National Marine Study On PowerLube 750® Now Available

A study recently conducted by National Marine Service on a newly- developed upper cylinder lubricant, demonstrated a 10.8 percent reduction of fuel consumption at 850 rpm and a 13.7 percent fuel consumption reduction at 750 rpm. The test was on PowerLube 750, an upper cylinder lubricant product developed by Lubritech International Corporation of Bethesda, Md.

When measured in terms of brake specific fuel consumption the test engine showed a 9.5 percent increase in fuel economy at the 850- rpm maximum running rate. At 750 rpm, the test showed an 11.3 percent fuel economy. The test engine was an EMD 16-645CE6 which used a single source of fuel supply throughout the tests.

The lubricant is delivered to the upper cylinder area by adding the Lubritech product to an engine's fuel supply. After five years of evaluating the formula as a two-phase system of cleaner and separate lubricant, the firm recently introduced PowerLube 750 as a one-step product.

For a copy of the National Marine study of PowerLube 750, Circle 46 on Reader Service Card

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