POLARIS Laboratories® is prepared to help its customers meet EPA NESHAP regulations that began on October 19. The Quad Z regulation requires an oil change on spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines (SI RICE) unless fluid analysis can prove the lubrication meets EPA thresholds. 

HORIZON®, the company’s award-winning application, is capable of analyzing sample data and sending an alert to customers when the fluid exceeds the Quad Z thresholds. This alert is necessary since the EPA only allows two days of operation after fluid analysis identifies an exceedance. Violations of the rule could result in $25,000 fines.

In addition to Quad Z analysis, customers will receive POLARIS Laboratories®’s exclusive maintenance and reliability recommendations based on the sample’s metals, contaminants and fluid properties. These recommendations help customers prevent equipment failure, increase uptime and save money.    

More information about how POLARIS Laboratories® can help companies can be found at www.polarislabs.com/how-you-take-action/neshap-zzzz or by e-mailing custserv@polarislabs.com.

POLARIS Laboratories® is an independent fluid analysis company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company analyzes oil, fuel, coolant and water-based fluids to provide maintenance recommendations that reduce maintenance costs, improve equipment reliability and minimize unscheduled downtime for companies in the transportation, oil and gas, construction, mining and power generation industries. The North American locations are ISO17025:2005 accredited by A2LA and all seven labs worldwide use the same test methods to ensure consistent results. The company serves more than 165,000 customers in 90 countries directly and through more than 125 private label fluid analysis programs, such as Chevron, Phillips 66, Ingersoll Rand, MTU and Cummins.