Red Line Fuel System Water Remover and AntiFreeze increasing the volume of the water phase and signifi- the freezing point for this water in the fuel is now 23¡F. life of the injector and reducing scoring on the injector is an additive designed to disperse controlled amount of cantly making the water more corrosive. However, In other words, this alcohol chemistry requires large plungers by a factor of two-to-three, which corresponds water in diesel fuel or gasoline in order to eliminate these alcohols will reduce the freezing point of the water concentrations of very expensive chemistry to be used very well with these test results. Red Line Water contamination and condensation in fuel tanks and to in the fuel. Methanol and ethanol are more effective, but continuously in order to be effective. Remover reduced the steel on steel wear of diesel fuel prevent the water from freezing in the fuel lines and fuel they are also more damaging to the seals and fuel Reduces Friction by 80% and most important, it reduced the wear of filters - a major cause of cold-weather engine shutdown. system components. Isopropyl alcohol is now more Figure 1 shows the significant reduction in friction WATER to a value 82% lower than the wear obtained One ounce per 20 gallons is recommended and with popular, but it requires large amounts to reduce the obtainable with these synthetic lubricants when added with diesel fuel alone. moderate agitation will disperse one ounce of water into freezing point and it will actually increase the friction in to diesel fuel at the recommended concentrations. Red very tiny droplets and will reduce the freezing point to the injectors and pumps. The glycol ethers are less Line Water Remover can reduce the steel on steel Wear Reduction -5¡F (-20¡C). Greater concentrations can be added to damaging to the fuel system components, but they are friction of diesel fuel by 28%. What is very interesting is in Diesel Fuel reduce the freezing point even lower or to remove also less effective at reducing the freezing point of that Red Line Water Remover can make WATER greater concentration of water from the fuel. Synthetic water. slipperier to steel surfaces than diesel fuel. This was lubricants in this additive will lubricate both the water Red Line Water Remover & Antifreeze does not attempt evaluated by adding equal amounts of water and Red Diesel Fuel and fuel phases, preventing damage to the injectors and to dissolve water to remove it, but instead disperses Line Water Remover to diesel fuel and extracting the fuel pump. In fact, this additive will improve the lubricity controlled amounts into microscopic droplets, which will dispersed water by centrifuge. The extracted water of the water phase enough that it will provide lower easily pass through the filters. Agitation of the fuel tank mixture had better friction and wear properties that Water Remover & Antifreeze in friction and wear than untreated diesel fuel alone. through normal driving is required to achieve the disper- diesel fuel alone. Some additives such as a commercial Diesel: 80% Wear Reduction Synthetic lubricants in this additive will reduce the sion of droplets. These dispersed droplets will not cause water antifreeze and fuel conditioner can actually friction sufficiently even in dry fuels to provide diesel injector and pump damage, in fact, water lubricated with increase the coefficient of friction as shown in Figure 1. engine efficiency improvements between 2-3% based this additive has much better friction and wear proper- 1% Additive P in Diesel 19% Wear Reduction on fleet and dyno tests. ties than diesel fuel alone. The Water Remover also Reduction of Friction in BENEFIT SUMMARY contains a very effective corrosion inhibitor to prevent Diesel Fuel rust and corrosion of the fuel system components. ¥ Disperses water in diesel fuel and gasoline Water Remover in Water Reduces the freezing point of water in fuel Water Remover will disperse approximately an equal 82% Wear Reduction vs Diesel ¥ amount of water into the diesel fuel. A typical treatment Lubricates both water and fuel phases Untreated Diesel Fuel ¥ to remove the water of condensation is a 12 ounce Cleans injectors and carburetors 012345 6 ¥ bottle to 250 gallons of fuel. This treatment will also 3 -3 Improves diesel engine efficiency 2-3% Wear Volume, mm x10 ¥ reduce the freezing point of the water normally present ASTM D4172B (Modified) ¥ Prevents rust and corrosion in diesel fuel below -20¡F. For larger amounts of water Diesel + RL Water Remover 28% Reduction ¥ Contains no harmful alcohol in the fuel it will reduce the freezing point to -5¡F when ¥ Removes water, a necessary ingredient for microbial an equal amount of Water Remover is added. As a Figure 2: Reduction of steel on steel wear in diesel fuel growth which can cause diesel filter plugging reference, 55 gallons of diesel fuel which is clear and with treatments of Red Line Water Remover. Note the shows no signs of water can actually contains one Diesel + 1% Additive P 11% Increase reduction in wear of water to a value significantly lower Removes Water & Reduces Fuel Line Freeze ounce of water dissolved in the fuel. As the temperature than diesel fuel alone. Red Line Water Remover and Antifreeze is designed to is reduced, this water falls out of the fuel and if it is actually remove water from a diesel or gasoline fuel 28% vs. Diesel below freezing, ice crystals will form. Larger amounts of Water + RL Water Remover Cleans Injectors system. It also works to significantly reduce the freezing water can be present in a fuel tank if the truck was filled 85% vs. Water Red Line Fuel System Water Remover and Antifreeze point of water in the fuel system. There are many soon after the underground storage tank was filled, cleans diesel and gasoline injectors and carburetors. products on the market which claim to remove water 0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 thereby mixing the bottoms water into the fuel. Even at Reduces Rust and Corrosion and prevent fuel line freeze. Most can even demonstrate this rate, one bottle per 250 gallons should take the fuel Coefficient of Friction, µ, their effectiveness by adding equal amounts of water ASTM D4172 B (Modified) Red Line diesel additives contain a corrosion inhibitor to 0¡F, unless a large slug of water was pumped into the which will help control fuel system corrosion even in the directly to the fuel additive which shows complete fuel. solubility of the water in the additive. Usually these tests presence of water. Figure 1: Reduction of friction in diesel fuel with treat- are completely misleading. The water and additive A unique feature of the Red Line Water Remover & Stabilizes Fuel ments of Red Line Water Remover. Note the reduction combination will behave differently when added at the Antifreeze chemistry is that most of the active ingredient Red Line Water Remover contains stabilizers which in friction of water to a value significantly lower than recommended concentration in the fuel, and these goes into the water phase, permanently reducing the slow the degradation of diesel fuel and gasoline and diesel fuel alone. materials which demonstrate an ability to dissolve the freezing point of the water, even if untreated fuel is dispersants which will help prevent insoluble decompo- water will not dissolve water in the fuel at concentrations added to the tank. A competitive product shown as sition products from forming sludge and varnish. Red lower than about 5%. Most of these products are based Additive P in Figures 1 and 2, which is based on Reduces Wear Line Water Remover will also clean sludge from old on alcohols or glycol ethers. Alcohols like methanol and isopropyl alcohol, will reduce the freezing point of this Figure 2 shows the wear volumes which result in this storage tanks. Good filtration should be in place on the isopropyl alcohol will not dissolve water in the fuel and normal water in diesel to 0¡F when used at one pint per bench wear test. Red Line additives can significantly fill hose from the storage tank. Red Line Water Remover will instead partly go into the water phase, actually 15 gallons, but since the water is not removed in the reduce steel on steel wear as demonstrated in this test & Antifreeze is an excellent product to add to fuel tanks process, and if untreated fuel is then added to the tank, and as proven in the field by significantly increasing the for seasonal storage. RL Antigel Improves Low-Temperature Flow a bottle in the truck to use when a cold snap is expected Directions for use: RL AntiGel contains a unique wax modifier which will overnight. One 15 ounce bottle is recommended to treat Red Line Fuel System Water Remover and Antifreeze improve the low-temperature operation of a diesel 100 gallons at normal cold temperatures for the climate and RL AntiGel should both be added to the fuel tank engine by 10-15¡F compared to even the current high- and 1 bottle to 50 gallons is recommended for extreme while it is above the freezing point of water or wax in the quality low-temperature flow improvers. RL AntiGel will cold snaps. fuel. Fuel being added from an underground storage not only lower the pour-point, but will prevent the settling tank is usually above 40¡F, well above the freezing point of wax in the fuel. Conventional flow improvers for diesel Improvement in of water and wax. Just prior to fueling is the ideal time to ® RPM RED LINE will significantly reduce the pour point of the fuel, but Low-Temperature Flow add these products so that excellent dispersion is X 1000 0.1 ¥ SYNTHETIC pour point does not predict the low temperature +¥ obtained immediately. Most fuel systems recirculate a 0.09 ¥ OIL operability of a diesel fuel. Conventional flow improvers + ¥ considerable quantity of fuel through the engine which ¥ ¥ ¥ RL AntiGel @ -6¡F work by interrupting the crystal structure of the wax, 0.08 ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ raises the fuel temperature, so these products may also forming much smaller crystals, many of which will pass 0.07 + be added during an operating cycle as long as the x ¥ + through the fuel filters. However, upon sitting overnight, 0.06 ¥ vehicle is driven to distribute the product in the fuel tank. x +¥ Untreated Fuel @ 9¡F this wax settles to the bottom of the fuel tank and since ¥ 0.05 + ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ the fuel pickup is on the bottom, very large concentra- Untreated 0.04 Fuel @ 1¡F DESIGNED FOR PERFORMANCE tions of wax are drawn to the filter on startup. If the Flow-Improved Diesel @ 3¡F RED LINE® 0.03 x engine is starting below the cloud point (wax crystalliza- 0.02 tion temperature) of the fuel, it is then a race to try to Red Line Synthetic Oil Corporation is the leader in lubri- 0.01 x

warm the fuel and fuel filter above the cloud point before Fuel Flow Rate, Gallons / minute cant and fuel system chemistry. Red Line manufactures 0 the filter plugs and halts the flow of fuel to the engine. 0123456789101112 a full line of automotive products which are designed to provide noticeable improvements in performance. Other RL AntiGel prevents this settling for at least one week, Test Time, Minutes Fuel System which means the fuel delivered to the engine at startup Red Line products are: will have much less wax to plug the filters. RL AntiGel WATERWETTER¨ Cooling System Heat Trasnfer Agent Figure 3: RL AntiGel improves the low-temperature can allow diesel engines to operate at least 10¡F lower RL-2 & RL-3 Diesel Ignition Improvers Water Remover operation and startability of this diesel fuel, reducing the than conventional flow improved fuel. This unique Diesel Fuel Catalyst operability temperature at least 10-15¡F below conven- chemistry has the same effect as reducing the cloud RL Smoke Suppressant tionally "Winterized" fuel. point of the fuel in the bottom of the tank. This reduction 85 Plus Diesel Fuel Additive - with Cetane Booster & Antifreeze in cloud point was previously only obtainable by blend- Diesel Fuel Biostat - Antimicrobial Agent SI-1 Fuel Injector & Intake Valve Detergent ing in kerosene which is more costly and provides a BENEFIT SUMMARY 10% reduction in fuel economy due to the lower heat SI-2 Injector & Valve Detergent Lead Substitute Reduces the pour point of diesel fuel value. Kerosene also provides much less lubricating ¥ Motor Oils - 5W30, 10W30, 10W40, 15W50, 20W50 and ability, which can increase injector and pump wear ¥ Reduces the freezing point of water in fuel Diesel Engine Oil - 15W40 dramatically. RL AntiGel also contains an anti-icing ¥ Reduces the operability temperature of even Race Oils - SAE 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 additive which will lower the freezing point of water in "Winterized" diesel fuel High-Performance Two-cycle Lubricants the diesel fuel. Typically diesel fuel contains 100- ¥ Lubricates both water and fuel phases Gear Oils - Lightweight, 75W90, 75W90NS, 75W140NS, 150ppm water. When the fuel is chilled, this water Disperses water in diesel fuel 75W140, 80W140 RL AntiGel ¥ MTL- Manual Transmission / Transaxle Lubricant, MT-90 freezes and can plug the fuel filters. RL AntiGel reduces ¥ Improves diesel engine efficiency 2-3% the freezing point of this water to approximately -20¡F. ATF - D4 ATF, High-Temp ATF, Racing ATF ¥ Contains no harmful alcohol CV-2 CV-Joint and Wheel Bearing Grease Figure 3 demonstrates the results from a filter-plugging ¥ Removes water, a necessary ingredient for microbial Compressor Lubricants test using a complete Cummins fuel system in a cold growth which can cause diesel filter plugging For further information please contact: room capable of reducing the temperature of all the components. A 50 gallon fuel tank was used and the Technical filter was a LuberFiner LFP-1101F cartridge type. The fuel used was blended to a Cloud Point of 7¡F and had Information a Pour Point of 5¡F. The Flow-Improved Diesel in this chart is a high-quality conventional flow improver which reduced the pour point of this fuel to -38¡F. As you can see, the pour point has little influence on the operability temperature. Red Line Synthetic Oil Corp. RL AntiGel is the perfect product for fleets which © 1993, 1997, 2001 Red Line Synthetic Oil Corporation 6100 Egret Court, Benicia, CA 94510 operate in very cold areas. It is also a good idea to carry (707) 745-6100