm | Parts per million |
| PTIT | Petroleum Technical Institute of Thailand |
| PTO | Power take-off |
| PTT | Petroleum Authority of Thailand |
| QPL | Qualified products list - united states military |
| RSI | Registration systems, incorporated |
| RWD | Rear-wheel drive |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SCAQM | South coast air quality management |
| SSU | Saybolt Second Universal - aka SUS |
| SUS | Saybolt Universal Second - aka SSU |
| SUV | Sport utility vehicle |
| TGF | Top groove fill |
| TMA | Truck manufacturers association |
| TMC | Test monitoring center - astm |
| USCAR | United States Council for Automotive Research |
| VGO | Vacuum gas oil |
| VOC | Volatile organic compound |
| VOF | Volatile organic fraction |
| WSPA | Western states petroleum association |
| GL-4/5 | API gear service characteristics |
| ABOT | Aluminum beaker oxidation test |
| AGMA | American gear manufacturer's association |
| AHEM | Association of Hydraulic Equipment Manufacturers |
| ASLE | American Society of Lubrication Engineers |
| ATA | American trucking association |
| ATD | Allison Transmission Division of GM |
| ATF | Automatic transmission fluid |
| ATIEL | Association Technique de I'Industrie Europeenne des Lubrifiants |
| AW | Anti-wear |
| BLF | British lubricants federation |
| BOCLE | Ball on cylinder lubricity evaluator |
| BOI | Base oil interchange |
| BOTD | Ball on three disks |
| BOTS | Ball on three seats |
| C-4 | Allison ATF specification |
| CCMC | Comite des Constructeurs d'Automobiles du Marche Commun |
| CCS | Cold crank simulator |
| CD-2/CF-2 | API 2-stroke diesel engine oil specification |
| CFI | Cold flow improver |
| CH4 | API heavy duty engine oil specification |
| CLR h | Committee on Lubricants Research |
| CRC | Co-ordinating Research Council |
| CSTCC | Continuously slipping torque converter clutch |
| CVT | Continuously variable transmission |
| DAP | Detroit Advisory Panel of API |
| DEOAP | Diesel engine oil advisory panel |
| DEXRON | GM's ATF specification |
| DOCP | Dispersant olefin copolymer |
| ECCC | Electronically controlled converter clutch |
| EC-II | Energy Conserving-II (engine oil designation) |
| EELQMS | European engine lubricant quality management system |
| ELTC | Engine lubricant technical committee (cec) |
| EO-L/M | Mack heavy duty diesel engine oil specifications |
| EOLCS | Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System (API) |
| EP | End point |
| EP | Extreme pressure |
| ESI | Extended service interval |
| ETLP | Engine Tests of Lubricants Panel |
| GEO | Natural gas engine oil |
| GF-2/3 | ILSAC passenger car motor oil classification |
| GMOT | General Motors oxidation test |
| GO-J | Mack gear oil specification |
| HDDO | Heavy duty diesel oil |
| HDMO | Heavy duty diesel engine oil |
| 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 |
| ICP | Inductively coupled plasma |
| ILMA | Independent lubricant manufacturers association |
| ILSAC | International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee |
| LCO | Light cycle oil |
| LOA | Linear alphaolefin |
| LRI | Lubricant review institute |
| LS | Limited slip |
| LSC | Lubricant standards committee |
| MERCON | Ford ATF specification |
| MTAC | Multiple test acceptance criteria |
| NGEO | Natural gas engine oil |
| NLGI | National lubricating grease institute |
| NORA | National oil recyclers association |
| NPG | Neopentyl glycol |
| OCP | Olefin copolymer |
| ODI | Oil drain interval |
| PAG | Polyalkylene glycol |
| 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 |
| PO | Propylene oxide |
| PPO | Polyphthalamide |
| PVL | Permanent viscosity loss |
| R&O | Rust and oxidation |
| SASH | Sulfated ash |
| SCOWT | Sprig clutch overrunning wear test |
| STLE | Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers |
| STOU | Super tractor oil universal |
| 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 |
| THOT | Turbo hydramatic oxidation test |
| TO-2/4 | Caterpillar transmission oil specification |
| TOST | Turbine oxidation stability test |
| TOU | Tractor oil universal |
| TO-X | Heavy duty diesel engine oil specification |
| UTTO | Universal tractor transmission oil |
| VGRA | Viscosity-grade read across |
| VI | Viscosity index |
| VII | Viscosity index improver |
| VTWT | Valve train wear test |
| ZDP/ZDTP | Zinc dithiophosphate |
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