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EcoPower
Million Mile Teardown
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MOORESVILLE, NC – Safety-Kleen Systems, which markets EcoPower re-refined engine oil, announced on July 25 the results of a four-year, million-mile test of the engine oil used in two 2007 Cummins ISX 450 HP EGR diesel engines operated by Cooke Trucking Co.
The test engines powered two Peterbilt 387 over-the-road conventional trucks that were used in long-haul service, primarily hauling furniture to the West Coast and backhauling reefer trailers. Cooke Trucking operates a fleet of 50 trucks and is headquartered in Mt. Airy, N.C.
This was the first-ever official million-mile engine test of re-refined oil in actual fleet service. Testing was completed July 2012. A special media event was held at Outcast Kustoms, a truck customizing company headquartered in Mooresville, which included a teardown of the two Cummins ISX diesel engines using EcoPower re-refined oil.
The purpose of the test was to evaluate how well HD15W-40 CJ-4/SM oil protected engine components during a million miles of fleet service. The test was conducted by Infineum, an independent third-party company, which is a joint venture created by ExxonMobil and Shell Oil in 1999. Infineum’s primary business is manufacturing petroleum additives for lubricants and fuels. Also assisting in the engine teardown were technicians from Cummins Inc. Infineum has used Cooke Trucking as a test fleet since 1988. Although the drivers and technicians at Cooke Trucking knew they were testing an engine oil, they did not know the oil they were testing and neither did the Infineum employees administering the test. There was no product identification on the test oil containers. The purpose of the test was to show how re-refined engine oil performed against oil produced from original petroleum base stock.
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And if you need further assurance, consider this: our new formulation of EcoPower dexos1™ Synthetic Blend 5W-30 is GM dexos1™ licensed, making it the first engine oil recycled and refined from reclaimed oil to meet GM’s stringent specification.
EcoPower
Million Mile Teardown
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MOORESVILLE, NC – Safety-Kleen Systems, which markets EcoPower re-refined engine oil, announced on July 25 the results of a four-year, million-mile test of the engine oil used in two 2007 Cummins ISX 450 HP EGR diesel engines operated by Cooke Trucking Co.
The test engines powered two Peterbilt 387 over-the-road conventional trucks that were used in long-haul service, primarily hauling furniture to the West Coast and backhauling reefer trailers. Cooke Trucking operates a fleet of 50 trucks and is headquartered in Mt. Airy, N.C.
This was the first-ever official million-mile engine test of re-refined oil in actual fleet service. Testing was completed July 2012. A special media event was held at Outcast Kustoms, a truck customizing company headquartered in Mooresville, which included a teardown of the two Cummins ISX diesel engines using EcoPower re-refined oil.
The purpose of the test was to evaluate how well HD15W-40 CJ-4/SM oil protected engine components during a million miles of fleet service. The test was conducted by Infineum, an independent third-party company, which is a joint venture created by ExxonMobil and Shell Oil in 1999. Infineum’s primary business is manufacturing petroleum additives for lubricants and fuels. Also assisting in the engine teardown were technicians from Cummins Inc. Infineum has used Cooke Trucking as a test fleet since 1988. Although the drivers and technicians at Cooke Trucking knew they were testing an engine oil, they did not know the oil they were testing and neither did the Infineum employees administering the test. There was no product identification on the test oil containers. The purpose of the test was to show how re-refined engine oil performed against oil produced from original petroleum base stock.
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And if you need further assurance, consider this: our new formulation of EcoPower dexos1™ Synthetic Blend 5W-30 is GM dexos1™ licensed, making it the first engine oil recycled and refined from reclaimed oil to meet GM’s stringent specification.
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