Technical Services 

Fuels and Lubricants Research Division

The Fuels and Lubricants Research Division of Southwest Research Institute includes extensive engines, fuels, and lubricants research, development, and evaluation activities.

The result is unequaled capabilities for automotive product research, development, testing, and evaluation. A client-driven and technology-oriented staff of over 450 provides a broad range of services for research, development, qualification, demonstration, certification, or evaluation of automotive components and petroleum products used in cars, trucks, buses, locomotives, tractors, motorcycles, and outboard engines, or any other internal combustion engine application.

Our services include bench, laboratory, or field demonstrations and include worldwide specifications.

We provide all relevant and applicable ASTM, OEM, and other recognized procedures, and we have extensive experience in their precision, calibration, and correlation. An even greater variety and range of services is provided for specific applications and special needs. This publication contains a partial list of the services available, organized by department. We welcome your inquiries and will provide price quotes on request at no obligation. Key personnel are listed at the beginning of each section and in a comprehensive list in the back of this publication.

Walter Groff, Acting Vice President
Lee J. Grant, Assistant Vice President
Southwest Research Institute
Fuels and Lubricants Research Division
6220 Culebra Road · P.O. Drawer 28510
San Antonio, Texas 78228-0510
Phone (210) 522-2823
Fax (210) 684-7523

The Fuels and Lubricants Research Division is

• Certified to ISO 9001: 2000, "Quality Management Systems - Requirements"
• Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025: 1999, "General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories" 
• Certified to ISO 14001: 1996, "Environmental Management Systems" 

The Division has also achieved Ford Tier 1 status for providing engineering services, and has received the Ford Q1 Quality Award.

In conjunction with these Divisional quality system accomplishments:

• The Petroleum Products Research Department is a Nuclear Procurement Issues Committee (NUPIC)-Approved Laboratory
• The Engine and Lubricants Research Department has maintained its status as an American Chemistry Council (ACC)-Approved Laboratory

Contents

• Engine Lubricants Research Department
• Fuels and Driveline Lubricants Research Department
• Petroleum Products Research Department
• Fuels and Lubricants Technology Department

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