An artificial lubricant aging rig was developed in order to simulate aging processes of automotive lubricants. This article presents the development of the aging apparatus and its control system as well as results of artificial aging of SAE 0W-20 grade automotive lubricant with a modified thermal cycling procedure. Friction and wear measurements on a high frequency reciprocating rig were conducted to describe the lubricating properties of the artificially aged samples. Select oil samples were analyzed through FTIR spectroscopy.