Designation:D3607−08(Reapproved2016)StandardTestMethodforRemovingVolatileContaminantsfromUsedEngineOilsbyStripping1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3607;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversastandardizedprocedureforremovingvolatilematerialssuchasgasolineandwaterfromusedengineoilspriortofurtheroilanalysis.1.2Italsoprovidesanestimateofsuchvolatilesinusedengineoils.1.3WhenanaccuratevalueofthegasolinecontaminantisrequiredeitherTestMethodsD322orD3525shallbeused.NOTE1—TestMethodD322determinestheamountofgasolinebydistillationwithwater.TestMethodD3525determinestheamountofmaterialboilingbelowtheboilingpointofn–tetradecanebygaschroma-tography.NOTE2—Whentheamountofgasolineisrequiredtobeknown,theuserofthistestmethodisadvisedtodeterminewhichmethodistobeused.TherearecaseswhereD3525maybesetastherefereemethod.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoconsultandestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificwarnings,see6.1and8.5.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D322TestMethodforGasolineDiluentinUsedGasolineEngineOilsbyDistillationD445TestMethodforKinematicViscosityofTransparentandOpaqueLiquids(andCalculationofDynamicViscos-ity)D3525TestMethodforGasolineDiluentinUsedGasolineEngineOilsbyGasChromatographyD4057PracticeforManualSamplingofPetroleumandPetroleumProductsD4177PracticeforAutomaticSamplingofPetroleumandPetroleumProducts3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1stripping,n—theprocesswherebyvolatilefractionsareremovedfromaliquidmaterial.3.1.1.1Discussion—In...
