Intertek Automotive Research performs vehicle based and engine dynamometer based fuel testing on numerous vehicle and engine configurations for the automotive OEM and fuel industry.
A variety of test programs are utilized including:
Intake valve deposit (IVD) mass evaluations
Combustion chamber deposit (CCD) mass and thickness evaluations
Dirty-up/clean-up and keep clean evaluations
Port fuel injection (PFI) evaluations
Octane requirement evaluations.
Fuel properties and characteristics
AR personnel have years of experience with test build up, test procedures, and end of test inspections in vehicle based and engine dynamometer based fuel testing, as specified in the ASTM D 5500 (BMW) intake valve deposit test procedure and the ASTM D 6201 (Ford 2.3L) engine dynamometer test procedure. AR personnel are also very familiar with customizing driving cycles and engine dynamometer test cycles to suit our customers’ particular needs.