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What’s causing oil investigations to increase?

|Date: May 07, 2025

What’s causing oil investigations to increase?

CVW spoke to Alan Outhwaite, chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) technical rev ...

CVW spoke to Alan Outhwaite, chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) technical review panel, about the recent spike in lubricant investigations and its work to uphold standards ...

May 07, 2025
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Are new engine oils safe for ageing cars?

|Date: February 27, 2025

Are new engine oils safe for ageing cars?

The VLS urges workshops to consider the risks of using the latest engine oils in ageing customer vehicles ...

The VLS urges workshops to consider the risks of using the latest engine oils in ageing customer vehicles. The number of vehicles on UK roads is growing, but it’s also ageing. According to the latest ...

February 27, 2025
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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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