ZX1 Saves EL Ford Engine

From: PeterB [mailto:] Sent: Thursday, 13 September 2012 2:57 PM To: ZX1 Aust Subject: ZX1 oil

Hi! John, Just a note to let you know that my EL Ford’s radiator light started coming on when I was driving from Moree NSW to the Gold Coast last Thursday. I thought to myself it's okay just needs a slight top-up with red coolant. Over the weekend I checked the water level and found it was very low and there was a seepage in the top radiator hose.

I had no tools and could not get the top radiator hose clamp off because it had a funny sort of nut on it. I decided to go on to Brisbane buy some cheap tools from Super Cheap Auto’s and to fix it. I was on the freeway in the third lane at peak hour traffic when the light started coming on again. The temperature gauge started to play up. Later on I noticed steam coming out from under the bonnet. I raced across three lanes of traffic and pushed myself into an offshoot on the highway while people were blowing their horn at me. Meanwhile steam was still coming out of the car. I pulled over, opened the bonnet and noticed that I had forgot to put the radiator cap back on the water canister that feeds the radiator.

There was no water in the canister and only steam coming out of the car. I put 5 L of water in the car as that's all the spare water I had, closed the bonnet and drove to the nearest garage a couple of miles down the road. I then put heaps more water in it to fill it up. I don't know why the car didn't cook. The only feasible reason I could come up with was the 350 mls of ZX1 oil that I put in it a couple of weeks earlier. When I first put the oil in I noticed a slight drop in the running temperature of the car.

Anyone that knows about six cylinder Fords is that my car should have cooked and warped the head causing the car to stop. I don't know what would have happened driving in three lanes of traffic. I do know one thing that stuff is going in my wife's Lancer as soon as I get back home. I’m not a sceptic anymore John. I am doing up a 1976 CX Citroen and will be using ZX1 grease and oil in all the components now that I know how good it is.

Thanking You Peter Buckland Moree NSW 2400

Kelly's Farm Western Australia

ME CJ & NCE KELLY
HOLLANDS TRACK FARM
NEWDEGATE WA 6355
02/02/11

Hi John,
We put ZX1 in every engine on our farm. ZX1 is reducing oil changes. Harvesters and small engines are running cooler;. A Briggs motor on our boomspray was running very poorly and after adding ZX1 it now performs more efficiently. We expect to get increased engine life because of better lubrication for cold starts. ZX1 grease has prolonged bearing life in machinery. We also use ZX1 grease on our disc seeder bearings.
Nicholas and Malcolm Kelly
Hollands Track Farm

Truck testimony

Hi John

Hope all is well over there as it is here.

I would like to let you know that the truck we have treated with the ZX1 products is in great shape for a truck that has now done 840,590 Klm’s and the truck has done 382,360 of them on ZX1.

Our oil samples on this truck use to be always Monitor trend but have not since we put your grease and oil in this truck.

I know you told me that it has been tested at less KLMS then this but the front wheel bearings are still running cool and we have not adjusted them at all in that time.

I am sure you have a good product here John as I have used your samples on all types of things and mate they are brilliant.

I have been in this game all my life, my grand father had trucks and my father had trucks and I was in business for over 20 years for my self as a sub contractor and have never come across a lubricant like this in my 50 years.

My wife has dog clippers that use to run hot all the time but with ZX1 on the blades she does not have to lube them anymore than once.Keeping the cook happy is more then good.

Like Greg at Wakefield’s transport at Merbein via Mildura we have had better fuel economy as well.

We have talked to each other now and then about how it has been going.

He seems to be happy with the results as I am so far.

I know you have to prove to everyone that this lubricant is as good as you say and they are so sceptical but they are wrong mate this is good stuff.

Robbo

David Robinson
Workshop Manager
Pickering Transport Group
86 Silver City Highway, Buronga
Ph: 61 3 50222644
Mobile: 0418 140 142
Fax 61 3 50221995
email: robbo@ptg.com.au
web: www.ptg.com.au

Mumbo Racing's Secret Weapon

Secret Weapon - ZX1 Extralube Friction Eliminator

Mumbo Racing trialled a new product line at Round One of the 2006 Australian Motor Racing Series - ZX1 Extralube - a high tech friction eliminator. The results of the trial were positive and exciting, and can bring benefits to any road or race car.

The ZX1 company offers a small range of products, each aimed specifically at eliminating friction. The flagship in the ZX1 line is Extralube ZX1 Micro Oil - this is a metal treatment that the ZX1 brochure touts as offering the following:

• more power,
• improved fuel economy,
• superb cold start protection,
• increased component life and reliabiltity, and
• reduced harmful exhaust emissions.

ZX1 Micro Oil initially appears similar to other products available on the market, as the delivery method is the same - it is added to the oil. Many other products are added to the oil, and work simply by modifying the oil properties in some way - the effects of these products are only felt until the next oil change. The first key difference in ZX1 Micro Oil is here - whilst the product is delivered in a similar way, it does not change the property of the oil in any way - this is simply the most efficient way to get it in contact with the moving parts of the engine. Once the ZX1 Micro Oil has reached the engine's moving parts, it is not until the engine cools and the "low temperature activates the unique thermo-chemical bonding process". The metal is treated by the ZX1 Micro Oil, and it's friction properties are altered. (ZX1 Micro Oil does not contain any teflon/PTFE, and does not present the same problem to filters, screens and clearances as other products containing those ingredients.)

Now, this all sounds very technical, and the information above came directly from the ZX1 company. What follows however, is what Mumbo Racing observed after using ZX1 Micro Oil.

Description

ZX1 Micro Oil is added to the oil in a 5% ratio. This was performed on Sam Dale's Reynard 94D Formula 4000, Matthew Fox's 91D Formula 4000, and Neil Byers' Mitsubishi 380 VRX Production Touring Car. The procedure is very simple, the engine is warmed to operating temperature then shut down. The ZX1 Micro Oil is added , and the engine is run to circulate the oil and ZX1 through the system. The engine is then shut down and allowed to cool. Extralube ZX1 should also be added to the vehicle’s differential to reduce the friction and enhance the performance.

Analysis

On Sam Dale's Formula 4000, the ZX1 treatment process was carried out between the second and third practice sessions during Friday Practice at Calder Park. The treatment was added to the lubricating system of the Holden Alloytech 3.6L engine, and also to the sequential gearbox.

Data logging fitted to the Reynard showed the following changes after the treatment - green trace is from session two - before treatment, yellow trace is from session three - after treatment:


Figure 1 - Engine Temperature and Oil Pressure


Figure 2 - Top Speed on main straight


Figure 3 - Entry Speed to main straight

Results

Figure 1 shows that engine operating temperature has dropped by around three degrees celsius. The green trace (before treatment) shows a maximum temp of 86.5 degrees, while the maximum temp after treatment (yellow trace) shows 84.1 degrees. The ambient temperature had not changed significantly between sessions, and the only change to the car was the addition of ZX1 Micro Oil. We believe the reduced temperature is a result of reduced friction, using ZX1 Micro Oil.

Probably the most telling result of all from this back to back test is the top speed trace. Figure 2 shows speed from passing the Calder pits to the end of the main straight. The yellow trace, after treatment is 3km/h faster than before treatment (green trace), with a terminal speed of 238.9km/h (versus 236.4km/h pre-treatment). A speed difference like this could be the result of a better entry onto the straight, but Figure 3 shows speed from the final corner to the beginning of Figure 2 (this data is taken from the lap immediately preceding Fig 2). The yellow trace (after treatment) actually shows that if anything, Sam got a slightly slower run out of the final corner, but was able to accelerate significantly faster on the straight.

Conclusion

Based on the data available, ZX1 Micro Oil yielded an improvement in top speed for Sam Dale's Reynard 94D Formula 4000. Other independent test data provided by ZX1 showed similar results in a range of vehicles - most notably improved fuel economy in road vehicles.

Mumbo Racing will continue to use this secret weapon - it has proved itself capable of delivering a performance advantage. The team is also eager to use the ZX1 product - Micro µ ZX1 Supergrease in all wheel bearings and constant-velocity joints.

A big thank you to John Grullis of ZX1 Australia, for allowing us to conduct this trial, and sample his excellent product.

More Information

If you would like more information on the ZX1 Extralube range of products, you can check out the website: www.ZX1AUST.com or contact the Australian distributor:

John Grullis

Email: ZX1AUST@westnet.com.au

Mobile: 0413 182 077

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ZX1 Testimonial

I have been using friction modifiers in my cars since the 1980’s when I discovered some of the Teflon based products. I later had access to the lead/zinc based products (quite good in the grease range) and at one time I used a ceramic based product which is now off the market.

I was introduced to ZX1 a couple of years ago and since I had lost contact with my previous supplier of auto products I was quite keen to try it on my classic Falcon.

I run a 302w, C4 combination on LPG. The engine was rebuilt 10 years ago. I have had many issues with high running temperatures and have tried a couple of friction modifiers in the hope of dropping heat levels in the engine.

The second issue is a noisy hydraulic lifter- the lifters are often rattly at low revs in the V8 so anything that reduces possible wear will mean I delay replacement!

Well it is now 12 months since I did the first treatment with the ZX1, I treated the whole range of components – radiator thru to brakes.

The biggest improvement I have noticed is that the engine is generally a lot quieter at running temperature and cruising speeds. The running temperature is a lot more consistent – there is less variation in engine tempt and it has less peaking when in stop-start traffic. The differential has improved in it’s noise levels and I can only put this down to the action of the ZX1.

The other major improvement has been fuel consumption – enough improvement to notice it!

I also run a landscaping business and have now treated all my engines. Lawnmower, edger, whipper snipper, chainsaw (electric and 2-stroke). After running in my new mower I treated it with ZX1 and left it running for 15minutes – I actually had to cut back the engine because the rev gain as the ZX bedded in was very noticeable!

The engine is a lot smoother now and I hope to get a longer life out of this mower!

I highly recommend the addition of ZX1 to any engine you have especially if you have invested in a new one! The long-term savings in maintenance and replacement will pay back the investment!

John Wood

Woodies Home and Garden Services

Perth

Shelby Cobra 62

----- Original Message -----
From: Ron …….
To: ZX1 ; ZX1 Aust
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 5:08 AM
Subject: Shelby Cobra 62 oil


Hello John,


It has been a few months since I started using your ZX1 oil product in my Shelby Cobra 62 and I wanted to provide feedback. As you know, I enter the Cobra in a number of "spirited demonstrations" around our State where It has beaten all classes over the 4 litre capacity. Since using ZX1 we have seen a demonstrated lift in power output and more noticeable, the engine has always leaked a small amount of oil, even with the previous lumpy engine, which has now stopped and I have not had to add any oil since using your product.

ZX1 has exceeded my expectations and I will now use it in all my vehicles and recommend to my car enthusiasts friends.


Thanks and all the best
Ron …..
WA Cobra Car Club