Highlighting A New All-Season Air Brake Anti-Freeze from Champion Brands

Water is one of the most important substances on earth, essential for all plant and animal life. It is as essential as the sun. If there were no water, there would be no life on earth. It has many uses including cooking, washing and cleaning. But it can also be problematic, as it can also be destructive. It can rot wood, corrode engines, freeze in pipes and cause them to burst, and more. 

When it comes to air brakes, moisture can shorten the life of components and in winter can freeze to cause ice jams. For this reason Champion Oil has introduced a professional grade air brake antifreeze for trucks and off-road equipment to prevent freezing of the brake-system and protect older braking systems against damages caused by the frozen water of condensation.

Champion Air Brake Anti-Freeze is a methanol-based antifreeze designed to prevent frozen air lines and remove moisture from air brake systems. Special additives leave an anti-corrosive film which will help extend the life of air-line components and ensure positive protection to all steel, rubber, and brake line parts. https://www.championbrands.com/air-brake-anti-freeze/

 

Cold temperatures and water can lead to only one outcome – and ice has no place in a truck's air system. Frozen moisture can disable compressors, along with any of the multitude of air valves in the system. Plunging temperatures, like we have seen across the United States in recent weeks, will put air systems to the test, especially in older vehicle applications.

 

Compressed air always contains moisture, and when the air leaves the compressor, it’s hot. But as it travels through the line from the compressor to the air dryer, it cools, and that’s when the moisture in the compressed air condenses to liquid. If it's cold enough, that liquid will freeze, threatening the air supply to various systems, including transmissions, suspensions and of course, brakes.

 

A heavy truck's air compressor puts out 4-6 ounces of water during an average day’s operation; more when operating in regions of high relative humidity, and less when air is cold and dry. If all that water is sloshing around in your air reservoirs or some other spot further downstream, you could be in trouble when temperatures plummet.

 

Your first line of defense is the air dryer, but many older trucks do not have one. If the vehicle uses an alcohol injector/evaporator, fill it up with approved air brake anti-freeze. Typically, these are not needed in today’s air systems using air dryers but they can be a good supplement to the air dryer that may not be working properly in colder climates. Never add air brake anti-freeze directly into air lines.

Air Brake Anti-Freeze is specially developed as an additive for air brake systems of trucks and other heavy vehicles to prevent freezing of the brake-system. Protect system against damages caused by frozen-water of condensation.

 

Champion Air-Brake Anti-Freeze is recommended for use in air brake lines to prevent line freeze ups, and to absorb moisture in the system. It contains a mixture of balanced additives that lubricate the moving parts (valves, packings) of the brake system. Safe for rubbers-, plastic- and metal parts. It protects and keeps air brake systems clean. Champion Air-Brake Anti-Freeze protects the system from rust and corrosion when used regularly in both the winter and the summer.  https://www.championbrands.com/air-brake-anti-freeze/

• Part# 4137H 12/1 QT.
• Part# 4137N 4/1 Gal.
• Part# 4137AP 55 Gal.

About the company: Champion Brands, LLC, is a globally recognized industry leader in specialty lubricants for over 65 years. Champion also produces and blends over 350 products including fuel, oil, engine additives, and lubricants for the racing, automotive, heavy truck, agricultural, industrial, and specialty markets. For more information call Champion at 660-890-6231. Champion Brands, LLC; 1001 Golden Drive, Clinton, MO, or go to http://www.championbrands.com

Champion Brands Offers Free Oil Sampling Kits for Diesel Engines

10 days ago I wrote about the value of oil analysis and things you can learn regarding what is happening inside your engine. With oil analysis you don't need to guess. Or at least, you have more clues to make a hunch on. 

As we begin SEMA Week Champion Brands has announced that they wae offering WDs and MWDs two free oil analysis kits with every 10 cases of diesel engine oil purchased during the month of November. 

According to the announcement "the Champion promotion is limited to Champion’s Blue Flame, All Fleet-T Diesel, Premium Heavy-Duty, and Ultra-Fleet Diesel Engine Oils. Every 10 cases of quarts, gallons or pails purchased, is eligible for two premium Oil Analysis Kits - Part # BABX10 ($30 value each). The American Laboratory Service (ALS) Tribology Kits includes a pre-paid mailer, the laboratory processing of the used oil and internet access for personalized results."

According to Champion Brands Director of Racing and Performance, Karl Dedolph, “Your diesel pick-up, or diesel big rig can each benefit from oil analysis to know when to change the oil or to prevent catastrophic failure down the road."

As noted earlier, oil analysis measures engine wear without having to disassemble the engine. "Utilizing atomic emission spectroscopy, oil analysis reveals the amount of wear occurring within an engine and reports it in parts per million for each element,” added Dedolph. “For example, increasing levels of tin and lead indicate bearing wear and analysis can also reveal depleted additives, as well as contaminants such as water, coolant, fuel dilution and airborne dirt or sand.” 

You can read the full press release here.

Diesel enthusiasts and fleet managers use oil analysis for a short- and long-term analysis of the engine. When should the engine be rebuilt?  Can the engine go another 10,000 miles over-the-road without an oil change?  

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Additional Technical Information:

https://www.championbrands.com/technical-bulletins/

  

For more than 40 years, ALS tribology laboratory services have been providing oil analysis to clients around the world, helping them make better and more informed decisions. At the heart of their services is testing, but they also do much more than that, providing state of the art technical solutions, tailored to the modern needs of race teams, consumers, businesses, governments and fleets. https://www.alsglobal.com/en-us/services-and-products/oil-fuel-and-coolant-analysis/oil-analysis-and-testing

 

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For more information about Champion contact your nearest Champion Distributor or call Champion at 660-890-6231. Champion Brands, LLC; 1001 Golden Drive, Clinton, MO, 64735 or go to http://www.championbrands.com