Designation:D2982−07(Reapproved2013)StandardTestMethodsforDetectingGlycol-BaseAntifreezeinUsedLubricatingOils1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2982;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverthequalitativedeterminationofglycol-baseantifreezeinusedlubricatingoils(mineralbase)bytwoprocedures,oneusingreagentsintabletformandtheotherusinglaboratoryshelfreagents.Principallythetestmethodsdetectethyleneglycolbutwillalsodetectother1,2-glycolsthatmaybepresent.1.1.1Whenapositiveresultisobtainedandasampleoftheunusedoilisavailable,theunusedoilisalsotestedandusedasareference.NOTE1—Sincetheinceptionofthistestmethod(1971),therehavebeenmanychangesinbasestocktechnologyandadditivetechnology.Therefore,whenavailable,thenew,unusedoil,orasampleofthesameusedoil,knowntonotcontainantifreeze,istestedasareference.1.2Thetabletprocedure(ProcedureA)issensitivetoabout100mg/kgandtheshelfreagentprocedure(ProcedureB)toabout300mg/kgofethyleneglycol.1.3Glycol-basedcoolantleaksintocrankcasesmaynotbedetectedormayresultinalowbiasusingthesetestmethodsiftheglycolhasdegradedorbeenthermallyorotherwiseoxidized.Theconditionsincrankcasesmaybesuchthatcontaminantglycolsareoxidizedordegradedtoadegreetowhichthecolorindicatorreactiondoesnotoccurorisbiasedenoughsoastonottriggerthecolorchange.Othertestmethodsforthedetectionofcoolantsorcoolantadditivesinlubricatingoilsshouldbeusediftheresultsfromthesetestmethodsaloneareinconclusiveorquestionable.1.4Carbohydratessuchassugarsandsugar-containingsubstancesaresometimesusedforsabotagepurposes.Ifthepresenceofthesesubstancesissuspected,ProcedureAcon-tainsamodificationtoremovetheseinterferences.1.5Bothproceduresareadaptabletofieldkituse,andbriefdescriptionsforconvertingtofieldkitformaregiveninAnnexA1.1.5.1Commercialfieldt...
