You invest a lot of money in your machinery and vehicles as they are what keep your business running smoothly. But the days of ‘one product fits all’ are long gone, and it can be tough to know what counts as good lubricant practise, such as using the right lubricant.
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Whether it’s an off-the-shelf lube or a custom speciality blend, selecting the right lubricant is key in helping avoid wear and tear and achieving optimal lubricant performance for your equipment.
For every pound you save on buying low-cost lubricants, the regular and reactive maintenance costs almost outdo your initial savings every time.
To determine what lubricants your equipment needs, you can refer to the OEM manual. However, with old equipment, the manual may be outdated and there may be better-suited products now available.
Our technicians can advise you on the right product, from greases to engine oils and hydraulic oils to food-safe lubes. Read our oil and lubricants guide for more information or alternatively, give us a call on 123 .
We are also offering every business a lubricant check to ensure you’re using the right product for your application and can advise on how to consolidate your grades so you have fewer grades onsite.
To ensure you’re using the right product, you must use an OEM-approved lubricant supplier who offers the expertise, training and tools needed to properly maintain your production line.
A good supplier knows when to use which lubricants, extending equipment life and avoiding a stop in production. At Crown Oil, we offer specialist advice on all areas of lubrication.
It’s also important to ensure employees who apply lubricants are adequately trained as their expertise can greatly affect performance.
81% of UK manufacturers state that their company has suffered unplanned downtime due to a lack of proper lubricant management – Shell.
Even the best lubricant will fail to perform efficiently if not applied and managed properly.
From using oil cans to physically apply oil and rotating machinery at predetermined intervals, the right method can save your business substantial money.
The four most common methods include:
With lubricants, more is not necessarily better. Too much product can actually cause as much damage as using too little product.
The right quantity of lubricant is key in protecting moving parts effectively. This is particularly important for grease, as overpacking bearings can be just as detrimental as under greasing them.
Businesses must establish and monitor how much product is needed to reduce friction and provide protection from wear, corrosion and machinery breakdown.
Using the wrong oil is not uncommon, and unfortunately, the effects often go undetected until a problem occurs. Implementing an oil analysis programme ensures that any issues are detected early on, helping avoid equipment damage and excess repair or replacement costs.
Site-specific applications have their own requirements, so an oil or grease must be applied correctly to guarantee it reaches the right surface.
Regular oil changes ensure lubricants reach the surface at the right time, helping to avoid enhanced wear and tear.
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Adopting a proactive approach with regular servicing is easier, cheaper and more convenient than fixing an issue after it’s gone wrong.
We can help you save both time and money by ensuring higher productivity, optimised processes and compliance with all legislation and quality standards.
Many lubricant users are unaware of the problems of improper lubricant storage and handling in terms of equipment unreliability and short lifecycles. Effective lubrication is not just about the right amount at the right time at the right place – you must also keep them clean and cool.
All lubricants must be stored and handled correctly to avoid contamination and preserve the key characteristics. Fluctuating temperatures can cause thermal siphoning, a reaction where air moves in and out of the container and atmosphere, degrading the stored product. Extreme hot or cold temperatures can also cause chemical degradation.
Top tips to store your oils and greases:
Lubricants are too often forgotten about. Regular analysis is key to spot signs of equipment wear, contamination and ensures the lubricant is fit for purpose. Regular oil changes are also important to remove combustion by-products and replenish any additives.
Taking time to routinely check your lubricants will ensure maximum return on your investment, helping avoid the significant costs and inconvenient of repairs and replacements.
Oil additives are crucial to an engine’s performance, as they improve the base motor oil and protect an engine’s metal components. Some are skeptical of oil additives, but when you select the right kind, they’re well worth the hype. The best oil additives are particularly effective at increasing the time between service intervals, enhancing an engine’s performance and improving a vehicle’s fuel economy.
Find out more about what engine oil additives do and explore the various kinds on the market. You’ll also learn about their benefits and some of the most effective additives available today.
Hot Shot’s Secret’s engine oil additives are some of the best in the industry. Our products go through a rigorous three-step testing process to ensure they offer high-quality performance. We begin by testing them in our top-tier research and development lab and give them to a third-party that conducts independent dynamometer testing. After the third-party verifies our oil additives’ quality, we send the products out for real-world testing.
Due to this extensive testing process, we ensure we’re only offering the best solutions to our customers. When you look for an oil additive, we have plenty of options you might be interested in investing in for your engine’s health. As you learn more about fuel additives, take a moment to find out what some of the top engine oil additives on the market offer below:
The Original Stiction Eliminator is one of the most popular options we offer to customers. This oil treatment serves diesel and gasoline engines, delivering essential additives to improve their performance. Once you use the product, it goes to work by safely removing residue that sticks to an engine’s components and harms them. The oil additive lubricates and cleans the engine’s oil pump, rings, turbo, injectors and, in diesel engines, the hydraulic electric unit injectors (HEUI).
We manufacture the product with additives engineered to attack stiction — the varnish and sludge created by burnt oil — and remove this harmful substance. The Original Striction Eliminator also helps to better lubricate the engine. Our product’s cleaning and lubricating properties come from our special blend of proprietary carbon nano lubricant and synthetic cleaner.
As a result of our product’s designs, an ASTM G-133 third-party test found that our oil additives reduce wear on an engine by up to 62% when compared to the base engine oil. The product can also restore compression and power and improve fuel economy. It can even fix 9 out of 10 failing HEUI injectors.
As an anti-friction oil treatment, our FR3 Friction Reducer is a 100% synthetic oil additive that protects engines and improves performance. You can use the product in any vehicle, as it works with synthetic or conventional oil. We create this product from a blend of three patented lubricants. The oil additives in this mixture improve oxidation stability and film strength. The FR3 Friction Reducer also decreases the amount of friction in your engine.
Due to the product’s strength, it keeps your oil at optimal specifications by keeping it cleaner and making it more protective. Many customers see exceptional benefits from our FR3 Friction Reducer. For example, third-party ASTM testing confirmed it could lessen engine wear by 43%, boost fuel economy by 5% and increase horsepower by 5% at maximum levels.
As its name suggests, we designed the TBN Booster to increase base oil’s Total Base Number (TBN). We make this oil additive from a concentrated formula featuring 100% active ingredients of Hot Shot’s Secret FR3 Friction Reducer, a TBN Booster and a CK-4 additive package. Due to this formula, the TBN Booster can serve diesel engines well and provide them with multiple advantages.
Oil detergents decrease over time and eventually harm the base oil’s viscosity and TBN. As an oil additive, TBN Booster replenishes any lost oil detergents, raising the viscosity and TBN. By adding new detergents, our oil additives protect your engine from corrosive acidic conditions. The product also helps stabilize and strengthen the host oil to extend its life and the time between oil drain intervals.
With all the exceptional products Hot Shot’s Secret offers for engines, you’re likely interested in making a purchase. Alongside our high-quality products, we also offer buyers a money-back guarantee. Since our products are backed by science and extensive testing, we’re confident they’ll meet our customers’ expectations.
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