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What are the recent changes to oil specifications?

|Date: February 19, 2025

What are the recent changes to oil specifications?

CVW spoke to Harald Oosting, chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), about recent ...

CVW spoke to Harald Oosting, chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), about recent changes to oil specifications and the complexity of oil choice in a rapidly evolving market. T ...

February 19, 2025
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VLS closes Certas Lubricant Solutions case

|Date: January 28, 2025

VLS closes Certas Lubricant Solutions case

VLS has closed investigation VLS 010207 after the company involved — Certas Lubricant Solutions — took co ...

VLS has closed investigation VLS 010207 after the company involved — Certas Lubricant Solutions — took corrective action. In November 2024, VLS received a complaint about Kerax Hyperdrive KXR 5W30 ACE ...

January 28, 2025
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VLS urges workshops not to reduce oil quality

|Date: January 20, 2025

VLS urges workshops not to reduce oil quality

The lubricants trade body, the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), is urging workshops not to ...

The lubricants trade body, the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), is urging workshops not to be tempted to use poorer quality oil amidst rising costs and decreasing margins this year. Acc ...

January 20, 2025
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A guide to heavy-duty engine oils

|Date: November 28, 2024

A guide to heavy-duty engine oils

After an influx of cases in its 10th anniversary year, the new chair of the lubricants industry trade bod ...

After an influx of cases in its 10th anniversary year, the new chair of the lubricants industry trade body, the Verification of Lubricant Specification (VLS), Harald Oosting, reports on recent cases r ...

November 28, 2024
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VLS explores engine oil for older vehicles

|Date: October 11, 2023

VLS explores engine oil for older vehicles

Beware the risks of using the latest engine oil on ageing customer vehicles, advises Mike Bewsey, chairma ...

Beware the risks of using the latest engine oil on ageing customer vehicles, advises Mike Bewsey, chairman of industry trade body the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS). The number of vehi ...

October 11, 2023
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VLS details ACEA 2022 Heavy-Duty Oil Sequences

|Date: August 04, 2022

VLS details ACEA 2022 Heavy-Duty Oil Sequences

With the ACEA 2022 Heavy- Duty Engine Oil Sequences now released, CVW spoke to Mike Bewsey, Chairman of t ...

With the ACEA 2022 Heavy- Duty Engine Oil Sequences now released, CVW spoke to Mike Bewsey, Chairman of the industry trade body, the Verification of Lubrication Specification (VLS), to find out what w ...

August 04, 2022
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VLS explores emissions standards

|Date: June 07, 2022

VLS explores emissions standards

CVW speaks to David Wright, company secretary of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) – an ...

CVW speaks to David Wright, company secretary of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) – an independent industry body that provides a means to verify lubricant specifications – about the ...

June 07, 2022
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VLS explores heavy-duty vehicle delay

|Date: April 14, 2022

VLS explores heavy-duty vehicle delay

CVW spoke to David Wright, Company Secretary of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), about ...

CVW spoke to David Wright, Company Secretary of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), about the continued delay to the European lubricant specifications for heavy-duty vehicles. The Euro ...

April 14, 2022
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VLS discusses the use of hydrogen as a fuel

|Date: February 18, 2022

VLS discusses the use of hydrogen as a fuel

CVW spoke to David Wright, Company Secretary of independent trade body the Verification of Lubricant Spec ...

CVW spoke to David Wright, Company Secretary of independent trade body the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), about whether hydrogen could be a viable solution to the emissions challenge ...

February 18, 2022
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VLS discusses its vision for the future

|Date: December 21, 2021

VLS discusses its vision for the future

CVW sits down with new VLS Chairman, Mike Bewsey, to discuss his vision for the organisation and how he s ...

CVW sits down with new VLS Chairman, Mike Bewsey, to discuss his vision for the organisation and how he sees the future shaping its approach to lubricants. Q. First of all, congratulations on the new ...

December 21, 2021
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