QMI PTFE treatment performance claims are based on “real world” applications by the most reputable labs and industrial end users; no bench tests. Examples of oil analysis reports show wear reduction in a 935 horsepower Caterpillar 777B powering a mining truck at 56%, and wear reduction in a 7,500 horsepower MAN B&W ship engine at 79%.
A QMI Engine Treatment test was performed by Southwest Research Institute, a most reputable testing laboratory. The test was Sequence IIIE, an American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) test designed to place demands on engine lubrication similar to “pulling a heavy load across a hot desert at high speed.” A V-6 Buick engine was operated under heavy load with oil temperature maintained at a high 300°F (149°C). Before and after the test, camshaft lobes and valve lifters were measured for wear, and a full set of lubrication conditions were evaluated. Camshaft lobe and valve lifter measurements showed 88% wear reduction. Also, QMI Engine Treatment proved safe in all categories, including; viscosity increase, sludge, varnish, oil ring land deposits, cam and lifter wear, rod bearing weight loss, scuffed and worn parts, oil consumption, rings plugged, stuck or sluggish, and stuck lifters.