A truck has recorded a 10.8% improvement in fuel economy after using a new engine oil additive. As part of a test carried out last month at the MIRA test track in Warwickshire, the BORPower product from Nanoboron was added to the 12-year-old, three-axle ERF EC6, which had recently passed its MOT.
Respected transport engineer Roger Denniss supervised the test.
The vehicle was first inspected for defects, and then a load of more than nine tonnes was secured to the flatbed. With only regular oil in the engine, a professionally qualified MIRA test driver drove the truck through a standard track test cycle.
This included high-speed track trials simulating highway driving and stop-and-go trials simulating city driving. The BORPower additive was then added to the engine, and the vehicle was allowed to run commercially for five days to make sure the engine components were effectively coated.
A second test, identical to the first, was then carried out. BORPower can be used in all four-stroke engines whether they run on petrol, diesel or LPG. It contains the active ingredients boron diamond powder (MCDP) and nano boron.
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