kilou
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Yes a friend of mine who has used Mecacyl in his tranny for the last 22'000km will do an oil analysis soon. However what is the TBN? What other measurement would be interesting to know when performing the oil analysis?
If the TBN is an index of anti-corrosive ability of the oil, is this possible that it remains unchanged although there is a corrosive effect from chlorine? I ask this because if the anti-corrosive package in the oil is aimed at fighting only specific acids (maybe produced by Sulfur-Phosphorous EP additives), it won't fight hydrochloric acid that is produced by the chlorinated compounds because as chlorine is not part of the orginal forumula of oil, its anti-corrosive package is not designed to deal with it.
Is this possible or does the anti-corrosive package of the oil protect for any acid agression?
Many thanks
[ June 13, 2004, 03:28 AM: Message edited by: kilou ]
If the TBN is an index of anti-corrosive ability of the oil, is this possible that it remains unchanged although there is a corrosive effect from chlorine? I ask this because if the anti-corrosive package in the oil is aimed at fighting only specific acids (maybe produced by Sulfur-Phosphorous EP additives), it won't fight hydrochloric acid that is produced by the chlorinated compounds because as chlorine is not part of the orginal forumula of oil, its anti-corrosive package is not designed to deal with it.
Is this possible or does the anti-corrosive package of the oil protect for any acid agression?
Many thanks
[ June 13, 2004, 03:28 AM: Message edited by: kilou ]