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CUSTOM RIGS HOW TO Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com What types of additives are in diesel engine oil and how do they work? Additives represent 15 to 20 percent of a gallon of oil with the balance being high-quality base oil. Additive packages help keep an engine By Dan Arcy Shell Lubricants clean and protected from varnish and sludge, as well as provide protection against wear, heat and acids. Key additives perform vital functions: Antioxidants - Engine oils react with oxygen in the air forming organic acids. Oxidation causes an increase in oil viscosity, sludge and varnish formation, corrosion of metallic parts and foaming. Antioxidants inhibit the oxidation process. Anti-wear additives - Anti-wear additives prevent direct metal-tometal contact between the engine parts by adding a protective, sacrificial film. Using anti-wear additives promotes long engine life by reducing wear and scoring of the engine. Friction modifiers - Friction modifiers reduce engine friction, resulting in less fuel consumption. Dispersants - Dispersants keep foreign particles suspended from oil so they don't form deposit buildup on engine parts. Detergents - Detergents neutralize strong acids present in oil and remove them from metal surfaces. Detergents also form a film on the metal surfaces preventing sludge and varnish from forming in high temperature parts of the engine. Properly functioning diesel engine oils help enhance fuel economy, prevent deposits and maintain proper flow and viscosity under all temperatures. On-road testing is important to understand how well diesel engine oil will hold up under extreme road conditions. Shell ® ® Rotella T Triple Protection engine oil has been proven in more than 50 million miles of durability testing. This monthly column is brought to you by Shell Lubricants. Got a question? Visit ROTELLA.com, call 1- 800 - 231- 6950 or write to The AnSwER COLUmn, 1001 Fannin, Ste. 500, Houston,TX 77002. nd a classy How to upgrade to retro-style clear headlights with high-intensity halogen bulbs M aximizing your rig's forward lighting capability with retro-style headlights fitted with high-output bulbs can be something of a win-win. The brighter beams enhance safety, allowing you more time to react to what's ahead, while the retro-style crystal headlights enhance the truck's look. A popular choice is to replace a rig's H6014/H6024 halogen headlights with United Pacific's 7-inch round crystal headlights. The process calls for swapping out the 55/60W halogen bulbs with Xenon White 80/100W bulbs. The extra wattage provides additional road lighting distance and brightness. Giving your rig the retro-style headlight look with high-performance light output is an easy install, costs less than $150 and applies to both old and new trucks using single 7-inch headlights. Parts needed: • 80/100W Xenon White 9004 bulbs • United Pacific 7-inch round crystal headlights • 4 State Trucks' highbeam relay kit • 12-gauge wire and connectors 1 Remove the stock headlight housing. Remove the H4 bulb from each United Pacific crystal headlight and replace it with the high-output 80/100W Xenon bulb. Don't touch bulb glass with fingers, as oil/dirt can shatter a bulb when it gets hot. The term "Shell Lubricants" refers to the various Shell Group companies engaged in the lubricants business. sponsored by 36 | Overdrive | February 2013