Truck engine lubrication

As well as foodstuffs, coconut oil can be used as a feedstock for biodiesel fuel. Various tropical island countries are using coconut oil as a fuel source to power trucks, automobiles, and buses, and for electrical generators. Before electrical lighting became commonplace, coconut oil was used for lighting in India, and was exported under the name cochin oil. Coconut oil can be used as a skin moisturizer, as an engine lubricant and a transformer oil, and acids derived from coconut oil can be used as a herbicide. Coconut oil is used by movie theater chains to pop popcorn ... 

Some applications of the synthetic fluids are motor oil, trucks, marine diesel, transmissions and industrial lubricants, aviation and aerospace lubricants, fire-resistant fluids, and greases. Specifications for several military lubricants can be met only by a synthetic product. All commercial and military jet aircraft engines use synthetic lubricants, in addition to the space shuttle, NASA, and nuclear submarines. 

The analysis of used lubricating oils is accepted as an effective and practical means of monitoring engine wear. It allows preventative maintenance to be carried out at convenient times when needed and avoids the expense of major breakdowns and excessive lay-offs. Navies, air-forces, air-lines, rail companies and many companies with large truck fleets make use of this diagnostic aid. 

The determination of wear metals in the lubricating oils used in aircraft, truck, locomotive, and other engines can provide an excellent indication of the mechanical condition of the engine. In fact, as the presence of certain metals is noticed or their... 

Toxic carbon monoxide in exhaust fumes (eq. 2.5), soot emitted copiously from trucks with diesel engines (eq. 2.6), smog resulting in part from aldehydes (eq. 2.7), and acid buildup in lubricating oils (eq. 2.8) are all prices we pay for being a motorized society However, incomplete hydrocarbon combustion is occasionally useful, as in the manufacture of carbon blacks (eq. 2.6) used for automobile tires, and lampblack, a pigment used in ink. 

Biodiesel can be used in its pure form (BlOO) or blended with petroleum diesel (a common blend is known as B20, a mixture of 80% petroleum diesel and 20% biodiesel). Biodiesel is not raw vegetable oil, but rather is a product derived from the oil. Biodiesel has a slightly lower fuel value than petroleum diesel, but has greater lubricity than current low sulfur diesel fuel. Biodiesel also has a higher flash point, and will gel at low temperatures of about -10 °C, making use in cold weather conditions difficult. Biodiesel is compatible with most parts in commercial diesel engine systems, and thus could almost be used as a drop-in replacement in trucks, buses, boats, and construction equipment. However, the difficulties associated with low-temperature operation and the potential degradation of plastic parts in the fuel system have made the B20 blend the typical fuel associated with biodiesel use. 

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