Forté test highlights contamination problems
Release Date: 22nd April 2010 Forté test highlights contamination problems A simple test developed by leading ‘trade-only’ treatments company Forté is highlighting to vehicle technicians the benefits that regular engine flushing can deliver. The Coventry-based company currently carries out around 1,000 on-car demonstrations annually at garages throughout the UK. They are aimed at showing garages and service workshops how Forté Advanced Formula Motor Flush removes all of the old oil during servicing and more importantly demonstrates how contaminants are removed during the process. Test tube demonstrations also highlight the importance for garages to carry out the motor flush procedure on customers’ vehicles on a regular basis. Normal oil changes can leave up to 15% of the old oil in the sump, which then contaminates the new oil. Forté’s Advanced Formula Motor Flush has been specifically formulated to combat the effects that extended oil drain periods and modern driving habits have on today's technically sophisticated engines. The flush: • Cleans engines internally and provides anti-wear protection. • Frees sticking piston rings, hydraulic valve lifters and variable valve timing systems. • Removes lacquer, varnish and sludge deposits from the crankcase. • Neutralises crankcase acids, keeping new oil cleaner for longer. Phil Dugmore, Technical Manager at Forté, said: “The three important aspects of flushing an engine are cleaning and lubricating the engine and neutralising the acids in the oil that is left behind so that the clean oil is put into a clean engine.” “The test tube demonstration highlights the long term benefits of flushing the engine by getting rid of the contamination that builds up. You are never able to remove all of the old oil. Up to 15 per cent of the old oil is left behind even when the engine is flushed, but Forté’s Advanced Formula Motor Flush neutralises the acids in the remaining oil, allowing the new oil to do what it is supposed to do: protect the engine. Flushing on a regular basis reduces engine wear and tear and helps to reduce vehicle emissions.” - ENDS - Editor’s note:- For further information, please contact: Anndi Sheppard, Forte Lubricants a division of ITW Ltd, on tel: 024 76 472649 or Gary Lillistone, Bridge PR on tel: 024 76 520025, email:garyl@bridgepr.co.uk
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