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Automatic transmission performance – SOD-1 Plus brings improvement in power
To test the effect of SOD-1 Plus on automatic transmission (AT) performance we carried out an experiment in February, 2018 using a Land Rover Evoque. We wanted to know the difference in power output of the transmission with and without SOD-1 Plus added to...
Automatic transmissions – changing the fluid
I own a wonderful car, a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 2005 model. I’ve done 137,000 kms in it all over Japan, and it drives very well. Lately, though, I’ve felt the gear changes were getting slightly rough. Nothing to worry about, but when I mentioned it to...
Um lindo Nissan Cedric Wagon clássico – salvo pelo SOD-1 Plus
Um tempo atrás nós tivemos um novo cliente, um homem que trouxe um lindo Nissan Cedric Wagon clássico de 1991, um modelo E-WY-30. O carro estava com penas 140 mil quilômetros rodados, porém, em más condições. Há cerca de cinco anos sua transmissão...
Um aditivo à base de éster para automobilismo – utilizando o SOD-1 Plus em um carro de drift
Carros, motos e até caminhões são utilizados em competições automobilísticas e, nós adoramos ver máquinas e pilotos competindo uns contra os outros em velocidades e condições que motoristas comuns jamais irão experimentar. As competições automobilísticas...
Lubrificação – Aprendendo o básico e tomando controle
Gastamos muito dinheiro ao comprar um carro e isso não é surpresa. Certa vez, um amigo que trabalha na Denso - uma empresa muito importante do grupo Toyota - me disse que um carro contém cerca de 55.000 peças diferentes. Ou seja, deveriam mesmo ser caros....
A lubrificação do motor e o meio ambiente
Não há nada pior do que ver um carro ou um caminhão soltando toda aquela fumaça por seu escapamento, seja preta ou branca. Pense em todas aquelas partículas poluentes sendo emitidas no ar que nós respiramos todos os dias. Pois bem, essa é a desvantagem do...
Czym jest Sod-1 Plus?
SOD-1 Plus to dodatek do oleju smarowego wytwarzany z estrów na bazie oleju roślinnego (VOE), poliolestrów (POE) i diestrów (DST). Jest produkowany w Japonii przez D1 Chemical Co. Ltd w mieście Fukuoka, doradza profesor Takashi Watanabe z Sojo University...
Lubrication as an energy-saving solution
Dr Noriaki Satonaga of Sojo University in Kumamoto recently conducted a test of SOD-1 Plus to measure its efficacy in saving energy in machinery, using a bearing life testing machine. In addition, the results of a test in a cooling tower fan at a major oil refinery in...
Geckos, spiders, and SOD-1 – Van Der Waals Force
What do geckos, spiders, and SOD-1 Plus have in common? Answer – Van Der Waals Force, a theory of physical chemistry that lies behind adsorption. We know that SOD-1 Plus works to provide an extra layer of oil film on metal surfaces because of adsorption: chemical...
Automatic transmissions, towing heavy loads, and SOD-1 Plus
Automatic transmissions are complicated beasts and give rise to all sorts of motor vehicle problems. In this blog I want to discuss the role of automatic transmission fluids (ATF) in avoiding trouble, and how SOD-1 Plus can help. A good summary of the role of...
Vehicle lubrication and the environment
There’s nothing worse than seeing a car or a truck belching out black or white exhaust smoke. Think of all the particulate matter being pumped into the air we breathe every day. This is the downside of the internal combustion engine, and while fuel standards have...
Oil seals – how SOD-1 Plus softens rubber and improves compression
Leaky oil seals – a problem for many old vehicles. Rubber material in O-rings hardens over time, leading to a loss of compression and to oil leaks in other parts of a vehicle. Why does this happen? What can we do to prevent it happening? Rubber and neoprene material...