ENGINEERING BULLETIN
Five in One – Detergency Technology
Nigel McKenzie
I have been asked a number of questions regarding the detergency capacity of our new Five in One Petrol and Diesel products, so I have taken the time to prepare a slightly more in depth explanation of the products. For both the Diesel and Petrol products the detergency package is very similar and performs I the same way and we can make the following claims;
The effect of Diesel System Cleaner
- Nigel McKenzie
Over the years there have been frequent questions about the difference between Diesel System Treatment and Diesel System Cleaner. In short the primary difference is that the Treatment is designed to be used ideally at the service interval and is packed with detergents that are primarily for the eradication of carbon in the combustion chamber and the cleaning of the fuel injectors. The Diesel System Cleaner is really a maintenance product but has the added benefit of increasing the Cetane rating of the fuel it is added to by about 5%.
Proton CVT JASO Report
- Nigel McKenzie
The good reports regarding the effectiveness of the X‐1R CVT Treatment continue to flow in. Users of the product are waxing lyrical about the ability of our newest item to reduce shuddering and restore a ‘like‐new’ feeling to even well‐worn Continuous Variable Transmissions.
Toyota CVT JASO Report
- Nigel McKenzie
We have already garnered a lot of good anecdotal information about the ability of our CVT additive to rectify shuddering and sticky performance in cars with that type of transmission. However and as a part of our ongoing QC program we have recently contracted K.K.SVC Tokyo to conduct the JASO M349 Anti Shudder test on our CVT Treatment.
Improved performance of CVT fluid after treatment with X1R CVT Treatment
- Nigel McKenzie
After a number of conversations with various X1R staff and distributors it has become apparent that the technical data for CVT Treatment has not been fully understood. The initial test conducted using the JASO M349 LVFA test with Nissan NSII fluid showed that their fluid failed after about 72 hours. The Toyota TC faired slightly better with a fail point of about 120 hours. After being treated with 17% by weight of X1R CVT Treatment both fluids lasted more than 360 hours.
Do modern Synthetic oils still need an Additive
- Nigel McKenzie
There are a lot of myths surrounding synthetic oils and even the name is slightly misleading. The history of oil literary dates back thousands of years but synthetic oils originated during the WWII when the British were trying to get their bombers to fly higher faster and longer and the Americans were trying to stop their tank engines over heating in the desert. They discovered that certain ‘plastics’, in particular Poly Alfa Olefins, had the ability to produce hydrocarbon polymers that would stop oil thickening with heat whilst not compromising lower temperature viscosity.
NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH – CVT TREATMENT
- Nigel McKenzie
For a number of years Auto manufacturers have been developing a range of Continuously Variable Transmissions for use primarily in small to medium cars. The advantage of the CVT is many fold but generally they have fewer moving parts making then cheaper to manufacture and thus the cost saving can be passed on to the consumer. Most will also tell you that because the car is always in the optimum gear fuel consumption is improved in cars fitted with a CVT.
THE ROLE OF ENGINE TREATMENT IN RESTORING ENGINE COMPRESSION
- Nigel McKenzie
Anyone selling X‐1R will know the frustration of having to continuously test our product to prove it works. Recently Harold Ledda was asked to do this in Qatar within the Mitsubishi Distributor there. AS a seasoned X‐1R Representative Harold of course was unperturbed particularly when he was asked to undertake a compression test in a 2011 Lancer and a 2016 Outlander. The test (full version of which can be seen at the end of this bulletin) was of course
TESTING PROTOCOL
- Nigel McKenzie
Again I am being requested to write a definitive testing protocol for testing X-1R. The problem that I have with this request is that there are firstly two product groups to be tested and secondly no two tests are the same. To put it simply here are so many potential testing differences to be taken into consideration that it is virtually impossible to write a protocol that will fit all scenario’s.
REVISED EXTREME PRESSURE MODIFIER FORMULATION
- Nigel McKenzie
Changes in global materials regulations have necessitated a revision to the formulation of those of our products that contain an extreme pressure modifier (EP) component. These changes have been flagged a long time ago and thus were not a surprise but have resulted in our chemists at X-1R Corporation in Daytona working diligently on formulating and testing some changes to our product range to ensure that we would be able to freely transport, store and sell our product without being encumbered by the aforementioned changes.
