Center for Quality Assurance CQA now does licensing for NLGI HPM grease

[slacktide_bitog]

That fake-looking site Chrysler uses to run their ATF+4 licensing program now does it for NLGI

 

[AutoMechanic]

I’ve never seen it till now lol.

 

[JHZR2]

Interesting. I looked at their flyer briefly, and it’s not immediately clear to me if this makes GC and LB obsolete. I would think potentially yes, but since it is chemistry non-specific, how does it deal, say, with a high moly chassis grease or something, versus something else?

 

[RDMgr]

Interesting. I looked at their flyer briefly, and it’s not immediately clear to me if this makes GC and LB obsolete. I would think potentially yes, but since it is chemistry non-specific, how does it deal, say, with a high moly chassis grease or something, versus something else?

The HPM standard does not supersede GC and LB. HPM are industrial grease standards. GC and LB are automotive. HPM is a core standard. There are several variants which are HPM+WR (water resistant), HPM+CR (saltwater corrosion resistant), HPM+HL (high load) and HPM+LT (low temperature). NLGI is also working on an HPM+HT (high temperature) standard. These are chemistry neutral performance standards. This means that thickener and fluid type are not specified. This means that compatibility becomes an essential consideration.