Marine Diesel Additive
Anti-Bacterial Diesel Additive
LIQUI MOLY additives awarded second place in test by German sailing magazine
Ulm. There is a whole series of additives on the market, claiming to keep marine diesel germ-free and engines clean. The editors of specialist magazine Segeln wanted to know which products actually keep their promise. Two products from Ulm-based additive specialist LIQUI MOLY were also on board. The Marine Diesel Additive and Anti-Bacterial Diesel Additive were awarded an outstanding joint second place.
When diesel becomes contaminated with water, it makes a perfect breeding ground for bacteria, yeasts, algae and fungi. This can lead to blocked filters and malfunctioning engines – a very likely outcome since the diesel in fuel pumps is never pure. The fuel is far more likely to become contaminated with water while being kept in storage tanks or transferred from tank to tank. Biodiesel additives and condensation in on-board tanks supply a constant food source for germs. To find out what really beats the diesel menace, the editors put seven bacteria killers that are available on the market and one prototype under the microscope as blank tests to investigate their microbe-destroying properties in the microbiology lab of manufacturer Schülke und Mayr.
The results were disillusioning: The specialist magazine wrote three products off as “total failures”. The test candidates from Ulm performed far better. “The results for the two LIQUI MOLY products were much more satisfying. The shock dose worked perfectly; nothing survived the chemical attack,” wrote the sailing magazine, which hoisted the Marine Diesel Additive and Anti-Bacterial Diesel Additive onto the second step of the podium. Grotamar 71 was awarded first place.
The test was performed as follows: The laboratory ran two test series with the additives: One diesel sample was given a preventive dose of the respective test candidate, while the other was given a shock dose recommended for contaminated diesel.
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LIQUI MOLY GmbH
Tobias Göbbel
Head of Media Relations National
Jerg-Wieland-Str. 4
89081 Ulm-Lehr
Fon: +49 (0)731/1420-890
Fax: +49 (0)731/1420-82
Tobias.Goebbel@liqui-moly.de
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