Extends Engine Life
The greatest savings
from using Ethos For
Earth's Fuel
Reformulator are
engine maintenance
costs. Ethos For
Earth's Fuel
Reformulator
lubricates the walls
of the combustion
chamber to help
prevent engine
damage. Engines
break down and
operate
inefficiently
because of the long
term wear and tear
on vital engine
parts. By
lubricating these
parts with the Fuel
Reformulator, you
are increasing
the longevity of
your vehicle.
.
Save Money on Fuel
Cost
Every time you fill
up at the pump,
Ethos For Earth's
Fuel Reformulator
saves you 7% to 19%
on average. With
millions of miles in
road test our Fuel
Reformulator offers
a cost effective
solution to relieve
the skyrocketing
price of fuel and
helps decrease the
amount of toxic
emissions released
by your vehicle. By
using Ethos For
Earth's Fuel
Reformulator,
consumers are
addressing two side
effects: wasted fuel
and air pollution.
Fuel burns
inefficiently in
internal combustion
engines, and that
inefficiency leads
to wasted fuel which
transforms into
toxic emissions. Our
fuel reformulator
helps your engine
burn fuel more
efficiently so it
significantly
improved both of
these adverse
effects. Most
important, the use
of Ethos For Earth's
Fuel Reformulator
results in a fuel
cost savings to the
customer.
.
Reduced Harmful
Emissions 30% or
More
Ethos For Earth's
Fuel Reformulator
provides and
immediate cost
effective strategy
for reducing air
pollution cause by
fossil fuels and
internal combustion
engines. Ethos For
Earth's Fuel
Reformulator works
with all fuels.
When an engine uses
fuel to the maximum
degree possible, it
has important
benefits such as:
-
Reducing fuel
consumption.
-
Reducing
non-combusted
residues that an
engine expels in
the form of
exhaust, such as
hydrocarbons,
nitrogen oxides,
carbon monoxide,
particle matter
and other
harmful products
of combustion.
Ethos For
Earth's Fuel
Reformulator is
99.99% ash-less
upon combustion.
.
Benefits
-
Increases fuel
economy.
-
Burns 99.9-9%
clean.
-
Reduces heat and
friction.
-
Works in any
internal
combustion
engine.
-
Cleans and
lubricates
engine parts.
-
Reduces toxic
emissions.
-
Non-toxic and
non-hazardous.
-
Easy to use.
-
Fill your tank
less frequently.
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Improves your
vehicle
performance.
-
Works with any
fuel.
-
Less maintenance
costs.
-
100% natural and
biodegradable.
Safe for the
environment.
More About
Esters
In the
simplest
terms,
esters can
be defined
as the
reaction
products of
acids and
alcohols.
Thousands of
different
kinds of
esters are
commercially
produced for
a broad
range of
applications.
Within the
realm of
synthetic
lubrication,
a relatively
small
substantial
family of
esters have
been found
to be very
useful in
severe
environment
applications.
Esters have
been used
successfully
in
lubrication
for more
than 50
years and
are the
preferred
stock in
many severe
applications
where their
benefits
solve
problems or
bring value.
For example,
esters have
been used
exclusively
in jet
engine
lubricants
worldwide
for over 40
years due to
their unique
combination
of low
temperature
flowability
with clean
high
temperature
operation.
Esters are
also the
preferred
stock in the
new
synthetic
refrigeration
lubricants
used with
CFC
replacement
refrigerants.
Here the
combination
of branching
and polarity
make the
esters
miscible
with the HFC
refrigerants
and improves
both low and
high
temperature
performance
characteristics.
In
automotive
applications,
the first
qualified
synthetic
crankcase
motor oils
were based
entirely on
esters and
these
products
were quite
successful
when
properly
formulated.
Esters have
given way to
Polyalphaolefins
(PAOs) in
this
application
due to PAOs
lower cost
and their
formulating
similarities
to mineral
oil.
Nevertheless,
way are
nearly
always used
in
combination
with PAOs in
full
synthetic
motor oils
in order to
balance the
effect on
seals,
solubilize
additives,
reduce
volatility,
and improve
energy
efficiency
through
higher
lubricity.
The
percentage
of ester
used in
motor oils
can vary
anywhere
from 5 to
25%
depending
upon the
desired
properties
and the type
of ester
employed.
Esters
lubricants
have already
captured
certain
niches in
the
industrial
market such
as
reciprocating
air
compressors
and high
temperature
industrial
oven chain
lubricants.
When one
focuses on
high
temperature
extremes and
their
telltale
signs such
as smoking,
wear, and
deposits,
the
potential
applications
for the
problem
solving
ester
lubricants
are
virtually
endless.
In many ways
esters are
very similar
to the more
commonly
known and
used
synthetic
hydrocarbons
or PAOs.
Like PAOs,
esters are
synthesized
form
relatively
pure and
simple
starting
materials to
produce
predetermined
molecular
structures
designed
specifically
for high
performance
lubrication.
Both types
of synthetic
base stocks
are
primarily
branched
hydrocarbons
which are
thermally
and
oxidatively
stable, have
high
viscosity
indices, and
lack the
undesirable
and unstable
impurities
found in
conventional
petroleum
based oils.
The primary
structural
difference
between
esters and
PAOs is the
presence of
multiple
ester
linkages (COOR)
in esters
which impart
polarity to
the
molecules.
This
polarity
affects the
way esters
behave as
lubricants
in the
following
ways:
Volatility:
The polarity
of the ester
molecules
causes them
to be
attracted to
one another
and this
intermolecular
attraction
requires
more energy
(heat) for
the esters
to transfer
from a
liquid to a
gaseous
state.
Therefore,
at a given
molecular
weight or
viscosity,
the esters
will exhibit
a lower
vapor
pressure
which
translates
into a
higher flash
point and a
lower rate
of
evaporation
for the
lubricant.
Generally
speaking,
the more
ester
linkages in
a specific
ester the
higher its
flash point
and the
lower its
volatility.
Lubricity:
Polarity
also causes
the ester
molecules to
be attracted
to
positively
charged
metal
surfaces. As
a result,
the
molecules
tend to line
up on the
metal
surface
creating a
film which
requires
additional
energy
(load) to
penetrate.
The result
is a
stronger
film which
translates
into higher
lubricity
and lower
energy
consumption
on lubricant
applications.
Detergency/Dispersency:
The polar
nature of
esters also
makes them
good
solvents and
dispersants.
This allows
the esters
to
solubilize
or disperse
oil
degradation
by-products
which might
otherwise be
deposited as
varnish or
sludge, and
translates
into cleaner
operation
and improved
additive
solubility
in the final
lubricant.
Biodegradability:
While stable
against
oxidative
and thermal
breakdown,
the ester
linkage
provides a
vulnerable
site for
microbes to
begin their
work of
biodegrading
the ester
molecule.
This
translates
into very
high
biodegradability
rates for
ester
lubricants
and allows
more
environmentally
friendly
products to
be
formulated.
Use With
Diesel Fuels
A major
percentage
of all
problems
with diesel
engines are
related to
fuel
quality.
Diesel fuel
can
sometimes
vary from
one shipment
to another
or from one
area to
another.
Customers
also switch
from one
fuel vendor
to another
and
suppliers
sometimes
change the
fuel they
are
offering.
The three
things that
vary the
most in
diesel fuel
are cetane,
weight and
viscosity.
Cetane is
defined as
the
susceptibility
of the fuel
to self
ignite.
Acceptable
cetane
levels are
between 40
and 45;
however,
very few
fuel
distributors
advertise
this since
each batch
may be
different.
Cetane can
influence
both
starting and
combustion
roughness of
an engine.
High
altitudes
and low
temperatures
demand
increased
cetane
number of
the fuel.
The weight
of the fuel
or specific
gravity
plays a
major role
in the heat
content of
the fuel.
Number 1 is
a "lighter"
grade while
number 2 is
"heavier" or
weighs more
per gallon.
While the
lighter fuel
(#1) has a
lower "cloud
point" and
may provide
better
starting in
cold
temperatures,
the heavier
fuel (#2)
has better
lubricating
qualities
and actually
contains
more heat
units
(BTUs) per
volume.
Assuming the
fuels are
the same
price,
better fuel
economy is
obtained by
using #2.
The third
aspect of
fuel to
consider is
viscosity.
Since
"lighter"
(#1) fuel is
less dense
it becomes
thinner when
heated than
the heavier
#2 fuel.
When this
occurs more
fuel begins
to leak
through the
high
pressure
parts of the
injection
pump which
actually
causes the
injection
pump to pump
less fuel.
As the fuel
temperature
continues to
increase,
more fuel is
lost through
leakage and
this results
in a power
loss of
between 1%
and 7%.
Taking all
these things
into
consideration
#2 diesel
fuel is the
best all
around fuel
for the
diesel
engine.
Buying fuel
from a
reputable
dealer is a
good way to
insure high
quality
fuel. The
best ones
seem to be
places that
move a lot
of diesel
fuel such as
truck stops,
etc. The
only way to
insure your
fuel quality
is to treat
it yourself
and since
every tank
may be
different
every tank
will need to
be treated.
A vital
reason to
continue
reading the
next section
of this
article.
Why do I
need to
treat my
diesel fuel?
A treatment
is needed
when the
diesel fuel
is lacking a
substance or
has a
contaminant.
The most
common
reason for
treating
diesel fuel
is to
provide
extra
lubrication.
Almost every
fuel
injection
component
requires the
diesel fuel
to lubricate
at least
some part of
that
component.
Since low
sulfur fuel
was
introduced,
the
lubricating
quality of
diesel fuel
has varied
greatly.
Some
suppliers
put in an
additive for
this and
some do not.
Each tank of
fuel you
fill up with
can be
different.
Since low
sulfur fuel
began being
used in
on-highway
vehicles
we've seen
the life
expectancy
of the fuel
injection
system drop
as much as
25%. This is
great for
the repair
business but
bad for
diesel
vehicles in
general
especially
since fuel
injection
components
keep getting
more and
more
expensive to
repair.
Taking this
into
consideration,
treating
diesel fuel
with a
lubricant is
more like an
insurance
policy
against wear
and although
it does not
stop the
wear,
consistent
use can
delay
repairs
considerably.
With
cleaning and
lubricating
esters,
Ethos Fuel
Reformulator
is on the
cutting edge
of fuel
lubrication
technology.
Ethos FR
causes fuel
to burn more
completely,
raising the
BTU output
of diesel
fuels,
resulting in
a net gain
in mileage
above it's
cost. When
you add up
extended
repair
intervals
plus fuel
savings
dividends,
Ethos Fuel
Reformulator
really
multiplies
the number
of
advantages
to the user.
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