The latest ILSAC GF-5 draft specification updates ILSAC's position. [PDF 90KB] Update #8, October 2009
At the September 30 and October 1 ILSAC/Oil meetings, new proposals were submitted by both sides but no agreement was reached. ILSAC issued a further version on October 5th with tightened Sequence IIIG WPD and Sequence VID XW-20 limits. The trade associations will now reconsider their positions in an effort to seek agreement on the final specification.
Revised ILSAC Draft Specification [PDF 210KB] Update #7, September 2009
Summary of GF-4 vs. GF-5 ILSAC/Oil Negotiation Position [PDF 24KB] Update #3, October 2008
Revised ILSAC Draft Specification, September 3, 2008 [PDF 1.5MB] Update #3, October 2008
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. and representatives from Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation, through an organisation called the International Lubricants Standardisation and Approval Committee (ILSAC), jointly developed and approved an ILSAC GF-5 minimum performance standard for engine oils for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
API Lubricants Committee Summary of GF-5 Specification Issues, September 2008 [PDF 31KB] Update #3, October 2008