What Do the Experts Say?
WHAT DO THE EXPERTS SAY
ABOUT OUR FORMULAS?
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Commercial Carrier Journal Article - “What sort of benefits will moly
give in engines? Basically the same as it does in other types of equipment,
i.e. reduced friction and wear of moving parts along with added anti-rust and
antioxidant protection. The results are lengthened engine life and oil life,
small but significant increases in power and fuel economy and easier cold cranking.”
University of Michigan, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Research Report - “...found that the coefficient of friction on MoS2 decreased
with increased load up to a pressure of 600,000 PSI at which pressure it was
0.032 and had the lowest coefficient of friction of any material ever tested.”
Society of Automotive Engineers Tech Bulletin #770834 - “The results
of this study indicate potential for improvement in axle efficiency if MoS2
based lubricants are used.”
Dept. of Transport Technology, University of Technology, Loughborough,
Great Britain - Research Report - “The beneficial use of molybdenum containing
compounds in various parts of the motor vehicle has been demonstrated. In particular
a 3% improvement in engine mechanical efficiency together with up to a 4% improvement
in final drive efficiency are possible.”
NASA Research Report - “The use of Molybdenum Disulfide as a lubricating solid also started in the 1940’s and it is now used in more applications than any other solid lubricant.”
General Motors Research Labs, Fuels and Lubricants Dept., Warren, Mich. - Research Report - “It is concluded that...engine oils should be formulated using friction reducing additives in order to improve fuel economy.”
1977 Plant Engineering and Maintenance Conference - Technical Presentation
- “Claims made for MoS2 based lubricants are supported by laboratory data and
case histories showing reductions in friction resulting in less energy consumption,
lower operating temperatures, less wear, less downtime, extended lubrication
cycles, a consolidation of lubricants used, less torque, increased output and
longer equipment life. Within the past few years, new dispersion technology
has been developed which permits the formulation of moly engine oils. These
oils have been tested in thousands of hours of laboratory work and millions
of miles of highway testing.”
International Industrial Lubrication Exhibition, Royal Horticultural Society,
Westminster, London, UK - Technical Presentation - “Moreover, MoS2, useful
by itself, also functions as an additive. It brings its own abilities to the
lubricant system with which it is joined. Thus, MoS2 is a material that can
be used to improve conventional lubricants, and as a lubricant itself.”
Ford Motor Company Research Report reviewing MoS2 friction reducing ability
related to fuel economy - “Friction modified oils exhibit a greater fuel
economy benefit during cold and transient engine conditions due to decreased
friction at the piston/ring cylinder wall interface during periods of high cylinder
gas pressure.”
Society of Automotive Engineers Tech. Bulletin # 750674 - This data
shows that 1% MoS2 engine treatment contributed to a reduction in sludge, varnish
and wear, as well as reduced oil viscosity due to oxidation and an improvement
in cranking speed at -20° F. In addition, neither new nor artificially plugged
filters removed measurable amounts of MoS2 from the oil. The presence of MoS2
in the engine oil did not appear to adversely affect the emission levels of
hydrocarbons, CO, or NOx.”
Commercial Carrier Journal Article - “...the addition of 1% moly reduced
valve train wear some 85% to 99% over the performance of the base oil to which
it was added. ...moly improved an oil’s scuffing protection by 4% to 34% depending
on the engine parts evaluated ...moly inhibits oil oxidation and sludge and
varnish buildup and improves an engine’s cold cranking speed some 12%.”
Clemson University, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson, SC in a review of existing technical and test data - “Moly has been well proven to be a viable and effective additive to any lubricant in numerous applications and types of equipment. The addition of moly has been shown to improve fuel economy and more importantly, to increase the useful life of a mechanical device through the reduction of wear.”
Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Mich. Test Report - Friction modified oils significantly reduce valve train friction. By contrast, oil viscosity had only a minor influence. Friction reducing oil additives reduce valve friction substantially.”
University of Michigan, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Test Report - “The results of this program strongly suggest an important,
positive benefit from the application of the “low friction” colloid additives
(e.g. MoS2) to lubricating oil.”
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
Cambridge, Mass - Statement based upon Existing Technical/Testing Data -
“The antiwear properties of the material (MoS2) are well known in the technical
community...”
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