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  2. Oil additive - Wikipedia

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    Oil additives are vital for the proper lubrication and prolonged use of motor oil in modern internal combustion engines.Without many of these, the oil would become contaminated, break down, leak out, or not properly protect engine parts at all operating temperatures.

  3. Car Talk: Do Gasoline-Saving Engine Additives Work?

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    The price of gasoline jumps to stratospheric levels in the states, and the search is on for a wonder engine additive that will substantially increase gas mileage. While some products

  4. List of gasoline additives - Wikipedia

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    The act also requires deposit control additives (DCAs) be added to all petrol. This type of additive is a detergent additive that acts as a cleansing agent in small passages in the carburetor or fuel injectors. This in turn serves to ensure a consistent air and fuel mixture that will contribute to better gas mileage.

  5. Motor oil - Wikipedia

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    Motor oil may be composed of only a lubricant base stock in the case of mostly obsolete non-detergent oil, or a lubricant base stock plus additives to improve the oil's detergency, extreme pressure performance, and ability to inhibit corrosion of engine parts.

  6. Pour point depressant - Wikipedia

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    The lowest temperature at which a fuel or oil will pour is called a pour point. Wax crystals, which form at lower temperatures, may interfere with lubrication of mechanical equipment. High-quality pour point depressants can lower a pour point of an oil additive by as much as 40°C. [1]

  7. Cetane improver - Wikipedia

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    The additive’s exothermic decomposition leads to successive fuel reactions that result in the start of the combustion at low temperature. [2] Effects of Cetane Improver on Ignition Delay. The effect of the additive varies with the fuel type, which itself depends on the quality of the crude oil [3] and the way it is refined.

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