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 California Code of Regulations (Last Updated: August 6, 2014)
 Title 4. Business Regulations
 Division 9. Division of Measurement Standards, Department of Food and Agriculture
 Chapter 6. Automotive Products Specifications
 Article 7. Labeling and Specifications of Engine Coolants

  § 4167. Variance from Chloride Standard - Specifications for Recycled Prediluted Engine Coolant or Reconditioned Engine Coolant.  

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  • The Department may grant a variance for recycled prediluted engine coolant from the chloride standard contained in the ASTM specifications referenced in Section 4164, if the engine coolant producer or manufacturer of the engine coolant recycling system provides test data that the recycled prediluted engine coolant or reconditioned engine coolant meets all the following conditions:
    (a) The chloride content is less than one hundred fifty parts per million (150 ppm);
    (b) The recycled prediluted engine coolant meets all other requirements as specified in Section 4164;
    (c) The recycled prediluted engine coolant, when tested in accordance with Annex 3 of ASTM D 6471-99 shall provide a similar or smaller amount of precipitate when compared to the results obtained when testing the reference coolant specified in Annex 2 of ASTM D 6471-99;
    (d) The recycled prediluted engine coolant shows a Protection Potential, E G, of greater (more positive) than or equal to -400 mV v SHE (standard hydrogen electrode) when tested in accordance with ASTM Standard Test Method for Repassivation Potential of Aluminum and Its Alloys by Galvanostatic Measurement D 6208-97. The test solution shall be prepared as follows: Mix 50 volume percent of the recycled prediluted engine coolant or reconditioned engine coolant with 25 volume percent corrosive water (as specified in ASTM D 6208-97) and 25 percent volume deionized water at room temperature.
    Variances granted under this section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2003.
HISTORY
1. New section filed 11-29-93; operative 12-29-93 (Register 93, No. 49).
2. Amendment filed 11-2-98; operative 12-2-98 (Register 98, No. 45).
3. Repealer and new section filed 1-11-2002; operative 1-11-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2002, No. 2).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 12027, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 13710(a) and 13713, Business and Professions Code.