Bye-bye, GF-2
The American Petroleum Institute reminds its licensees that March 31 marks the retirement of GF-2, a few months shy of five years on the firing line. Unless a licensee sends in a new Part B form for its ILSAC GF-2 oils, it cannot use the "starburst" after March 31, 2002. API will issue amended licenses beginning in April to reflect the new authorizations. API light duty Service Category SJ, GF-2's counterpart in most technical parameters, continues to remain a valid category, and oils that carry that designation may be displayed in the "donut" along with SL. No date has been set for final retirement of SJ.
The American Petroleum Institute reminds its licensees that March 31 marks the retirement of GF-2, a few months shy of five years on the firing line. Unless a licensee sends in a new Part B form for its ILSAC GF-2 oils, it cannot use the "starburst" after March 31, 2002. API will issue amended licenses beginning in April to reflect the new authorizations. API light duty Service Category SJ, GF-2's counterpart in most technical parameters, continues to remain a valid category, and oils that carry that designation may be displayed in the "donut" along with SL. No date has been set for final retirement of SJ.