GPL 216
Performance Lubricants

EGR Valve Application

A German supplier to the automotive
industry reduces failures and saves
money by switching lubricants.
German manufacturer of EGR valves enhances
reliability of critical component
A manufacturer of gear-operated exhaust gas
re-circulation (EGR) valves for the automotive
industry wanted to improve the reliability of its
product by eliminating the excessive separationof grease and oil, and the failures that wereoccurring at low temperatures and heavy
vibrations.

The ChallengeThis EGR valve is used in an oscillating
application (270° rotation) under extreme
pressure. The manufacturer needed a lubricant
that would provide superior lubricity, despite
this harsh operating environment, which
included exposure to temperatures ranging
from –40–200 °C (–40–392 °F), as well as
heavy vibrations.

Performance Lubricants

Krytox™

The Solution

Key Advantages

Krytox GPL 216 lubricant from Chemours easily met
the challenges of this demanding application. Not
only did it provide superior lubricity, even at the lowest
temperatures, it showed no adverse effects after being
subjected to a rigorous vibration test. What’s more, theoil separation problems experienced with the lubricant
previously used in the EGR valve application havenow been eliminated. Since making this switch, themanufacturer estimates that it is saving 80,000 Euroannually.

• Using Krytox™ GPL 216 lubricant, the manufacturer wasable to eliminate the excessive oil separation problems
experienced with the previous lubricant; thus, improving
the reliability of its EGR valves.

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• Krytox™ GPL 216 lubricant is ideal for demanding
applications that experience temperatures as low as–40 °C (–40 °F).
• Krytox™ GPL 216 can be used in other mechanicalsystems that are subjected to a wide temperature
range, extreme pressure, and excessive vibration.

The information set forth herein is furnished free of charge and based on technical data that Chemours believes to be reliable. It is intended for use by persons having technical skill, at their own
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no health or safety hazards. Because conditions of product use are outside our control, Chemours makes no warranties, express or implied, and assumes no liability in connection with any useof this information. As with any material, evaluation of any compound under end-use conditions prior to specification is essential. Nothing herein is to be taken as a license to operate under or arecommendation to infringe any patents.
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Replaces: K-23484
C-10387 (11/15)