Case Study: Formula 1 Power Boat
Summary: Protecting bearings in high performance marine engine by efficiently cleaning oil without restricting its flow or causing cavitation.
Requested anonimity
Application(s): Lubrication Oils Engine Protection
Notes
When the owner of a 1500 bhp, 45ft off shore power boat wanted to ensure that his expensive engine (3x 500 bhp Big block Chevrolet) failures where minimised, he immediately specified Magnoms™ to help achieve this.
Previous engine failures had been attributed to high carbon steel contaminant being introduced to the Big End and Main bearing assemblies by the oil flow. The changing of the oil more often was not a suitable option as it is particularly challenging in the marine environment. Also using finer conventional filters, if available, would only have served to starve oil flow and cause greater problems.
Customer comments
“When you are extracting this kind of horsepower from any power unit, you need the best protection you can get for it, extending oil life and power plant life is absolutely essential”.
“To this end the Magnom™ systems works. Magnom™ has prevented failure altogether”
Benefits
- Prevented bearing seizures
- Maintained oil flow during racing conditions