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OIL FROM SPECIALISTS IN LUBRICATION.

14th February 1928
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A Visit to One of the First Oil Refineries Established in London and One which has Always Specialized in Lubricants Alone.

rrHE preparation of a range of _L lubricating oils suitable for work of the exacting nature imposed upon them in motor-vehicle oper4ion is quite a science; it calls for years of study and experience and a deep knowledge of raw materials, their constituents and their ability to provide, by distillation and blending, the lubricating properties required of them in a given set of circumstances.

Recently we spent a few interesting hours in the company of the chief chemist of the Silvertown refinery where Speedolene lubricants eire produced, and made a tour of the plant, which, so we felt, was all too short for anyone interested in the

subject, but was sufficient to show how thoroughly the task is tackled there of producing oil which shall be entirely satisfactory and reliable in use. The value of specializing, as is always the case, was obvions. This was one of the very first oil refineries to be installed in this country over 25 years ago ; in fact, we believe it was the very first, and nothing else but lubricating oil is produced, the constant aim of the directors of Silvertown Lubricants, Ltd., and their technical staff being to bring every fluid ounce of their produce up to a definite and fixed standard and to allow no departure from that standard.

That success has been attained in the pursuit of this aim is shown by the contracts which have been placed and renewed by users of commercial motors whom we know to be highly discriminating. The experienced user is fully alive to the value of employing a good oil. He will take no risks, and his experiments are searching and thorough, for he knows that the last consideration that should attract him is a saving in the cost of lubricants. Ease of starting, good compression, economical running, low maintenance costs, " cleanliness of plugs, valves and cylinder heads are all factors for prime consideration. We know fleet engineers who can, give definite figures showing distinctly better results when they have been persuaded to change over to Speedolene.

We were, we must confess, surprised during our visit to Silvertown to learn that about 300 different varieties of oil are prepared for the different purposes to which the customers of the company put them. Actually, a smaller range would suffice, but an engineer or fleet manager is loth to make a aliange once he has discovered what appears to him to be the ideal in lubricants. These oils go all over the world and are used for every possible kind of machinery — sometimes working under extremely difficult conditions.

The Advantages of Blending.

Exceptional care is taken in the filtration of the oils, and it is justified, as customers learn by experience that they may be sure that no foreign matter or product of oxidation is present in their supplies: Blending is effected from three oils, each fulfilling a specific requirement, the combination being a lubricant high in flash-point, stable to crankcase conditions, giving the minimum of carbon deposit, and showing the

smallest variation in viscosity under changes of temperature. Above all, the producers demand that every grade of Speedolene oil—thin, medium, heavy or extra heavy, suitable for different types of engine—shall be equally suitable in summer and winter. That one grade of oil shall serve the whole year round with no loss of efficiency is a claim that few refiners would make, but it is a

serious claim by Silvertown Lubricants, Ltd., and facts and figures are available in support of it. Our own tests of a prolonged nature have shown that every claim made by the company for their oils can be fully substantiated.

One important point should. appeal to users of commercial motors. Storage tanks of either 50-gals. or 250gals, capacity are supplied to users who contract for at least 500 gals of oil per an"min. The supply of the smaller unit is a new service recently introduced free of charge to the small user. The tanks are equipped with semi-rotary pumps, dip-rods, measures, etc., and the user is kept in regular supply by means of the fleet of lorries which is run by the company.

Quality for quality, it is claimed that Speedolene is low in price, mainly because of the large output and low costs of manufacturing and marketing. Marketed as it is in balk arid in large quantities many otherwise unavoidable selling costs are cut out.

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