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Beginnings
Royal Purple's beginnings go back to 1986 when John Williams was called in as a
consultant regarding chronic thrust bearing failures experienced in large rotary screw
compressors used in "fire flood" secondary oil recovery production. At the time, John
was "officially retired" after spending over 40 years in the lubricants business. John
quickly realized that the customers problems were being caused by operating the
compressors well above their rated capacity, thus severely overloading the thrust
bearings. John's quest to solve the problem led to the development of an oil like the world
had never seen.
Imagine an energy efficient, high film strength oil that can operate for years under heavy
loads in hot, humid environments, yet forms no varnish, sludge or lacquer deposits,
protects the heavily loaded equipment components, rapidly and completely separates
from water, and protects against rust and corrosion. John not only imagined it, he built it
... and its called Synfilm®. Synfilm®, and the proprietary Synerlec® additive technology
on which it is based, became the cornerstone on which an entire line of Royal Purple high
performance industrial, automotive, and high performance racing oils were built.
How Royal Purple Got Its Name
Upon realizing that his compressor problems were gone forever, the project engineer
was elated, but he still had one concern: He said the oil was so superior to anything he
had ever encountered that it shouldn't even look like other oils. John offered to make it
red, green or blue, to which the customer replied that he had seen red, green and blue
oils before. So John asked him what color he wanted. The customer said, "Well you
know, John, I've never seen a purple oil before." And since an oil this good couldn't be
just any purple, John decided to call it Royal Purple ... a name that has become
synonymous with "quality and value" world wide.