General Reference: Standards
Emission standards
 
Emission standards limit the amount of pollution that can be released into the Earth's atmosphere.
 
ASE/NATEF standards
 
ASE is the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
NATEF is the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation
 
DIN72552 Electric terminal numbers
 
For almost every contact in a car there is a number code to standardize car wiring. These numbers are defined in DIN 72552.
 
VIN - Vehicle Identification Number
 
There are two different standards for the Vehicle Identification Number.
 
Environmental Protection Agency
 
The mission of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment: air, water, and land.
 
DARPA
 
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military.
 
ILSAC standards As a result a number of engineering associations have determined a range of standards and references that are now uniformly used to identify a particular oils quality and durability.