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2024 Proficiency Test (PT) on Engine Oil (fresh) started

 

The letter of instructions can be downloaded here as a pdf document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option.

 

Please download the instructions for the PT iis24L07 here: the letter of instructions and the report form here

 

Summary of this proficiency test:

 

On 15 May 2024 the proficiency test on Engine Oil (fresh) started with 83 participants from 43 different countries. On that date, the samples were dispatched to the laboratories. Enclosed to the sample is the material safety data sheet (MSDS).

Please confirm sample receipt as soon as you have received and checked the contents of the sample package via www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. Please enter the date of receipt and press the "save date" button.

 

The samples can be analyzed on: Total Acid Number, Base Number, Color ASTM, Conrad Carbon Residue, Ramsbottom Carbon Residue, Carbon Residue (micro method), Density at 15°C, Evaporation loss by Noack, Flash Point COC and PMcc, Foaming Tendency and Foam Stability, Kinematic Viscosity at 40°C/100°C, Viscosity Index, Viscosity Stabinger at 40°C/100°C, Viscosity Apparent (CCS), Viscosity HTHS, Nitrogen, Pour Point, Sulfated Ash, Sulfur, Water, Ca, P and Zn.  

 

The deadline for reporting results is set on 21 June 2024. A laboratory that reports test results after the deadline will definitely not get direct feedback in case any of its results are suspect! So be in good time to get the most out of this proficiency test.

The test results should be reported via our internet based results reporting platform www.kpmd.co.uk/sgs-iis/. A login and a password can be requested via email to nl.iis@sgs.com