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Originally Posted by Logic
Yes it does:
1st layer is a ceramic layer with 85% the hardness of diamond and complete resistance to the acids etc formed in old oil.
Subsequent layers transition from that to ironically bonded micro platelets akin to micro playing cards sliding over each other.
The layer is around 0.5 microns thick in total.
The coefficient of friction numbers are crazy low. Well into the 'Too good to be true' range. Something like 70X more slippery than steel-oil-steel IIRC.
So my initial test of a heaped tablespoon of Boric Acid, stirred into a coffee mug of boiling water went into a properly knackered engine where you couldn't see behind you for smoke and max speed was around 80, at which point it felt frighteningly like the engine was about to vibrate itself too destruction.
I poured it into the pre warmed engine and took off immediately.
I took it very easy as I knew the emulsion was doing nothing for oil thickness.
About 10km later I could feel the engine smooth out and a look in the rearview mirror revealed that I could see behind me once again.
Gobsmaked and in a state of shock and awe I gave it the gas and discovered that the engine had come back to life, was smooth as can be, and happily went up to a bit over the original top speed of the car.
(It was a little 1200, 4 speed Toyota that maxed out at 140KM/h. (rpm limited))
After that it went into my 2L Mazda and Dads 728 BMW etc-etc. all to great effect.
Except:
The Isuzu truck was no fun on an early morning winter trip as the damn engine just wouldn't warm up to the point where the heater would work!
NB!!!
VWs use a very fine sieve on the oil pump pickup.
The Boric ceramic coating gets in under the sludge that's inevitable in any engine fed a mixture of oil brands and the loosened sludge blocks the pickup, requiring one to drop the sump and clean the sieve.
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In Erdemir's friction tables of the 1994 Argonne Patent:
* The only PATENT 'motor oil' tested was an ASTM 'reference oil' of SAE 15W-40, with a friction coefficient of Mu= 0.110 under a load of 2-kilograms.
* The same reference oil with Dr. Erdemir's nano-boric acid particles exhibited Mu=0.090 under the same conditions, for an 18.2% friction reduction, a bit short of the 700% bandied about.
* Elsewhere, I believe Logic reported filling with SAE 20W-40. Not sure if Toyota recommends that weight of oil.
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If 'tested' in the Cape Town area:
* the 'smoky' 80-km/h 'top speed' could have meant anywhere from an 56.3 km/h-to-103.6 km/h airspeed, and the aerodynamic drag power variability that comes from it.
* Daylight warming could vary from 6-hours/day sunshine, to 11-hours, and road-temperature rolling resistance variability.
* Outdoor ambient temperature ranging from 17.7-C to 27.3-C, with heat-related performance variability implications over this range.
* ASTM testing would require pre-test 'thermal -equilibration' conditioning, driving a minimum of 36-km, at 88-km/h, for 24.5-minutes before any 'testing' began.
Without the temperature stabilization, the fuel economy of the Toyota would vary by 20%, without ANY change to the car.
- Tires are considered 'COLD' @ 21.1-C ( 70-F ), and rolling-resistance can rise by 40% at lower temperatures.
- If one makes the mistake of installing new tires at this time, you won't experience advertized rolling-resistance for 4,000-miles ( 6437-km ).
* Also, the 'hammering out the pistons' and whatever changes made to the 1200cc engine would require a ASTM, 50-hour break-in cycle to stabilize the internal friction of the 'altered' engine.
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MotorSilk, the only nano-boric acid oil additive commercially available informs the purchaser to expect:
* 1-12-hours, or 2000-miles to 'see' results ( 1-hour @ 2,000-mph, or 12-hours @ 167-mph ? [ gotta love sales people ]).
* Logic experiences 'results' in 10-km ( 200X better than MotorSilk ? )