Road Construction Company Extends Oil-Drain Interval By 50% With Shell Rimula R4
Road Construction Company Extends Oil-Drain Interval By 50% With Shell Rimula R4
COMPANY – Road construction company
LOCATION – India
APPLICATION – Heavy-duty diesel engines
KEY EDGE – Shell Rimula R4, Shell LubeAnalyst
IMPORTANT – A road construction company wanted to determine the best lubricants for equipment it would use on a new project in Indore, India. The equipment included heavy-duty machinery from Komatsu, MAN and Greaves. After considering different lubricant suppliers, the company chose shell lubricants. Shell recommended Shell Rimula R3 x 15w-40 for all the engines, which gave an oil-drain interval of 300 hours.
SAVINGS – US $40,000 total reported annual customer saving
CHALLENGE – A road construction company in Indore, India, was using Shell Rimula R3 X 15W-40 for all its engines and wanted to increase its oil-drain interval of 300 hours.
SOLUTIONS – Shell Lubricants offered Shell Rimula R4 15W-40 after using the oil condition monitoring service Shell LubeAnalyst service to measure oil performance and identify the correct oil-drain interval.
OUTCOME – By switching to Shell Rimula R4 15W-40, the company was able to extend its oil-drain interval by 50% from 300 to 450 hours. The company reduced its lubricant consumption and extended its maintenance intervals because fewer oil changes were required.
The reduced lubricant consumption and extended maintenance intervals resulted in lower maintenance costs. The company reported a total annual saving of US $40,000.