Additives

Friction Reducers and AW Additives

Oil Soluble Friction Reducers (FM’s) and Anti-Wear Additives (AW’s)(with an emphasis on Friction Modifiers)by MoleKule* Oil soluble friction modifiers – once called friction reducers –

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What’s in your Motor Oil

To a formulator, a motor oil is a complex blend of 10-15 ingredients carefully balanced and tested to meet the industry specifications and market claims.

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What is Blow-by?

BLOW-BY occurs when the explosion that occurs in your engine’s combustion chamber causes fuel, air and moisture to be forced past the rings into the

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Moly Basics

Molybdenum Disulfide Molybdenum is a very hard metal with a number of industrial uses. It is combined with chromium in steel to make the steel

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Effects of Shearing

How does an oil lose some of it’s viscosity in an engine? Shear stability is a measure of the amount of viscosity an oil may

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