Emission Testing Services

 

 

Olson-EcoLogic is the premier independent emission testing laboratory in California. The test facility is designed to help engineering and administrative personnel serve customer needs. The facility complies with strictly controlled environmental standards and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) test requirements.

 

Our emissions testing capability  includes use of standard and alternative fuels. These include gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, CNG, LNG, H2 and dual fuel. All testing follows CARB and Federal Test Procedures (FTP).

 

Several of the largest DPF suppliers in the world have used our California laboratory for CARB testing requirements and ultimate verification approval to market thier products for engine retrofit.

   Our Services Include:

 

  • Personalized Consultation
  • US EPA and CARB Certification Testing
  • Marine Marpol and Icomia Testing
  • Exhaust & Evaporative Emission Testing
  • Durability Testing
  • CARB Executive Order Testing
  • OEM & Aftermarket Testing
  • Mileage Accumulation
  • R&D to Help with Product Development & Product Evaluation
  • 8-mode, 13-mode & Other Steady-State Testing
  • EPA Transient Cycle Engine Testing (50-450hp)
  • PEM's Testing (Portable Emission Measurement)
  • Complete Chemical Analysis of Hydrocarbons & Other Toxic Emissions

The test equipment at Olson-EcoLogic makes it a full service laboratory. We test various automobiles, including light and medium duty trucks, motorcycles and ATV’s.  Transient, Steady State, CVS78, CVS74, HFET, New York, Japan 10 and 11, IM240 and ECE15/60 are just a few of test cycles performed at the laboratory. Gaseous emissions from testing are measured for hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), Methane (CH4), particulate matter (PM) and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC).

 

Olson-Ecologic has an extensive inventory of heavy-duty diesel engines available for client use at our facility. These engines have been used for CARB DPF Verification Programs and Executive Orders.

 

Available Test Equipement:

 

  • Heavy-Duty Engine Test Cells (450hp AC dyno - 1000hp Waterbrake dyno's) 
  • Small Engine Dyno Test Cells  (2hp - 200hp Eddy Current dyno's)
  • Marine Outboard Engine Dyno (5hp - 400hp)
  • Motorcycle and ATV Dyno
  • Light and Medium Duty Chassis Dyno Cell
  • 10' x 10' x 30' Evaporative Emission Test Cell

    •                 Multi-Media Testing /Chemistry

     

     

                      CARB Multi-Media Requirements for Testing Alternative fuels.