Emissions Laboratory
TRC’s capabilities include exhaust and evaporative emissions testing within our 24,000-square-foot Emissions Laboratory. The facility provides engine and chassis dynamometer-based exhaust emissions and fuel economy testing.
Experience:
- Gasoline, diesel, and alternative fuel engines and vehicles
- Light-duty vehicle, motorcycle and all-terrain vehicles
- Lawn and garden utility
- Exhaust and evaporative emissions certification: EPA, California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
- Fuel, additive, lubricant and aftermarket parts validation
- Intake valve and port fuel injector deposit testing
- Fuel blending, storage, and dispensing
- Fuel and lubricant analysis
- Fuel system component durability and fuel compatibility testing
Capabilities:
- Analytical and fuel analysis laboratories:
- Fuel Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) — American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) D1591
- Gasoline and Diesel Distillation Curve — ASTM D86
- Fuel Gum Test — ASTM B381
- Fuel Ethanol Content up to 20 percent using a Wilks Analyzer
- Deterioration Factor (DF) Service Accumulation for Motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs and light duty vehicles
- Periodic injector flow restriction measurement
- Intake Valve Deposit (IVD) testing
- CARB BMW 10,000-mile (16,093 km) intake valve test = 900 miles (1,448 km) a day
- Road-load coastdowns
All U.S. chassis emissions testing and most European and Japanese chassis emissions testing can be conducted at the TRC Emissions Laboratory.