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Method Codes Description
(Pending) Blotters Blotter Test
AFNOR NFE 48-690 N690 Dry Filterability of Mineral Oils (Dry)
AFNOR NFE 48-691 N691 Wet Filterability of Mineral Oils (Wet)
Alcohol Extract/GC AlcoholCont Fuel Dilution (Ethanol, Methanol, t-Butanol)
AMS 77-074 AMS 77-074 Appearance of Additive by Visual Inspection
AMS 90-009 AMS 90-009 Determination of Initial and Extended Sediment in Additive
ANSI B93.31   Multi-Pass (Hydraulic Filters)
ARP 901   Bubble Point
ASHRAE 86 ASHRAE Floc Floc Point of Refrigeration Grade Oils
ASTM (Proposed) p_TGAFord Combustion Chamber Deposits by TGA
ASTM (Pending) FTM 3470
H&M
Homogeneity & Miscibility
ASTM (Proposed)   Phosphorus Emission Index
BJ110-3 BJ 110-3 Oxidation Water Tolerance Test (Modified)
BJ110-4   Aluminum Beaker Oxidation Test Per Test (Extended Hrs.)
BJ110-4 p_ABOT 300 Aluminum Beaker Oxidation Test Per Test (300 Hours)
BJ1-2 (A) BJ1-2 (A) Extreme Pressure Properties of Lubricants
BJ1-2 (B) BJ1-2 (A) Extreme Pressure Properties of Lubricants
BJ124-01 BJ124-01 Filterability, Engine Oil
BJ127-1   Brookfield - Scanning
BN p_BNPOT Oxidation Test - Paddle - Burlington Northern
C-4   Viscosity Characteristics (Test 228 and D&E)
CARB 429   Analysis of Polycyclic Aromati Hydrocaron (PAH) (up to 19) by GC/MS with PI/EI/SIM
Caterpillar TO-4   Compatibility (Fluid)
Caterpillar TO-4   Compatibility, Fluoroelastomer
Caterpillar TO-4   Copper Strip
Caterpillar TO-4   Foam Test (with/without Water)
Caterpillar TO-4 TO4 HMT4 Homogeneity
Caterpillar TO-4 TO4 Rust Rust Test
CEC F06A96 CECF06A96 Lubricity - High Frequency Reciprocating Rig
CEC L-14-A CEC L-14-A Shear Stability (Mechanical) (30 passes)
CEC L-36-A CEC L-36-A High Temperature High Shear
CEC L-39-T p_CEC L39-T Seal Test (Includes all 4 elastomers)
CEC L-40-A CEC L-40-A Volatility - NOACK
CEC L-45-T/A   Tapered Roller Bearing Shear Test (VW Shear) 4 hrs
CEC L-45-T/B   Tapered Roller Bearing Shear Test (VW Shear) 8 hrs
CEC L-45-T/C p_CECL4520 Tapered Roller Bearing Shear Test (VW Shear) 20 hrs
CEC L-45-T/D   Tapered Roller Bearing Shear Test (VW Shear) 30 hrs
CEC L-48-T p_CECL48T Oxidation Test - Method A
CEC L-48-T   Oxidation Test - Method B
CEC L-82-A CEC Soot Soot
CETOP RP 124H RP 124H Filterability of Hydraulic and Lubricating Oils
CFR40 Part 80   Aromatics by Gas Chromagraphy/Mass Spectrometry
CI-4 p_PC-9 Seal Testing for CI-4 Qualification (Per Elastomer)
CMOT CMOT Caterpillar Micro Oxidation Test
CMS M1135  CMSM1135 6.3 Compatibility - Massey Ferguson (Oil)
CMS M1135  CMSM1135 6.2 Foam Resistance
CMS M1135  CMSM1135 6.3 Seal Compatibility
CMS M1135   Water Tolerance
Conrail p_Conrail Oxidation Test - Conrail Railroad
Cummins 10634 Cummins 10634 Filter Test - Drawdown Test - Full Flow & Bypass Combination
D56 D56 FLTC Flash Point  (Tag Closed)
D86 D86 DIST Distillation (Gasoline, Kerosene, Gas, Oil)
D91 D91 PN Precipitation Number
D92 D92 FIRE Fire Point - Cleveland Open Cup
D92 D92 FLAS Flash Point - Cleveland Open Cup
D93 D93 FLP Flash Point - Pensky-Martins
D94 D94 SAPN Saponification Number (Color Indicator) (Single Run)
D95 D95 WATD Water Content (Azeotropic Distillation)
D96 D96 Water and Sediment (Crude Oil)
D97 D97 Pour Point (Manual)
D129 D129 Sulfur (Bomb Method)
D130 MERCON D130 MERCON Copper Strip (MERCON)
D130 D130 Corrosion (Copper)
D130 Mod. D130 Mod Corrosion (Copper, with Specimen Weight Loss)
D156 D156 SayCol Color - Saybolt
D189 D189 CARC Carbon Residue - Conradson
D217 D217 UnWrk Cone Penetration (Unworked)
D217 D217 10,000 Cone Penetration (Worked 10,000 Strokes)
D217 D217 100K Cone Penetration (Worked 100,000 Strokes)
D217 D217 60Strk Cone Penetration (Worked 60 Strokes)
D240 D240G Heat of Combustion (Gross)
D240 D240 HCN Heat of Combustion (Net)
D287 D287 Density, Specific and API Gravity by Hydrometer
D322 D322 FD Fuel Dilution (Crankcase Oils)
D341 D341 Viscosity (Extrapolated to Various Temps.) (Calculated Only)
D381 D381 GUM Existent Gum Content (Fuels)
D445 D445 HT/LT Viscosity - Kinematic (Non-Standard Temperatures)
D445 D445 100c Viscosity - Kinematic @ 100°C (cSt)
D445 D445 VIT8 Viscosity - Kinematic @ 100°C (cSt) (Mack T8 Test Procedure)
D445 D445 100f Viscosity - Kinematic @ 100°F (SuS)
D445 D445 210f Viscosity - Kinematic @ 210°F (SuS)
D445 D445 40c Viscosity - Kinematic @ 40C (cSt)
D445 D445 Strip Viscosity - Stripped (Includes Stripping and Viscosity)
D471 Modified   Gear Oil - BUNA N (<500 hours)
D471 Modified   Gear Oil - BUNA N (1000 hours)
D471 Modified   Gear Oil - Polyacrylate (<500 hours)
D471 Modified   Gear Oil - Polyacrylate (1000 hours)
D471 Modified   Viton (<500 hours)
D471 Modified   Viton (1000 hours)
D471   Seal Test - Elastomer, test temperature and test duration (up to 1000 hours) may be decided by the client.
D471 D471 Nitrile Seal Test - Nitrile (Buna N) for LRI Qualification (1000 Hours @ 100C includes sampling intervals at every 100 hrs.
D471   Seal Test - Package for LRI Qualification includes Nitrile, Polyacrylate and Viton run for 1000 hours @ 100C
D471 D471 Poly Seal Test - Polyacrylate for LRI Qualification (1000 Hours @ 100C includes sampling intervals at every 100 hrs.
D471 D471 Viton Seal Test - Viton (Fluoroelastomer) for LRI Qualification (1000 Hours @ 100C includes sampling intervals at every 100 hrs.
D473   Sediment in Crude and Fuel Oil by Extraction
D482 D482 ASH Ash
D524 D524 CARR Carbon Residue - Ramsbottom
D524 / D86 Mod. Bottom10pct Carbon Residue - Ramsbottom (10% Bottoms)
D525 D525 Oxidation Stability (Gasoline)
D566 D566 DP Dropping Point
D611 D611 ANIL Aniline Point OR Mixed Aniline Point
D613 D613 Cetane Cetane Number  (CFR)
D664 D664 Acid Acid Number
D664-87 D664 TB87 Base Number
D664 D664 GE Base Number (GE Method)
D664 Mod. D664 MOD Base Number (Modified)
D665A D665A Rust Preventing Characteristics (DI-Water)
D665B D665B Rust Preventing Characteristics (Synthetic Sea Water)
D808 D808 Chlorine (Lubricating Oils)
D873 D873 Oxidation Stability of Aviation Fuels (Potential Residue Method)
D874 D874 Sulfate Ash (Sulfated)
D892 D892 FODN Foaming Characteristics
D892 Mod. D892 (sI,sII,sIII, sIV) Foaming Characteristics (Individual Sequence I, II, III or IV) (MERCON, API-SH, ILSAC)
D892 Mod. D892M (II, IV) Foaming Characteristics (Individual Sequence I, II, III or IV) (MERCON, API-SH, ILSAC) (Option A)
D892 D892 (A) Foaming Characteristics (Option A)
D892 Mod. D892M FOF Foaming Characteristics (Sequence I, II, III & IV) (MERCON, API-SH, ILSAC)
D892 Mod. D892M (A) Foaming Characteristics (Sequence I, II, III & IV) (MERCON, API-SH, ILSAC) (Option A)
D893A D893A NPI Insolubles, Pentane (Normal)
D893A D893A NTI Insolubles, Toluene (Normal)
D893B D893B CPI Insolubles, Pentane (Coagulated)
D893B D893B CTI Insolubles, Toluene (Coagulated)
D942 D942 Oxidation Stability of Lubricating Grease
D943 p_D943 Oxidation Stability (Inhibited Mineral Oils) up to 1000 hours ($250 per additional 1000 hours)
D971 p_D971 Interfacial Tension of Oil Against Water by the Ring Method
D972 D972 Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Grease
D974 D974 Acid/Base Number by Color Indicator Titration
D974 MIL

D974 MIL

Acid/Base Number by Color Indicator Titration (MIL Spec)
D976 D976 Cetane Index (Calculated from D86 and D1298)
D1093   Acidity of Distillation Residues
D1094 D1094 Water Reaction of Aviation Fuels
D1119 D1119 ASHA Ash (Coolants)
D1120 D1120 BPA Boiling Point (Coolants)
D1121 D1121 AFRA Reserve Alkalinity (Coolants)
D1122 D1122 AFSG Specific Gravity (Coolants)
D1123 D1123 AFKF Water Content - Karl Fisher Reagent (Coolants)
D1159 D1159 Bromine Number (Electrometric Titration Method)
D1160   Distillation at Reduced Pressure
D1177 D1177 AFFP Freeze Point (Coolants)
D1209   Color - Platinum - Cobalt (APHA)
D1218 D1218 RI Refractive Index
D1264 D1264 Water Washout (One Temperature)
D1275 D1275 Corrosive Sulfur in Electrical Insulating Oils
D1287 D1287 PHA pH (Coolants)
D1298 D1298 Density, Specific and API Gravity by Hydrometer
D1319 D1319 FIA - Aromatics, Olefins and Saturates
D1322 D1322 Smoke Point
D1331A D1331A Surface Tension
D1331B D1331B Interfacial Tension
D1384 D1384 AFGL Corrosion Test in Glassware (Coolants)
D1401 D1401 EMU Emulsion Characteristics (Oil)
D1403 D1403 UWrk Cone Penetration (Unworked - Quarter Scale)
D1403 D1403 60St Cone Penetration (Worked - Quarter Scale - 60 Strokes)
D1405 p_D1405 Heat of Combustion (Net) (Aviation Fuels) (calculated)
D1500 D1500 Color Color - ASTM
D1533 D1533 Water Content of Insulating Materials (Method B)
D1613 D1613 Acidity in Solvents and Chemical Intermediates
D1662 p_D1662 Sulfur, Active (Cutting Fluids)
D1742 D1742 Oil Separation From Lubricating Grease
D1743X2 D1743 Corrosion Preventative Properties of Lubricant Grease (Alternate Procedure)
D1743X2 D1743 Mod Corrosion Preventative Properties of Lubricant Grease - Alternate Procedure using Synthetic Sea Water
D1748 D1748 Rust Protection (Humidity Cabinet)
D1748 Mod. D1748 DXRN Rust Protection - DEXRON® III (Humidity Cabinet)
D1796 D1796 Water and Sediment (Petroleum Products)
D1839 Mod.   Cetane Improver (Amyl Nitrate in Diesel Fuel)
D1840 D1840 Naphthalene Content (Jet Fuel)
D1881 D1881 AFFO Foaming Characteristics (Coolants)
D1882 D1882 EOFA Effect on Automotive Finishes (Coolants)
D1903 D1903 Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Electrical Insulating Liguids
D2007 D2007 CLAY Clay Gel Analysis
D2007 D2007 ASPH Clay Gel Analysis (Asphaltenes)
D2008 D2008 UV Absorbance and Absorptivity
D2068 D2068 Filter Blocking Tendency
D2070 D2070 Thermal Stability (Hydraulic Fluids)
D2112   Oxidation Stability (Mineral Insulating Oils)
D2160   Thermal Stability (Hydraulic Fluids)
D2265 D2265 DPHT Dropping Point (Grease)
D2266 D2266 Four Ball - Wear Properties (Grease)
D2270 D2270 VI Viscosity Index - Extrapolated Various Temperatures (Calculation only)
D2272 D2272 RBO Rotating Bomb Oxidation Test (Single Run)
D2273 D2273 Trace Sediment
D2274 D2274 ACCS Accelerated Stability
D2276A2-88 D2276 Particulate Contamination in AV Turbine Fuel
D2386 D2386 FRF Freeze Point (Aviation Fuels)
D2440 D2440 Oxidation Stability of Mineral Oil
D2500 D2500 CLOU Cloud Point (Petroleum Products)
D2502   Molecular Weight of Oils From Viscosity
D2509 D2509 Timken - OK Load (Grease)
D2509 D2509 1 load Timken - OK Load (Grease)(1 load only)
D2532 D2532 Viscosity and Viscosity Change of Turbine Lubricants After Standing at Low Temperature
D2570 D2570 AFCL Simulated Service - Corrosion (Coolants)
D2595 D2595 Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Grease
D2596 D2596 Four Ball - Extreme Pressure Properties (Grease)
D2603 p_D2603 Sonic Shear Stability (Oils) (30 minute run)
D2619 p_D2619 Beverage Bottle Test (Hydrolytic Stability)
D2622 D2622 SXRY Sulfur by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Florescence
D2622   Sulfur in Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence - Additives
D2622M XrayCL Chlorine in Petroleum Products
D2624 D2624 Electrical Conductivity (Fuels)
D2625 A D2625 A Falex Pin and Vee Block - Dry Film (Time)
D2625 B D2625 B Falex Pin and Vee Block - Dry Film (lbf)
D2670 D2670 FALW Falex Pin and Vee Block - Wear Properties
D2699 D2699M SP Octane Number - CFR (Research Rating)
D2700 D2700M SP Octane Number - CFR (Motor Rating)
D2709 D2709 Water and Sediment by Centrifuge (Fuel)
D2710 D2710 Bromine Index of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
D2711 D2711 Demulsibility Characteristics (Oils)
D2711 D2711 EP Demulsibility Characteristics Extreme Pressure (Oils)
D2714 D2714 LFW-1 Wear Test
D2782 D2782 TIMO Timken - OK Load - Extreme Pressure Properties
D2782   Timken - Single Load Test - Extreme Pressure Properties
D2783 D2783 EPF Four Ball - Extreme Pressure Properties
D2809 D2809 CAVT Cavitation Characteristics (Coolants)
D2878 D2878 Vapor Pressure and Molecular Weight (Apparent)
D2887 D2887 Dist Simulated Distillation (Diesel Fuels/Solvents)
D2893 p_D2893 Oxidation Characteristics of E.P. Oil
D2896 D2896 AV Base Number/Alkalinity Value (Perchloric Acid Titration)
D2982 D2982 GLYQ Glycol in Used Oil (Semi-Quantitative)
D2983 D2983(Temp) Viscosity at Low Temperature (Brookfield per temperature)
D3227 D3227 Sulfur - Mercaptan
D3228 D3228M Nitrogen - Kjeldahl
D3231 D3231 Phosphorus (Gasoline)
D3233 D3233A FALE or D3233B FALE Falex Pin and Vee-Block Test (Extreme Pressure)
D3237 D3237 LGAS Lead (Gasoline) (Atomic Absorption)
D3238 p_CarbonTy Carbon Type (Calculated)
D3306   Ethylene Glycol Base Engine Coolants
D3321 D3321 FRR Freeze Point (Coolants) (Refractometer)
D3338   Heat of Combustion (Calculated)
D3339 D3339 Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Semi-Micro Color Indicator Titration
D3427 D3427 Gas Bubble Separation Time (Single Run)
D3519 D3519 Foam in Aqueous Media (Blender Test)
D3524 Mod. D3524M FDD Fuel Dilution (Diesel)
D3525 Mod. D3525M FDG Fuel Dilution (Gasoline)
D3606 D3606EPA Benzene with EPA modifications
D3701 D3701 Hydrogen by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
D3703 D3703 Peroxide Number
D3710 D3710 Simulated Distillation (Gasoline)
D3829 D3829 Borderline Pumpability (Viscosity MRV)
D3831 D3831 Manganese (Gasoline) (Atomic Absorption)
D3948   Micro Separation (Water in Fuel)
D4048 D4048 Copper Corrosion (Grease)
D4052 D4052 Density/API by Meter (15.5C/60F)
D4052 Mod. D4052M Density by Meter (other temperatures only up to 100C)
D4053 D4053 Benzene in Motor and Aviation Gasoline by IR
D4055 D4055(Size) Insolubles (Millipore Filtration)
D4055 Mod. D4055M Insolubles (Coagulated) using a 1.2 micron filter membrane
D4055 Mod. D4055M 2.7 Insolubles (@ 2.7 Millipore)
D4172 D4172 W4B Four Ball - Wear Properties
D4172M D4172 MERC Four Ball - MERCON®
D4176 D4176 Free Water and Particulate Contamination (Distillate Fuels)
D4291 D4291 GLQN Glycol in Lube Oils (Quantitative)
D4294   Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Energy Dispersive or X-Ray Fluorescence) Concentration Range >5%
D4294 D4294 SXRY Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Energy Dispersive)
D4308 D4308 Electrical Conductivity of Hydrocarbons (Precision)
D4310 p_D4310 Oxidation, Sludging Tendencies of Mineral Oils (Up to 1000 hours)
D4340 D4340 AFAL Corrosion of Aluminum Alloys by Coolants (In Duplicate)
D4529   Heat of Combustion (Calculated)
D4530 D4530 MCRT Carbon Residue (Micro)
D4539 D4539 Low Temperature Flow Test (Full Range)
D4539 D4539PF Low Temperature Flow Test (Per Temperature)
D4624   Viscosity - High Temperature High Shear (100°C)
D4624 D4624 HTHS Viscosity - High Temperature High Shear (150°C)
D4625   Storage Stability @ 43°C
D4629 D4629 NITR Nitrogen (Chemiluminescence)
D4636 alt 2 p_4636a2 Corrosion and Oxidation Stability
D4681-A1 D4681 RBIA Rust (with Reference)
D4682 D4682 MWR Miscibility - NMMA (with Reference)
D4683 D4683 TBS Viscosity - Tapered Bearing Simulator - Viscosity New Oil @ 150°C
D4683 Mod. D4683 TBS1 Viscosity - Tapered Bearing Simulator - Viscosity (Other Temp.)
D4683 Mod. D4683 TBS1 Viscosity - Tapered Bearing Simulator - Viscosity (Used Oil)
D4684 D4684 Viscosity, Apparent
D4684M D4684M Viscosity, Apparent (Diesel Engine Oils)
D4737 D4737 Cetane Index (Calculated from D86 and D1298)
D4739 D4739 TBN Base Number
D4741 D4741 Viscosity - High Temperature High Shear by Tapered Plug Viscometer (150°C)
D4742 D4742 Thin Film Oxygen Uptake (Single Run)
D4808 D4808A Hydrogen by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
D4809 p_D4809Gro Heat of Combustion (Gross) (Intermediate)
D4809 p_D4809NET Heat of Combustion (Net) (Intermediate)
D4814 A1 D4814 A1 Water Tolerance
D4814 X2 p_D4814Tvl V/L Ratio, Calculated (Gasoline)
D4815 D4815 Oxygenates and Oxygen (Gasoline)
D4927   Elemental Scan on Unused Oils (Ba, Ca, P, S, Zn ONLY) (Wavelength Dispersive)
D4928 D4928 Water Coulometric - Karl Fischer (Crude Oils)
D4951 D4951 Elements (B, Ba, Ca, Cu, P, Zn) by ICP
D4951 D4951 S Sulfur by ICP