Application: As an additive to motor oil in diesel engine in 800 KVA CUMMINS electrical generator: anti-wear protection during regular operation. User: Quarry: Asphalt production facility (overseas)
(Letter written by the General Manager of the asphalt production facility) "Here is one example of "used oil analysis" test results from "Institute of Failure Analysis" based on which we decided to use Bi-Tron Engine Treatment in our diesel generators and extend their oil change intervals. Test No. Generator-hours Oil-hours 397 9,900 1,050 640 11,150 1,250 Motor oil used in the generator was 15W-40 with 10% Bi-Tron Engine Treatment. Spectrometric analysis of concentration of wear-metals and physical characteristics of the used oil have been tested with the following results: Concentration of metals, ppm (parts per million) and the oil physical characteristics Test No. Mg Zn Mo Cu Pb Al Ni Cr Fe TBN Viscosity 100 0C Cts 397 29 1951 1423 3 2 10 <1 2 14 9.96 12.7     640 35 1970 1579 8 10 9 <1 2 14 9.14 12.7     Conclusions: 1. No wear detected within the period between the first test and the second test (1,250 hours). 2. The characteristics of the oil changed very little within the period between the first test and the second test (1250 hours). We have consistently received similar results on all the generators and decided to extend the oil change intervals 4 times (instead of every 250 hours to every 1,000, although the test results indicated that we could extend them to every 1,750 hours)." (Note from the manufacturer: At the end of 1998 a diesel engine in which Bi-Tron had been used for almost 3 years, was taken apart. No traces of wear were found and the engine parts looked completely clean and almost new). The following pictures are of engine parts of the above referenced generator when it was taken apart after 17,500 hours of operation (which is equivalent to 1 million km) with oil changes every 1,000 hours (versus every 250 hours without Bi-Tron).
Piston-rod-bearing housing is completely clean of any deposit build-up. The bearing itself is clean of any scoring or scuffing, has its original thickness and its surface looks highly polished.
Cylinder sleeve, completely clean with no deposit build-ups. In most of the sleeves, there were traces of cross honing of the original bore, meaning almost no wear took place. The sleeve walls were highly polished.
	The piston-skirt and piston rings are completely clean of any deposit build-ups, and the pistonring-blades are highly polished (virtually no signs of wear). The build-up you see on the piston top, which is due to deposits from burnt fuel in combustion chamber, could be eliminated by using Bi-Tron Fuel Conditioner.
	The oil baths, valve springs, valve stems and the block surface are completely clean of any deposit build-up.

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