Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-04-24
NEW STANDARD OILS
HIGH IN VISCOSITY

Concerning the new motor oils of
the Standard Oil Company Of Indiana,
introduced to the public by president
Edward G. Suebert in a radio net
work announcement on March 18th,
/. J. Shields, company manager at
Duluth, has released the following
explanatory statement:
During the last two years, engi-
neers and chemists i'm our research
laboratories have made, at great ex-
pense, concentrated study of meth
DDS of manufacturing motor oils and
performance of oils in modern auto
motive engines. They have learned
from this research that the essential
properties representing quality and
determining efficiency of motor oils
are their viscosity temperature char
acteristics, pour test, tendency to de-
post engine carbon and stability In
the crankcase. Other properties for
which specifications are often given
are of relatively little significance.
''Viscosity has to do with the body
of the oil. The more viscous oils are,
the more they protect the surfaces to
be fabricated. Too great viscosity
acts as a check on movement. All oils
become thicker as the temperature
drops but some become much thicker
than others. The aim Is to obtain
oils of good body at ordinary engine
temperatures which will thicken as
little as possible as they become cold
er. The pour test determines at what
low temperature the oils become too
thick to be of use as lubricants. All
oils deposit some engine carbon. The
aim is to reduce this deposition as
much as possible. instability in the
lubricating usefulness by breaking
up into lighter compounds of less
value.
1.-The research work showed that it
was much more important to have oils
with a combination of good qualities
in all the properties mentioned than
oils with exceptional qualities in one
property at the expense of others.
"On the basis of the scientific find
ings it became necessary for the COM
pany to make expensive changes in
many of the existing refining pro-
cesses New refining processes were
worked out to permit manufacturing
the new oils from the crudes most
generally available. 1t was again
proved that the refining process is of
prime Importance in determining the
quality of oils.
THE new oils have lighter amber
color as compared with the old oils.
On account of their higher refine
ment. the new oils also leave less res
idue when burning in engines and
have higher resistance to oxidation in
the crankcase.
"Dewaxing of the new oils has been
carried out to the extent that all have
low cold test. The winter grade
will pour below zero and the heavier
grades for summer have an unusually
low pour test for oils Of such high
viscosity.
Before marketing was decided
upon, tests of the new oils were made
for months. both in the company's
engine laboratories and in practical
way in motor equipment
Marketing plans call for distri-
button under the same trademark
names as the company has used here
tofore in five grades of one brand and
six Of another. The grades are being
designated by Society Of AutomOtive
Engineers viscosity numbers. Supplies
are already in the field for retail dis
tribution, beginning at once. They
will be distributed in Nebraska by the
Standard Oil Company of Nebraska
from March 18th and in the Rocky
Mountain states from May 1st In
spite Of the large expense of their
production, they will be sold at the
same prices as the old oils Sales on
future orders have already so far ex-
ceeded expectations that manufactur-
ing facilities are taxed to the limit
IN make deliveries"