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Marine Lubricants (continued) tives to reduce engine wear rates, corrosion inhibitors to control the tendency of critical parts to corrode, pour point depressants to reduce the tendency for the oil to solidify at low temperatures, and antifoam ad- ditives to reduce oil foaming on air- entrainment characteristics.

EXXON

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The Exxmar™ line of marine lu- bricants for crosshead and trunk piston diesel engines is the latest generation of superior quality prod- ucts to be developed by Exxon Cor- poration. Lubrication properties such as wear reduction, cylinder cleanliness, load carrying capacity and retention of alkalinity in the presence of water contamination have all been greatly enhanced. The

Exxmar products surpass the al- ready high performance level of the successful Tro-Mar™ marine lubri- cants which this line replaces. The

Exxmar lubricants will meet the challenges of increasingly harsh operating environments in marine diesel engines, including higher operating temperatures and pres- sures as well as the use of lower quality fuels.

Field testing of these lubricants in the latest generation of diesel engines showed significant improve- ments in wear performance over the corresponding Tro-Mar products.

Review of operators performance data of the past eight months also supports reduced wear rates and im- proved engine cleanliness. In cross- head engines, wear of cylinder liners and piston rings was reduced on average by one third in MAN B&W

MCE and Sulzer RTA and RLB type engines. These reductions were recorded over a total period of 26,000 hours of testing.

In trunk piston diesel engines, an even greater reduction in wear was recorded with piston ring wear halved in a Pielstick PC 2-6 engine.

The Exxmar trunk piston lubricants were also shown to be capable of almost complete (96 percent) reten- tion of their alkalinity (TBN) when subjected to continuous addition of water.

Enhanced system cleanliness and piston deposit control is achieved in both crosshead and trunk piston en- gines when using Exxmar oils. The high standards of cleanliness and the superior wear control make it possible to extend engine mainte- nance periods and provide ship operators with an opportunity to realize cost savings.

For crosshead engine cylinders, a 70 TBN oil of outstanding perform- ance is offered as the main grade for high maximum pressures and high stroke-to-bore ratio engines. At the same time, for less highly rated engines of earlier vintages, the cus- tomer has the choice of a more eco- nomic 60 TBN cylinder oil. A higher

TBN (90) and viscosity oil is avail- able for operational conditions where such an oil is required by the engine builder.

For trunk piston engines, high performance 30 and 40 TBN oils are offered for all highly rated engines in severe service. For customers' convenience, a more economic 12 and 24 TBN oil will continue to be available for applications where a lower TBN lubricant is suitable.

The new Exxmar line of products is the result of expertise with formu- lating marine oils acquired over many years and reinforces the long- standing tradition of Exxon service to the world's shipping industry.

Most importantly, Exxmar products are being made available worldwide without an increase in cost to the shipowner.

In addition to the Exxmar prod- uct line, several synthetic products are also available: Synesstic™, Syn- thetic Spartan™ and Polyrex™

Grease, which all provide the lubri- cating benefits of improved operat- ing efficiency, extended drain inter- vals and decreased maintenance.

MOBIL

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Mobil Oil Corporation has a worldwide network of marine lubri- cant supply and service points and a long-standing, worldwide lubricant uniformity and availability. In addi- tion, Mobil offers a complete engi- neered analysis program called

Progressive Fast Analysis (PFA) for marine main and auxiliary diessel engines. This engineered analysis program provides a trend analysis of diesel engine oils, on-site evaluation and follow-up, and a new data base of oil analysis results used for more indepth interpretation of analysis vs. equipment make and model, lu- bricant or fuel in use, contaminants, etc. Trend analysis and interpreta- tion information are reported with periodic service reports or by inqui- ry.

The Mobilgard series of marine engine oils includes Mobilgard 570, a quality marine diesel engine cylin- der oil formulated to provide out- standing performance in high-out- put crosshead engines with brake mean effective pressures (BMEP) of 14 to 17 bar. These highly loaded crosshead diesels operate on heavy fuel oil with high sulfur content in order to reduce operating costs.

Concurrently, advances in engine thermodynamics have permitted decreases in specific fuel consump- tion from 155 to 125 per bhp-hour.

These changes in engine design for greater fuel efficiency, the use of higher viscosity residual fuels, and the need for reduced maintenance have increased the requirements on crosshead cylinder oil.

Mobilgard 570 was developed to provide high load-carrying charac-

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