Full-Synthetic Racing Power Steering Fluid for Diesel Competition Pick-Ups

(Clinton, MO / 09.17.21) Champion Oil, a PLZ Aeroscience Company and a recognized leader in racing and specialty lubricants, now offers Champion Full-Synthetic Racing Power Steering Fluid. Part #4370H

“Racing power steering fluid (PSF) is an essential part of keeping race trucks at peak performance. A top tier power steering fluid like Champion’s part #4370H ensures the hoses, pistons, valves, and power steering pump work optimally and not start to deteriorate,” stated Karl Dedolph of Champion Oil.

“Champion Full-Synthetic Racing Power Steering Fluid reduces temperatures and delivers consistent steering response in on and off-road competition applications. It has exceptional low temperature flow that reduces initial drag on the power steering pump.”

“Its’ robust formulation is a full-synthetic fluid that provides improved thermal stability for less pressure drop as temperatures rise. It also offers high temperature foam resistance for better cooling and improved steering precision.”

“Champion’s Racing PSF is a hydraulic fluid used in the steering system to create a hydraulic link between the steering wheel and the front wheels. It decreases the amount of effort required to turn the wheels.”

“It also lubricates the moving parts within the steering system. It suppresses foaming and prevents corrosion in the power steering gear and steering pump, which keeps performance pick-ups in drag racing, off-road racing, hill climbs, rock crawling, etc. working optimally,” added Dedolph.

Champion’s Racing PSF meets or exceeds all specification standards that

are requirements for viscosity, detergents, additives, and other

components of this type of fluid. It is specifically engineered for racing

applications.

Components and specifications include: Decene Homopolymer Hydrotreated, Heterocyclic Ether, Alkaryl Amine, Zinc Alkydithiophosphate, Dibutylhydrogen Phosphite, Carboxylic Acid Ester, Toluene, Diphenylamine, Aryl Phosphite, and Alkylated Phenol. 

Flash Point °C (°F) 225 (437)
Pour point °C (°F) -40 (-40)
Viscosity @40°C, 104°F cSt 52.5
Viscosity @ 100°C, 211°F cSt 11.2
Viscosity Index 23
Color: Pale yellow to golden brown

“A good maintenance practice for truck is to inspect the power steering fluid occasionally, it should maintain its’ color. If it’s dark, that’s a sign it’s time to change it. If you see any dirt, debris, or sludge in the power steering fluid, it’s time for the system to be flushed. If you hear some sort of noise when the wheel is turned or see some leaks, that may be another sign it’s time to change the fluid.”

For more information:
www.championbrands.com/champion-full-synthetic-racing-power-steering-fluid/

About Champion Brands, LLC

Champion, a PLZ Aeroscience Company, is a globally recognized

industry leader in specialty lubricants for over 65 years. Champion also

produces and blends over 300 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 visit championbrands.com

About PLZ Aeroscience

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technologies. PLZ specializes in the development, manufacturing,

packaging, and distribution of a comprehensive line of contract fill,

branded and private label products. PLZ has a robust and proprietary

portfolio of products in household cleaning, personal care, food service,

maintenance, specialty and industrial, and automotive. For more

information, visit PLZAeroscience.com

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Diesel Motorsports: Most Fun You Can Get in a Weekend

Photo courtesy Diesel Motorsports

Great story by Jeff Zurschmeide on the PRI website. Diesel motorsports is far from dead, and is even growing. The article, titled Shake, Rattle & Roll, describes how diesel motorsports have become a powerful niche market that is drawing in more people every year.

The author begins by making the same observation I've made over many years of going to races. Most racers use a diesel powered vehicle to pull their race car to the track which is gas powered. Today, diesel is no longer for tow vehicles. There is a huge, enthusiastic diesel motorsports culture. This diesel world includes engine builders, aftermarket providers and sanctioning bodies as well as the sponsors and businesses that provide products for the racers. Altogether it's a great show for the fans. 

Zurschmeide notes that drag strips are the primary venues for diesel racing, with a strong second being presence at pulling competitions. Diesel has also found some surprising success in sports car racing as when Audi proved that a diesel-powered car could compete at the highest levels. In 2006-2008 Audi’s TDI prototypes won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans three years in a row.

That last bit about Le Mans is no laughing matter. Audi and other automakers have developed some powerful diesel power plants, as we noted recently regarding Daimler's powerful new diesel engine for their Mercedes Benz. 

Photo courtesy Diesel Motorsports

That having been said, the mass market for diesel motorsports in America still remains almost entirely limited to straight-line power contests. For now.

Trucks are King in the diesel motorsports scene, which is a grassroots movement driven by an appreciation for power. This need for power is what drives engine builders to satisfy the hunger. Cummins, Duramax and Power Stroke are the main foundations, but innovative builders augment these engines to maximize their capabilities. 

The full article goes much deeper. Check it out by following the first link below.

(Sidenote: The song "Shake, Rattle & Roll" was originally recorded by Big Joe Turner, then made famous by Bill Haley & the Comets.)

KEY LINKS

Shake, Rattle & Roll

70-Year-Old Diesel Is A Thoroughbred at Pike's Peak Hill Climb

Daimler Claims This Is the Most Powerful Diesel Car in Mercedes-Benz History

Looking For Blue Flame Diesel Engine Oil? 

Champion Full-Synthetic Racing Gear Oils Dominate Diesel Drag Racing and Pulling

Champion Brands, LLC, a globally recognized industry leader in racing and performance specialty lubricants for over 65 years, is proud of their winning success and podium finishes with Champion’s Full-Synthetic Gear Oils in diesel drag racing and pulling vehicles that need robust lubrication in severe environments to decreases friction and wear, oil film resistance at hot temperatures, and to allow smooth gear shifting at start-up and during lower temperatures.

“Hypoid differentials, gearboxes, transfer gearboxes, synchronized or non-synchronized gearboxes, gearbox/differential, or transfer gearboxes found in diesel and other vehicles require specialized lubrication that provide a high degree of gear protection”, stated Karl Dedolph at Champion. “Our Racing 75W-90 and 75W-140 Full Synthetic Racing Gear Oils ae designed to lubricate these components with extreme-pressure additives that are more viscous than other racing type gear oils in the market.”

 

“These additives have the ability to transfer a lot of power when the gear box runs very hot, work with heavy loads and low revolution speed or moderate loads and high revolution speed and have a good balance of extending replacement intervals.  This, choosing a high-quality diesel racing gear oil, like Champion’s, is very important for the life of your competition or high-performance vehicle.”

 

“While many of the racing gear oil competitors still use mineral gear oils, synthetic gear oils are becoming the norm in racing. Synthetic gear oils show better resistance to oxidation, better flow at start-up, and better retention of viscosity at elevated temperatures.  These characteristics are exceptionally important as race maintenance-intervals get stretched out, sumps get smaller, and airflow across the axle is reduced by ever changing body designs, wheel-wells, air ducts, skid plates, and track condition aerodynamics.”
 

“While mineral gear oils are usually thickened with heavy paraffinic base oils, synthetic gear oils are typically lighter and are thickened with polymers. Champion uses a premium grade polymer in a proprietary formulation which makes it less likely to quickly shear out of grade,” added Dedolph.

 

Champion 75W-90 and 75W-140 Full-Synthetic Racing Gear Oils benefits include: Formulated to provide extreme pressure protection for competition racing, provide better lubricant oxidation stability, superior corrosion protection for less synchronizer wear, reduce differential and gearbox temperatures, improves shifting, reduce foaming at high speed, and long lasting.

Plus, Champion Full-Synthetic Racing Gear Oils, part #4312 & #4371, have the highest film strength in the market, contains a limited-slip additive, suitable replacement for a differential calling for an 80W90 or SAE 90 gear oil, contains additional friction modifiers for suitability with clutch-type limited slip differentials, plus anti-oxidation, anti-corrosion and anti-foam additives.  

 

Champion SAE 75W-90 Full-Synthetic Racing Gear Oil specific properties: Amber color, 16.7 Viscosity @ 100°C cSt, GL-5, Viscosity Index 172, KRL Shear % Loss - 8.4, Flash Point 199°F, Composition Ingredients: Synthetic Oil, Alkyl Polysulfides, Long Chain Alkyl Amine, Alkyl Phosphate, Long-chain Alkenylamine. https://www.championbrands.com/full-synthetic-racing-gear-oil-75w-90-2/

 

Champion SAE 75W-140 Full-Synthetic Racing Gear Oil specific properties: Amber color, 27.4 Viscosity @ 100°C cSt, GL-5, Viscosity Index 190, KRL Shear % Loss - 8.5, Flash Point 199°F, Composition Ingredients: Synthetic Oil, Alkyl Polysulfides, Long Chain Alkyl Amine, Alkyl Phosphate, Long-chain Alkenylamine. https://www.championbrands.com/full-synthetic-racing-gear-oil-75w-140/

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2021 Champion New Products
and Announcements

Champion Brands Celebrates 65 Years in the Lubricant Business

Champion Oil's Winter-Blend Diesel Flo Fuel Additive Gets an Upgrade

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

Champion’s Classic & Muscle 15W-50 Motor Oil for Vintage Trucks

Blue Flame Contingency Program for Drag Racers: How to Get Your Piece of the Action

Champion Oil Seeking Diesel Vehicle Builds for SEMA 2021

Special Offer For New Champion Diesel Oil Distributors

Champion Blue Flame Diesel Engine Oil Recommended for Limited-Edition Shelby F-250 Super Baja Pick-Up

Champion Oil Introduces a Professional Grade 80% Ether Starting Fluid
Champion Blue Flame Diesel Engine Oil Supports OOIDA Members

Champion Offers Power-Shield Assembly Lube & Oil Booster to Diesel Engine Builders

Diesel Powered Car of the Week: Audi R15 TDI

Right out of the gate the Audi R15 TDI proved itself a champion. In its first race, the 2009 12 Hours of Sebring,  the the sleek bodied R15 captured the checkered flag and thereby generating a lot of buzz while garnering a significant amount of media play. 

The R15 TDI was a followup to the R10, tested in December 2008 so as to be ready for the 2009 racing season. R15 was powered by a compact Turbocharged Direct Injection engine pushed to the middle of the car for better handling. The 330 cu.in. V10 turbodiesel engine produced 590 horsepower and 774 lb.ft. of torque.  

In March 2009, shortly before the Sebring outing, Audi released dozens of photos of the new car. (Check out the Jalopnik link at the end of this post.) They knew they had something special and the outcome at Sebring confirmed it. 

When it came to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, expectations ran high, but Audi's Le Mans Prototype (LMP) took it on the chin when Peugeot captured first and second place that year. 

The loss to Peugeot didn't end their enthusiasm for the R15, though. With some adjustments the R15-Plus returned to garner the 1-2-3 spots at Le Mans in a comeback that saw the first place car win with a five lap lead.

The Audi R15 was followed by an R15+ and in 2o11 the R15++ before yielding to the R18 in 2012. Within a couple years Volkswagen got caught in the Dieselgate scandal, which changed everything. The Audi R15 TDI was still a glorious car.

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Related Links

Audi R15 Uncovered (Racecar Engineering)

The Audi R15 TDI: Now In Glorious Detail! (Jalopnik 2009) 

Audi R15 TDI (Wikipedia)

Has Dieselgate Killed Audi's Highly Successful Le Mans Program? (CarBuzz, 2016) 

Champion Brands Celebrates 65 Years in the Lubricant Business

Since its founding in 1956, Champion Brands has established itself as a stalwart of the oil industry. The following announcement came across the wire this morning. We share it here in case you don't catch it in one of your favorite diesel publications or resources.

 

(Clinton, Mo / 01.04.21) Champion Brands, LLC, a globally recognized industry manufacturer of chemicals, lubricants, brake fluids, motor oils and additives, announced this week a year-long 65th Anniversary Celebration in 2021.  Highlights of the year will be sponsorship of national & regional auto races, product contests, promotions, and special events.  

https://www.championbrands.com/

 

Originally Lowe Oil Co. founded by Ralph Lowe in 1956, Champion Brands, LLC is a globally recognized industry leader in specialty lubricants. Champion produces and blends more than 350 products including fuel, oil and engine additives, brake fluids and motor oils for the automotive, heavy truck, racing, performance, industrial, commercial, agricultural and specialty markets.  https://www.championbrands.com/products/

 

Champion understands the complexities of doing business in today’s market and is always looking for new and better ways to be more efficient and resourceful. Quality products are more than a commitment at Champion; high standards define the way it does business. Champion is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified and Registered Company.

 

The company uses top tier additives and base stocks to formulate products for outstanding wear protection, fuel economy, high temperature stability, long-life protection, improved efficiency, oxidation resistance, lower evaporation, increased performance, friction reduction, and lubricant compatibility across a wide range of engine operating conditions and applications.

 

Headquartered in Clinton, Missouri, just 75 miles southeast of Kansas City, Champion’s 450,000 square foot plant with 30 loading bays accommodates more than 1.7 million gallons of bulk storage with convenient rail siding.

The plant has 10 filling lines and several blow molding machines including two Bekum 406 production units capable of blowing PVC and HDPE bottles, one Bekum 807D with 6-layer capability for containers up to 5 gallons and one AOKI PET Blow Molding Machine. Depending on the particular configuration, Champion is capable of producing well over 100,000 bottles per day. Three resin silos with over ½ million-pound capacity supply the blow molders. 

https://www.championbrands.com/plant-tour/

 

The facility also houses state-of-the-art net weight and piston filling lines capable of filling 300+ containers per minute to exact weight specifications. Containers are de-palletized, labeled, filled, sealed, capped, coded, packed and palletized, using only 3 operators. Lines are capable of running metal, HDPE, PVC and PET containers in sizes ranging from 2.4 oz to 330 gallon totes.

 

The speed and versatility of these lines make it a high volume, cost effective solution for the many Fortune 500 companies that private label and package product with Champion. Fluid blending and storage capacity includes over 100 tanks ranging from 1.5K to 34K gallons for blending lubricants, brake fluids and various chemicals.

 

The collection of blending tanks feeds the elaborate pigging system designed to prevent cross-product contamination. Rail siding and tanker truck load/offload locations provide the versatility to receive/ship bulk fluids in sizes ranging up to 30,000-gallon rail cars.

 

Ten lubricant/chemical filling lines package engine oils, hydraulic fluids, specialty oils, fuel additives, and automotive fluids that include power steering fluid, brake fluid, tire sealant, etc. Each line has specific types of products that it can package. Bottles are labeled, capped, heat sealed (if needed), coded, placed into cartons, and loaded onto pallets.

 

Champion has a very modern testing laboratory. While the lab’s primary function is to test the performance of products before they are packaged, the lab also has the tools to perform elemental analysis of fluids to blueprint the various components of different fluids or test used fluid. The talented R&D team formulates the world’s most advanced, engineering-approved fluids that exceed API, ILSAC, ACEA, JASO, Dexos, and other OEM and global standards.

 

Champion formulates and provides custom packaging for private label products including mineral, semi-synthetic and full-synthetic engine oils, fuel treatments, brake fluids, hydraulic fluids, automotive additives and chemicals, and more. The product portfolio is one of the largest in the industry.  https://www.championbrands.com/private-label/

 

Good people are the heart of Champion Brands, LLC. Passion, dedication, knowledge and a can-do attitude drive the growth of this company.

 

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

How Oil Analysis Helps You Diagnose Engine Health

Diagnosis is the process of identifying the nature of an illness or other problem by examining symptoms. In the Year of Covid, diagnostics has been much discussed in the news. Developing accurate diagnostic tools was an essential first step in the battle against its spread. 

Diagnosing engine wear may not be as life and death a matter as the coronavirus, but the concept of oil analysis operates on the same principle You use tools that have been designed to help identify things that are going on that you can't see. In other words, the data you can read will help you see that which is hidden from view, much the way x-ray machines hep doctors identify broken bones and ultrasound identifies what is happening in our internal organs.

This week an article by Karl Dedolph in the January 2021 edition of The Shop magazine goes into detail about the benefits of oil analysis for racers. Dedolph, director of racing and performance products for Champion Brands, begins by comparing oil analysis to a dyno. "Our complete oil analysis kit with mailer and sample bottle is just like using a dyno to measure horsepower," he writes.

The article discusses how sophisticated the process has become, using spectrometers to identify the metals and fluids found in a sample. Each element has its origin, enabling trained specialists to recognize where the wear might be occurring inside the engine and how serious it is. 

In addition to explaining what oil analysis is, the author addresses some common misconceptions about performance aftermarket oils and fluids. 

You can find a digital copy of this  article here in the January online edition of The Shop.

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