SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Office of Automotive Engineering
Fuels and Lubricants Research Division and thePowertrain Engineering Division
6220 Culebra Street, P.O. Box 28510
San Antonio, TX 78228-0510
Paul NemethPhone: 210 522 5891
MECHANICAL
Valid To: May 31, 2026

Certificate Number: 0702.01

In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to thislaboratory to perform evaluations of automotive fluids, fuels, emissions, automotive components, engine
and power train performance and durability using stationary engine dynamometer test stands (light-duty,non-road and heavy-duty) and vehicle dynamometer facilities, and automotive fleets using standards andprocedures from the following sources:
ASTM, API, SAE, ACC, CRC, ACEA, CEC, ATIEL, JASO, NMMA, CFR, EPA, CARB, ISO,
Passenger Car OEM'S, Heavy-Duty OEM'S, Two-Stroke OEM'S, Lubricant and Fuel Additive Company
Proprietary Testing Procedures, and Lubricant and Fuel Marketer Proprietary Testing Procedures.
Fuels and Lubricants Research• Crankcase Lubricant Evaluations (Gasoline, Diesel, and Alternative Fuels)• Fuels Performance Evaluations (Gasoline, Diesel, and Alternative Fuels)• Gear Oil Evaluation• Specialized/Focused Gasoline, Diesel, Alternative Fuels, and Lubricants Evaluations• Farm Tractor and Industrial Fluid Evaluations• Automotive Component Evaluations (Engine Dynamometer/Bench Testing)• Automatic and Powershift Transmission Evaluations• Power Train (Driveability and Durability)
Powertrain Engineering• Dynamometer Procedures• Light-Duty Vehicle Chassis Dynamometer Emissions and Fuel Economy• Heavy-Duty Engine Dynamometer Emissions and Fuel Consumption• Non-Road Engine Dynamometer Emissions and Fuel Consumption(A2LA Cert. No. 0702.01) 07/03/2024

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FUELS AND LUBRICANTS RESEARCH
Test(s):Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO)
Method for Dynamometer Evaluation of Unleaded Spark-Ignition
Engine Fuel for Intake Valve Deposit Formation
IVA Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils in the Sequence IVA
Spark-Ignition Engines
Measurement of Effects of Automotive Engine Oils on Fuel
Economy of Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Trucks in Sequence
VIE Spark Ignition Engine
Measurement of Effects of Automotive Engine Oils on Fuel
Economy of Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Trucks in Sequence
VIF Spark Ignition Engine
Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils in the Sequence VIII
Spark-Ignition Engine (CLR Oil Test Engine)
Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils in the Sequence IIIH,Spark-Ignition Engine
Evaluation of Rust Preventive Characteristics of Automotive
Engine Oils
Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils for Inhibition of Deposit
Formation in the Sequence VH Spark-Ignition Engine Fueled withGasoline and Operated Under Low-Temperature, Light-Duty
Conditions
Evaluation of Performance of Automotive Engine Oils in theMitigation of Low-Speed, Preignition in the Sequence IX GasolineTurbocharged Direct-Injection, Spark-Ignition Engine
Determination of Timing-Chain Wear in a Turbocharged,Direct-Injection, Spark-Ignition, Four-Cylinder Engine
Engine Oil Aeration Evaluation for Dexos® Oil Qualification(GMAER)
General Motors Oxidation and Deposit (GMOD)
Automobile Gasoline Engine Oils – Firing Fuel Economy Procedure
Heavy Duty
Evaluation of Engine Oils in a High-Speed, Single-Cylinder
Diesel Engine – 1K Procedure (0.4 % Fuel Sulfur) and 1NProcedure (0.04 % Fuel Sulfur)
Evaluation of Engine Oils in a High Speed, Single-Cylinder
Diesel Engine – Caterpillar 1P Test Procedure
Evaluation of Heavy-Duty Engine Oils under High OutputConditions – Caterpillar C13 Test Procedure
Evaluation of Engine Oils for Roller Follower Wear in Light-DutyDiesel Engine
Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-8 Diesel Engine
Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-8E Diesel Engine
Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in the T-11 Exhaust Gas
Recirculation Diesel Engine(A2LA Cert. No. 0702.01) 07/03/2024

Test Method(s):ASTM D6201
ASTM D6891
ASTM D8114
ASTM D8226
ASTM D6709
ASTM D8111
ASTM D6557
ASTM D8256

ASTM D8291
ASTM D8279
GMW17295
GM17043JASO M366
ASTM D6750
ASTM D6681
ASTM D7549
ASTM D5966
ASTM D5967
ASTM D5967
ASTM D7156

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FUELS AND LUBRICANTS RESEARCH
Test(s):Heavy Duty (cont’d)
Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-12 Exhaust Gas
Recirculation Diesel Engine
Evaluation of Aeration Resistance of Engine Oils in Direct-Injected
Turbocharged Automotive Diesel Engine,
Evaluation of Automotive Engine Oils for Valve-Train Wear
Performance in Cummins ISB Medium-Duty Diesel EngineCummins ISM Test
Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-13 Diesel Engine
Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in DD13 Diesel Engine
Evaluation of Engine Oil Aeration Resistance in a Caterpillar C13
Gears / Axles
FZG Gear TestingStandard Test Method for Evaluating the Scuffing Load Capacityof Oils (FZG Visual Method)FZG Pitting Load Carrying Capacity Test for Gear Oils
Evaluating the Thermal Stability of Manual Transmission
Lubricants in a Cyclic Durability Test
Load Carrying Capacity Test for Transmission Lubricants
Load Carrying Capacity Test for High EP Oils
Method for Indicating Wear Characteristics of Non-Petroleum
and Petroleum Hydraulic Fluids in a Constant Volume Vane Pump
Method for Evaluation of Moisture Corrosion Resistance ofAutomotive Gear LubricantsMethod for Indicating Wear Characteristics of Petroleum Hydraulic
Fluids in a High-Pressure Constant Volume Vane Pump
Evaluation of the Thermal and Oxidative Stability of Lubricating
Oils Used for Manual Transmissions and Final Drive Axles
Evaluation of Load-Carrying Capacity of Lubricants Used in Hypoid
Final-Drive Axles Operated under Low-Speed and High-Torque
Performance of Gear Lubricants in Axles Under High Speed andShock Loading
Transmissions
Caterpillar Friction Properties
Automatic Transmission Fluid Testing
DEXRON®-VI Aeration Test
Axialrillen-Kugellager (ARKL) (DEXRON®)
Synchronizer Function(A2LA Cert. No. 0702.01) 07/03/2024

Test Method(s):ASTM D7422
ASTM D6894
ASTM D7484
ASTM D7468
ASTM D8048
ASTM D8074
ASTM D8047 (COAT)ASTM D4998
ASTM D5182
CEC L108ASTM D5579
CEC L-07-95
CEC L-84-02
ASTM D7043
ASTM D7038 (L-33-1)
ASTM D6973; TO-4,
Section 5
ASTM D5704 (L-60-1)
ASTM D8165 (L-37-1)
ASTM D7452 (L-42)

TO-4 Section 6
GMW16444, Appendix K
VW PV1454;
GMW16444;
GMW16974
CEC L-66-99;
GMW16612, Appendix C

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FUELS AND LUBRICANTS RESEARCH
Test(s):Frictional Properties (SAE#2)
DEXRON®-VI Plate Clutch Friction Test
DEXRON®-VI Low Speed Clutch Friction Test
GM Three (3) Day Wear Test
MERCON® Clutch Friction Durability, Anti Shudder Durability,and µ-v Characterization
Allison Frictional Properties (Graphite)
Allison Frictional Properties (TES-389 Paper)
JASO Friction Characteristic Test MethodFleet and Fuel
Top Tier, CARB and EPA Standards, Detergent Gasoline Deposit
Control Performance Standards:
Intake Valve Sticking (IVS)CARB and EPA Procedures:
Method for Evaluating Unleaded Automotive Spark-Ignition
Engine Fuel for Electronic Port Fuel Injector (PFI) Fouling
Method for Vehicle Evaluation of Unleaded Automotive SparkIgnition Engine Fuel for Intake Valve Deposit Formation –BMW IVD
Marine / Two-Cycle
NMMA FC-W 115 hp
JASO:
Clutch Friction
Lubricity
Tractor
Tractor – John Deere
Water Contamination / Dynamic Corrosion using
SAUER-DANFOSS 90 Series Pump
Powershift Transmission Procedure
Spiral Bevel and Final Drive Gear Wear
As Performed with a 1400 Series Axle Brake TorqueVariation & Friction Retention
John Deere 102B Shear Rig Test Procedure
New Holland: Jenkins, High Energy Clutch, Driveline Stall
Evaluation of Hydraulic Fluid using the Denison Test
Procedure for Hydraulic Fluid Performance Evaluation
on Denison Pumps with T6H Hybrid Pump

(A2LA Cert. No. 0702.01) 07/03/2024

Test Method(s):GMW16444, Appendix C
GMW16444, Appendix J
GMW16974, Appendix GMERCON®;MERCON®-V;
MERCON®-LV;
MERCON® ULV
TES-439, Appendix C
TES-389, Appendix D
JASO M348:2012;
JASO T903:2016, Annex AIVSASTM D5598
ASTM D5500

NMMA FC-W
JASO T-903
JASO M-340

JDQ: 84
JDQ: 94
JDQ: 95A
JDQ: 96
JDQ: 102B
Denison A-TP-30533

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FUELS AND LUBRICANTS RESEARCH
Test(s):Test Method(s):Filter Testing
Inlet Air Cleaning Equipment for Internal Combustion Engines
and Compressors – Performance TestingMulti-Pass Method for Evaluating Filtration Performance of aFilter Element
Full-Flow Lubricating Oil Filters for Internal Combustion
Engines – Part 12: Filtration Efficiency using Particle Countingand Contaminant
Filtration Efficiency using Particle Counting and Contaminant
Retention Capacity

ISO 5011
ISO 16889
ISO 4548, Part 12ISO 19438

POWERTRAIN ENGINEERING
Test(s):Emission TestingLight-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy Test
TIP 07-022
Particle Number Emissions
TIP 07-051
Engine Emissions Testing Procedures
TIP 07-049
Transmission Spin Loss Test
Light Duty Laboratory
Light-Duty Exhaust Emission Test for
Gasoline and Diesel- Engine Equipped
Vehicle Using Test Equipment at Chassis
Dyno 7, 8, and 9
Battery Testing
Test Method for Evaluating Thermal
Runaway Fire Propagation in Battery Energy
Storage Systems(A2LA Cert. No. 0702.01) 07/03/2024

Test Method(s):40 CFR Part 600; 40 CFR Part 86, Subpart B
Swiss Ordinance on Air Pollution Control(OAPC), Appendix 4, Section 31, 32;
Particle Number Measurement in Accordancewith European Union Regulation No. 49, 83, & 96
40 CFR Part 1065
SwRI TIP 03-2103
SwRI TIP 07-022

UL9540A

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Accredited Laboratory
A2LA has accredited

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
San Antonio, TX

for technical competence in the field ofMechanical TestingThis laboratory is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017
General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. This accreditation demonstrates
technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system(refer to joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué dated April 2017).

Presented this 3rd day of July 2024.

_______________________
Mr. Trace McInturff, Vice President, Accreditation Services
For the Accreditation Council
Certificate Number 0702.01
Valid to May 31, 2026

For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory’s Mechanical Scope of Accreditation.