OEM's
Lubricant Basics
HDMO
Workings of an Engine
Lubricants Testing
100

TotalEnergies product that carries the LL-22FE++ specification

What is Quartz INEO Xtra Efficiency 0W-12?

100

A mixture of base oil and a thickening agent. Ideal for applications where the lubricant needs to stay in place, such as bearings and gears

What is Grease?

100

A premium line of advanced heavy-duty engine oils manufactured by TotalEnergies. Designed primarily for commercial trucks, buses, and specialty vehicles

What is Rubia Optima?

100

A type of engine that consists of four cycles, intake, compression, power, and exhaust.

What is a 4-stroke Engine?

100

The measure of a lubricant's resistance to flow

What is Viscosity?

200

A semi-synthetic heavy duty engine oil with the API FA-4 designation

What is Rubia Optima 2100 XFE 10W-30?

200

The unit-less measurement that describes how a fluid's viscosity changes with temperature

What is Viscosity Index?

200

An API CK-4/SN heavy duty engine oil with fuel economy technology that is suitable for natural gas engines

What is Rubia Gas 9M 10W-30?

200

A type of internal combustion engine that ignites fuel through mechanical compression rather than with a spark plug

What is a Diesel Engine?

200

The lowest temperature at which an oil will flow under specified cooling conditions

What is a Pour Point?

300

An automatic transmission fluid suitable for both GM Dex-CVT and Dexron VI

What is FluidSyn ATF/CVT?

300

The group of hydrocracked base oil used to make synthetic engine oil

What is Group III Base Oil?

300

A line of heavy-duty diesel engine oils manufactured by TotalEnergies Lubricants, specifically designed for off-road construction, mining, and earth-moving machinery

What is Rubia Works?

300

A component that strains contaminants like dirt, metal shavings, carbon, and sludge out of the engine oil 

What is an Oil Filter?

300

The mesure of an engine oil's resistance to flow during a cold start represented by the W in a viscosity grade. (XW-XX)

What is Cold Crank Viscosity (CCS)?

400

VW 504.00/507.00, Porsche C30, BMW LL-04, and MB-Approval 229.52

What are the approvals for Quartz INEO Long Life 0W-30?

400

A chemical compound blended into lubricating oils to slow down degradation caused by oxygen and extreme heat. Inhibits acid formation

What is an Antioxidant additive?

400

A synthetic CK-4 engine oil manufactured by TotalEnergies carrying both Volvo VDS 4.5 and MACK EO-S 4.5 

What is Rubia Optima 1500 5W-40?

400

An exhaust after-treatment device built to physically trap and remove particulate matter, such as soot and ash, from a vehicle's exhaust stream.

What is a particulate filter?

400

Indicates the oil's reserve alkalinity or its capacity to neutralize harmful acids created during the combustion process

What is TBN (Total Base Number)?

500

An off-road fluid mainly used in hydraulic systems that meets the requirements of Caterpillar TO-4 and Allison C4

What is Dynatrans ACX 10W?

500

a specialized long-chain polymer intentionally blended with a base lubricant to stabilize its thickness across extreme temperature changes

What is a viscosity modifier or viscosity index improver?

500

A specialized additive used in HDMO's containing metal compounds like calcium sulfonates or magnesium sulfonates. These basic, alkaline additives react with and neutralize harmful acids to prevent internal metal corrosion 

What are detergent additives?

500

A type of heat exchanger used to cool internal combustion engines

What is a radiator?

500

The measure of an engine oil's dynamic viscosity under extreme, real-world engine operating conditions.

What is High-Temperature, High Shear Viscosity (HTHS)?

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