Management Board
Unconfirmed Minutes from the last Management Board meeting, held on 16th
April 2010 are available to CEC Group members on the CEC Web Site.
TDG-L-104 - Effects of Biodiesel Test, Using the Daimler OM646LA Engine
An update on the new Biodiesel Test follows: TDG-L-104 Group had its first meeting on 12th April 2010 when Officers
for the Group were elected. All Sponsors sent experienced
representatives to the meeting and many sponsoring companies have
reserve representatives, in case of need. Joachim Vetter of APL has
been elected Chairman of the Group, with the full support of the CEC
Board. The Group is in the process of producing a tender document for
the supply of reference fuels.
SG-F-098 – DW10
An update on severity issues and recent engine failures.
A Task Force has been in contact with PSA to try to determine the cause
of severity problems and some of the remaining sponsorship funds will be
used to investigate the effect of injection timing on severity. The
Group met in November to discuss the problems but there was no support
for declaring the test ‘out of control’ at this time. A plan of
investigative tests was agreed.
Since this time two laboratories have reported a total of 10 engine
failures. Concerns have been passed to PSA.
It should be noted that the test remains accepted within CEC for
zinc-doped fuel only. (Refer to minute 4.3 of CEC Board Meeting on 5th
February 2008).
The Board has agreed that no further development work should be carried
out on non-zinc-doped fuels until the engine failure and severity issues
are overcome.
CEC Fuels Tests
The future of CEC F-16-96 (VW Waterboxer test) and CEC F-23-01 (XUD 9
test) is to be discussed during a telephone conference involving
representatives of ACEA, ATC and CONCAWE.
An update on the future of these tests and any requirements for
replacement tests, should be communicated to the CEC Board at its next
meeting.
SG-L-038 – TU3
It is possible that this test could be available for a further 3 years
with support from PSA, if a new supplier of camshafts and rockers can be
found.
PSA is working on this option, but without any guarantee. There is
currently 6 months of testing capacity remaining at 3 laboratories.
SG-L-093 – DV4
CEC is informed that the availability of this test is extended to end
2012. It is also understood that PSA is interested in introducing a
replacement test using a DV6 Euro V engine for the ACEA 2012
specifications.
Reference Oils
The incident reported in our last Newsletter about incorrect labelling
of a Reference Oil was old information.
The Reference Oils Group had already investigated the incident and
addressed procedures to ensure that this error did not happen again. We
apologise for any confusion caused.
Concerns relating to the content of Material Safety Data Sheets that
accompany the transportation of Reference Oils are still to be
addressed, such as the inclusion of information about country of origin
vs. protecting the anonymity of the original supplier.
Rating
The Rating Steering Group met on 14th April 2010 after a gap of 2 years.
The outcome of the meeting was positive, objectives were re-established
and the Group is now on track to meet annually. Rating Workshops were
discussed in some detail. There was support for both generic workshops,
as well as specific ones for a particular CEC test, but there may be
confidentiality issues to address regarding sponsored tests.
‘Availability’ of CEC Tests & Claiming a ‘CEC Result’
The CEC Guidelines will soon include a definition of what is meant by
‘available’ and ‘not available’ for clarification.
Also, all CEC Tests that are available electronically on the CEC Web
Site, but are no longer supported by a CEC Group will be clearly marked
as ‘unsupported’ to ensure there is no doubt about the status of the
test.
The CEC Quality Statement, Disclaimer and Obligation that accompanies
every CEC Test Method will be reviewed with the aim of strengthening the
message about the requirements for claiming a ‘CEC Result’ for a test.
CEC Secretariat Opening Hours
Opening Hours are Monday to Thursday, 0800-1730 hours. The CEC
Secretariat office is closed on Fridays.
CEC Help Desk
New Ideas? Questions to Ask? Guidance Required? Support is available
from Lyn, Barry and Monique. See the CEC Web Site for details: www.cectests.org
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