Solent puts green gearbox oil to test
6th August 1992, Page 18
6th August 1992
Page 18
Page 18, 6th August 1992
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• Southampton-based bus operator Solent Blue Line is joining forces with Castro] to test out a man-made gearbox oil which is claimed to reduce emissions.
They are still evaluating 14 months of trials on two 1991 Olympian double-deckers, but SBL says it has found no significant difference in operating temperatures or bus performance, compared with its other four H-reg Olympians. "The man-made product will do the job of ordinary oils, but it currently costs more," says SBL engineering manager Wally Comey. "That cost, however, might be a premium well worth paying in the years ahead."