Overloaded Diesel Trucks
Visitors to China, India, South America and Middle Eastern countries may notice that many commercial diesel trucks appear to be overloaded, with sagging suspension, chugging along at fairly low speeds with cargo stacked high. There have been many cases of cargo stacked so high that the trucks ti...
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Soot Related Viscosity Increase; the T-11 Dynamometer Test Predicts Field Performance.
How can you be sure crankcase engine oil that meets the latest API specification will protect your engine in real world operations? Lubrizol’s extensive technical expertise and industry leadership can help give you piece of mind that your engine is protected. Take these peer reviewed published...
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David Lancaster, Lubrizol’s regional marketing manager for Europe
David Lancaster, Lubrizol’s regional marketing manager for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, reported at the ACI European Base Oils and Lubricants meeting in Krakow, Poland that new regulations on improving fuel economy and lowering green-house gas emissions are expected to shift heavy-duty diese...
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Black Smoke, Cause, Impact, and Prevention
Modified 123 We have all seen clouds of black smoke emanating from the exhaust stacks of heavy duty diesel trucks especially when the truck is under high load or hard acceleration. The black smoke is composed primarily of elemental carbon from incomplete combustion of diesel fuel and traces of...
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Impact of Soot in Engine Oil on Wear
As diesel engine designers and assemblers know too well, more stringent emissions regulations have led to hardware and software mapping changes that can yield unpleasant side effects, such as increased carbon particulate output that can migrate to the crankcase. There is the potential for more i...
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