Ford's answers to the NHTSA 6.7 Investigation
There was a request for a link to Ford's answer's to the NHTSA investigation posted on a previous thread, since closed. Here is the link: Ford's NHTSA Answers to the 6.7 investigation This PDF i...
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The issue that came as a surprise to me (and many other tribologists - I am not one) is that DLCs are suppose to be non-reactive.
Then that fella did some tests (at basically room temp, 1 bar) of the reactivity of DLCs with organic amines commonly used as lubricating oil additives and came back positive.
OK, if it is reactive at that test, what does it do at 2,000bars, 150C or higher?
What do we know about diesel in the wild (not lab diesel) and what it does to DLCs?
What do we know about common additives? Or the practice of dumping 2 stroke oil or used motor oil in the fuel tank?
What is being used to bring up lubricity by the refiners? The biodiesel crowd?
What have we overlooked?
That is the crux of the question...
Then that fella did some tests (at basically room temp, 1 bar) of the reactivity of DLCs with organic amines commonly used as lubricating oil additives and came back positive.
OK, if it is reactive at that test, what does it do at 2,000bars, 150C or higher?
What do we know about diesel in the wild (not lab diesel) and what it does to DLCs?
What do we know about common additives? Or the practice of dumping 2 stroke oil or used motor oil in the fuel tank?
What is being used to bring up lubricity by the refiners? The biodiesel crowd?
What have we overlooked?
That is the crux of the question...
