PQIA in the News 
Licensed GM dexos®1 Gen 2 brands
(0)March 11, 2021
General Motors recommends the use of dexos™ approved engine oils for global factory and service fill in spark ignited and diesel engines. Importantly, the brands with dexos approved licenses varies over time. GM’s list of Licensed dexos® brands is available online and updated quarterly, with the most recent update on December 16, 2020.
Dr. Scott McQueen Joins PQIA Advisory Board
The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Scott McQueen, Manager of Lubricants Research & Product Management for Phillips 66, has replaced recently retired Reginald “Reggie” Dias on the PQIA Advisory Board.
Irvin Warren – Tribute
The Petroleum Quality Institute of America is saddened to announce the passing of PQIA’s founding Advisory Board member, Mr. Irvin Warren William Irvin Warren June 1, 1942 – December 1, 2020 The Petroleum Quality Institute of America is saddened to announce the passing of PQIA’s founding Advisory Board member, Mr. Irvin Warren. Mr. Warren of Dunn, North Carolina,… Read More ›
The New API SP/ILSAC GF-6A Motor Oils are Now on Store Shelves
Although the new API SP/ILSAC GF-6A and GF-6B standards were approved for first licensing on May 1, 2020, motor oils with these standards have been hard to find on retail shelves. But it is not unusual for it to take several months from first allowable use date for new specifications to migrate into retail stores…. Read More ›
Reliance Fluid Technologies (RFT) Achieves PQIA Motor Oil Supplier Certification
METUCHEN, N.J., December 2, 2019 / — The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA), an independent organization with a mission to serve consumers of lubricants by testing and reporting on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace, today announced that Reliance Fluid Technologies (RFT) has successfully passed the rigorous PQIA Motor Oil Certification… Read More ›
An Epicenter of Bad Motor Oils
The two most recent rounds of samples PQIA reported on provided a revealing insight that may help address the issue of potentially engine damaging motor oils in the Midwest market. A particularly telling observation is seen when one maps the locations of the companies producing the motor oils that PQIA recently issued Consumer Alerts on. When… Read More ›
PQIA on GMA – Good Morning America – Read the Labels!
Good Morning America “GMA” ran a story today about Dollar General (DG) Stores Facing Multiple Lawsuits Over Allegedly “Obsolete” Motor Oils. GMA went undercover to four of DG’s New Jersey outlets to take a look at the motor oils on the shelves. They were accompanied by Tom Glenn, president of the Petroleum Quality Institute of… Read More ›