VLS Bulletin – October 2024 – VLS 010210
VLS 010210 – PCEO 5W-30 ACEA C2
On 18th July 2024 the case was accepted by VLS.
The case concerned the compliance of PCEO 5W-30 making performance claims against ACEA C2 and PSA B71 2290. The alleged complaint was that the product’s Sulphated Ash of 0.86% m/m is higher than the ACEA C2 and PSA B71 2290 test limits of equal to or less than 0.8% m/m and therefore the product was not compliant.
VLS sourced and tested a sample of the product. The test results returned a Sulphated Ash result of 0.89% m/m which is within test precision limits of the specification limit of 0.8%m/m.
VLS therefore finds that the product is compliant, the investigation and the case is closed and there is no case to answer.
David Wright, Company Secretary of VLS said “We want to ensure we have the highest standards in Europe for lubricant manufacture, blending and marketing, and we want a ‘level playing field’ for all participants, so that we protect the interests of the consumer and other end users.
In the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (UK) Ltd, we have set our course for stronger industry self-regulation by working positively towards more open and transparent competition that benefits all lubricant organisations.”
October 2024
