GF-5 Timeline 

Important deadlines and milestones leading to GF-5

The new ILSAC GF-5 specification planned for Model Year 2011 means big changes for the passenger car motor oil industry. This site will provide you with the GF-5 news and process details you need to guide your business through this evolution.

Use the interactive GF-5 timeline to see the events and activities that will shape the future for the industry. Move the GF-5 timeline slider to see what has happened and what is coming next. As you move the slider, summaries of events and links to more detailed information will appear. This information can help you predict the impact GF-5 will have on your business.

  GF-5 Milestones

  The list below represents activities critical to the creation of the GF-5 performance   
  specification.  This list will be updated on a regular basis as we approach each
  milestone.  As each activity is completed we will mark the progress toward GF-5
  implementation and, as each milestone is reached, a news release updating progress 
  will appear.