Indian Haulage Company Doubles Its Oil-Drain Interval By Using Shell Rimula R4
Indian Haulage Company Doubles Its Oil-Drain Interval By Using Shell Rimula R4
COMPANY – Haulage company
LOCATION – India
APPLICATION – Heavy-duty diesel engines
KEY EDGE – Shell Rimula R4 15W-40, Shell LubeAdvisor, Shell LubeVideoCheck
IMPORTANT – An Indian haulage company has a fleet of about 120 trucks, most of them made by Tata Motors. The company was using an API CF-4 lubricant that gave an oil-drain interval of 18,000 km but was looking for improvement.
SAVINGS – US $2,444 total reported annual customer saving
CHALLENGE – An Indian haulage company operates trucks made by Tata Motors. The company was using an API CF-4 lubricant that gave an oil-drain interval of 18,000 km but was looking for improvement.
SOLUTIONS – Shell suggested that the company should trial Shell Rimula R4 15W-40 and also offered the Shell LubeAnalyst oil condition monitoring service and Shell LubeVideoCheck, a fibre-optic tool that enables operators to inspect key internal engine components.
OUTCOME – As a result of using Shell Rimula R4 15W-40, the trucks’ oil-drain interval increased from 18,000 to 36,000 km.
The company reported a total annual saving of US$2,444 per annum for 18 vehicles.