Designation:D8226−21a´1StandardTestMethodforMeasurementofEffectsofAutomotiveEngineOilsonFuelEconomyofPassengerCarsandLight-DutyTrucksinSequenceVIFSparkIgnitionEngine1,2ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD8226;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—EditoriallyupdatedTMCgovernanceinformationinJune2022.INTRODUCTIONPortionsofthistestmethodarewrittenforusebylaboratoriesthatmakeuseofASTMTestMonitoringCenter(TMC)3services(seeAnnexA1–AnnexA4).TheTMCprovidesreferenceoilsandengineeringandstatisticalservicestolaboratoriesthatdesiretoproducetestresultsthatarestatisticallysimilartothoseproducedbylaboratoriespreviouslycalibratedbytheTMC.Ingeneral,theTestPurchaserdecidesifacalibratedteststandistobeused.OrganizationssuchastheAmericanChemistryCouncilrequirethatalaboratoryutilizetheTMCservicesaspartoftheirtestregistrationprocess.Inaddition,theAmericanPetroleumInstitute(API)andtheGearLubricantReviewCommitteeoftheLubricantReviewInstitute(SAEInternational)requirethatalaboratoryusetheTMCservicesinseekingqualificationofoilsagainsttheirspecifications.TheadvantageofusingtheTMCservicestocalibrateteststandsisthatthetestlaboratory(andhencetheTestPurchaser)hasanassurancethattheteststandwasoperatingattheproperleveloftestseverity.Itshouldalsobeborneinmindthatresultsobtainedinanon-calibratedteststandmaynotbethesameasthoseobtainedinateststandparticipatingintheASTMTMCservicesprocess.LaboratoriesthatchoosenottousetheTMCservicesmaysimplydisregardtheseportions.ASTMInternationalpolicyistoencouragethedevelopmentoftestproceduresbasedongenericequipment.Itisrecognizedthatthereareoccasionswherecritical/sole-sourceequipmenthasbeenapprovedbythetechnicalcommittee(surveillancepanel/taskforce)andisrequiredbythetestprocedure.Thetechnicalcommitteethatoverseesthetestprocedureise...
