Things you wanted to know about moly but were afraid to ask.
It turns out that the best kind of moly is the trimer kind and it only works if it contains sulfur as well. It basically works by producing MoS_2 (molybdenum disulphide) at the wear surfaces. They say no other compound lowers the friction as much as the moly trimer.
Moly also greatly reduces wear they say and it works especially if it's used in conjunction with ZDDP.
Moly and ZDDP are the two magical compounds for contact surfaces indeed.
It turns out that the best kind of moly is the trimer kind and it only works if it contains sulfur as well. It basically works by producing MoS_2 (molybdenum disulphide) at the wear surfaces. They say no other compound lowers the friction as much as the moly trimer.
Moly also greatly reduces wear they say and it works especially if it's used in conjunction with ZDDP.
Moly and ZDDP are the two magical compounds for contact surfaces indeed.
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