The next-gen heavy-duty engine oil standard (PC-12) has been formally approved, announced the American Petroleum Institute, which also introduced the new CL-4 and FB-4 “donut” certification marks ...

Nobody likes it when their truck's diesel particulate filter gets clogged, forcing a lengthy regen. The API's new PC-12 category was developed, in part, to help with that.

The new oils in the portfolio include enhanced formulations designed to deliver advanced protection against oil breakdown, ...

PC-12 has been fully approved by API and will replace CK-4 and FA-4 engine oils starting in 2027. The new engine oil category includes FB-4 for lower-viscosity oils and CL-4 for higher-viscosity ...

By Darryl Purificati, Senior Technical Advisor, OEM/Automotive at Petro-Canada Lubricants, an HF Sinclair brand January 1, ...

Tanks and bottles of heavy-duty diesel engine oil throughout North America will soon look a little different. The American Petroleum Institute (API) plans to officially roll out its next heavy-duty ...

If your trucks have been running the same heavy-duty diesel engine oil since roughly 2017, whether you manage a hundred-truck fleet, run a small operation of a few units, or own the one truck you ...

Truck and engine manufacturers are in the final stages of launching engines compliant with new, stricter emissions regulations, and those next-generation engines will bring with them next-generation ...

There's a seemingly endless array of letters and numbers to worry about when it comes to motor oil, with one of the newest ...