Oil Terminology:
UOA = used oil analysis
VOA = Virgin Oil Analysis
OCI - Oil Change Interval
FF - First Fill (Initial fill of oil)
HDEO - Heavy Duty Engine Oil
PCMO - Passenger car motor oil
API - American Petroleum Institute
ATSM - American Society for Testing Materials
SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
Group II - Dino oil (Crude based)
Grp III - Synthetic based on hydrocracked dino oil
Grp IV - Synthetic oils based on Polyalphaolefin (POA) (full synthetic)
Grp V - Synthetic oils based on Esters (full synthetic)
Dino - Dinosaur. Aka, fossil fuels, petrolium, crude; pumped from the ground
PAO - polyalphaolefins
POE - Polyolester
MSDS = Material Safety Data Sheet
PDS = Product data sheet
VI - viscosity index
PP - pour point
NOACK - a test procedure for measuring volatility
HTHS - High-Temperature, High-Sheer oil viscosity measurement
TBN - Total Base Number
TAN - Total Acid Number
cP - Centipoise - a unit of absolute viscosity
cSt - Centistoke - a standard unit of kinematic viscosity
KV - Kinematic viscosity
CCS - Cold Cranking Simulator
SAP - Sulfur,Ash, and Phosphorous content for diesel engines.
TOST - Turbine Oil Oxidation Stability Test ASTM D-943
RPVOT = Rotating Pressure Vessel Oxidation Test
#132 - Shaeffer Moly E.P. Oil Treatment
EP - extreme pressure additive
PPD - Pour Point Depressant - additive that retards wax crystallization - lowers the pour point
OTC - Over the counter
SLOB - Street Legal Oil Boost
VII - Viscosity Index Improver
VSOT - Valvoline SynPower Oil Treatment
WC - Water Column (used to measure small pressures)
ZDDP - Zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate (main use as anti-wear additive)
Oil Brands:
AFE - Some unknown oil
Amsoil ASM - 0w20 Amsoil Synthetic
Amsoil SSO - 0w30 Amsoil Synthetic (Signature Series)
Amsoil ASL - 5w30 Amsoil Syntethic
Amsoil ATM - 10w30 Amsoil Synthetic
COP - Conocco Phillips
GC - German Castrol (Castrol Syntec 0W-30 made in Germany)
MC - Motorcraft
M1 - Mobil 1
M1 EP - Mobil 1 Extended Protection
M1 HM - Mobil 1 High Mileage
MMO - Marvel Mystery Oil
PP - Pennzoil Platinum
PYB - Pennzoil Yellow Bottle (Dino)
RL - Redline motor oil
RLI - Renewable Lubricants Inc.
RP - Royal Purple motor oil
SOPUS - Shell Oil Products US
ST - Super Tech (oil filter brand)
RTS - (Shell) Rotella T Synthetic
QS - Quaker State
XOM - Exxon Mobil
Vendors:
AA - Advance Auto
AAP - Advance Auto Parts
AZ - Autozone (chain store) or Arizona
CT - Canadian Tire
CTC - Canadian Tire corporation
DT - Discount Tire
Automotive Terminology:
AC - Air conditioning
AT - Automatic Transmittions
ATF - Automatic Transmission Fluid
ATX - Automatix Transmission
BHP - Brake HorsePower
CAFE - Corporate Average Fuel Economy
DOCH - Double Overhead Cam(shaft Engine)
E10 - Gasoline with 10% ethenol
E85 - Gasoline with 85% ethanol
E90 - Gasoline with 90% ethenol
F1 - Formula 1 (racing)
HM - High mileage
MPG - Miles Per Gallon
MT - Manual Transmission
MTX - Manual Transmission
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OLM - Oil Life Monitor
PS - Power Steering
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute (of an engine)
SOHC - Single Overhead Cam(shaft engine)
TPMS - Tire pressure monitoring system
WOT - Wide Open Throttle
Internet Chat Terms:
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMO - In My Opinion
GF - Girl Friend
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary