Valvoline released two more innovations to its new UltraMax product line at the Great American Trucking Show Thursday in Dallas.
Valvoline debuted the UltraMax line with the release of new hydraulic oil in March and has since added to it. Its two newest offerings are a fully synthetic 10W-40 motor oil and a diesel fuel injector cleaner.
According to Valvoline, the new 10W-40 engine oil is a first of its kind in the heavy-duty industry. The oil is formulated to meet all U.S. and European standards and provides maximum protection against engine wear, deposit formation, corrosion, foaming and oxidation, the company says. The oil was designed for uses in trucks, city buses, off-road machines and specialty vehicles.
“The oil is unique in that it exceeds U.S. requirements for engines like Mack and Cummins, but also the European OE specifications for OEs like Volvo and Mercedes,” says Peter Thomson, director of C&I marketing for Valvoline.
Valvoline also introduced a fuel injector cleaner that Thomson says can improve fuel economy by nearly eight percent when introduced into a fuel system.
The cleaner can be used in two ways: one 32 oz. bottle treats up to a 125-gallon tank and five gallons can be added in bulk to treat 10,000 gallons of diesel.
According to Valvoline, the cleaner can remove deposits from inside a modern fuel injector unit and prevent deposits from forming in B10 Bio-based fuel.
