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Battle against engine wear: Our oil additives in comparison

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When do I need what? Differences and similarities between Oil Additive, Motor Protect and Cera Tec: What you need to know about our three wear protection specialists.

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The components of an engine are heavily stressed over many years by friction, heat and pressure. The surfaces of metallic components always have tiny irregularities or roughness. If they rub directly against each other, this can lead to wear and damage in the long term. In short: Parts such as pistons or cylinders wear out over time. This can and should be counteracted. Because attrition on the components can have a negative effect on the performance and service life of the engine. So it’s all about extra protection for the engine. And that’s exactly what our three oil additives can do against engine wear.

The question remains which of the three additives is suitable for whom and when.

Basic physical protection with Oil Additive

The classic among our additives. It was the first product we ever put on the market. Still available after 60 years, it now features an improved formula. It contains MoS₂, the abbreviation for molybdenum sulfide.

How Oil Additive works

The low-viscosity solid lubricant MoS₂ it contains forms a highly resilient lubricating film on all rubbing and sliding metal surfaces. It reduces friction and ensures that the assemblies run more smoothly. This results in significant fuel and oil savings, scientifically proven wear reduction, high operational reliability, and emergency running properties.

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Who is Oil Additive suitable for?

Oil Additive is particularly suitable as basic protection for older vehicles and classic cars.

Reduces running-in and operational wear
Enhances smooth running
Lowers oil and fuel consumption
Outstanding emergency running properties
Maximum thermal stability
Absolutely filter-compatible
No settling
Can be mixed with commercially available motor oils

Chemical protection with Motor Protect

Motor Protect is a modern additive that does without solid lubricants entirely. It is a chemical high-pressure wear protection additive.

Motor Protect ensures optimum engine performance and smoother running.
Other key benefits are a significant reduction in wear and prolonged engine service life.
It is effective for at least 50,000 km.

How Motor Protect works

Motor Protect creates a very thin film on the engine’s sliding points that offers deformation and sliding capacity under wearing conditions.

The sliding points can be imagined as a mountain and valley landscape. When their tips meet, they weld together due to the temperature and pressures in the engine and then break away again. Motor Protect forms chemically reactive coatings. These reactive coatings have a very high load bearing capacity. They prevent so-called “fretting” and reduce attrition. Fretting would permanently damage the metal surfaces.

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Motor Protect

Who is Motor Protect suitable for?

Engine development in the direction of downsizing results in ever greater pressure ratios and temperatures in the engine. The chemical protection provided by Motor Protect is especially effective here. For this reason, this additive is recommended for use in newer vehicles.

Minimizes friction and wear
Enhances smooth running
Lowers oil and fuel consumption
Maximum thermal stability
With long-term effect
Tested for use with turbochargers and catalytic converters

2-in-1: Physical and chemical protection with Cera Tec

Cera Tec is a high-tech additive for physical and chemical wear protection. It therefore combines the advantages of Oil Additive and Motor Protect.

Unlike Oil Additive, Cera Tec doesn’t use MoS2 as a solid lubricant but tiny ceramic particles instead.
The chemically and thermally highly stable microceramic ingredient creates a smooth running effect.
The effects of Cera Tec protect the engine for up to 50,000 kilometers.

How Cera Tec works

The active chemical agent in Cera Tec smooths the surfaces.

In addition, ceramic particles fill in the small unevenness in the metal and thus prevent the metal surfaces from rubbing directly against each other.

The graphic shows how Cera Tec combines the two principles of action of Motor Protect and Oil Additive: a microceramic solid lubricant and chemical reaction ensure optimum protection from wear and tear.

Cera Tec

Cera Tec

Who is Cera Tec suitable for?

The high-tech additive is the 2-in-1 combination for anyone who wants double protection. However, due to the combined chemical and physical wear protection effect, we recommend its use above all for modern vehicles with low-viscosity oils or stressed engines in the high-performance range.

Excellent high- and low-temperature behavior
Chemically inert
Suitable for diesel particulate filters
Enhances smooth running
Extremely pressure-resistant
Compatible with ultra-fine filters
Maximum thermal stability
No settling
Long engine life
Can be mixed with commercially available motor oils
Optimizes fuel consumption
Reduces friction losses
Tested for use with turbochargers and catalytic converters

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