Petro-Canada preparing to roll out new natural gas engine oil

[Mike]

TORONTO, Ont. -- Petro-Canada is developing a new oil formulated for natural gas engines, which will be available beginning in June. John Pettingill of Petro-Canada Lubricants gave maintenance managers a preview of the new Duron GEO LD 15W-40 engine oil at this week’s Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminars.

Natural gas engines require a special oil, because they operate at higher temperatures. “Higher operating temperatures are something you need to think about” when operating natural gas engines, Pettingill warned. Natural gas engine oils require additional nitration and oxidation control, he said. Nitrogen, at high temperatures, has a thickening effect on the lubricant and can cause gelling and varnishing.

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[Rigjockey]

Don`t buy it! No good comes from Petro Canada.

 

[WildChild]

I love how in the search to find cleaner fuels, and different fuel types, we still have to utilize drilling and refining oil and by-products because now we are using what USED to be the by products of drilling. Somewhere there is a dog chasing his tail and making more headway.

 

[Southern Fried]

A thought....... How do we know that all these new fuels/oils/etc aren't exactly the same stuff we were buying for less than a buck 30 years ago..... just dressed up and labelled "new and improved"???? I mean, it looks the same, smells the same, tastes the same and burns the same.

Think about it.... all we actually have is the word of the same people who swear to Global Warming, that politicians are honest, the economy is doing fine and that Obama actually won the last election.