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Originally Posted by idea1979  All Right. Results are in.
What i did: Added 15 Gm of Boric powder with some acetone to engine oil (Changed a day back) to my bike CD deluxe (11000 done).
I am also adding acetone to petrol for last 2 months.
Then i took bike for a long ride over weekend. Aprx 615 Km. And conclusion is
Avg: 54.89 KMPL (Generally i get 57-58)
Reason could be 70+ speed on highway and speeding at signals. Still 2-3 km drop per liter is huge.
I am not sure about smoothness of engine. Though it felt smoother, it could be due to recent servicing and or such a long ride.
So Conclusion : Neutral (Atleast no after effects as of now :-) ) |
Boric Oxide is not a lubricant idea1979.
Once it has reacted with water to form boric acid it becomes a lubricant.
B2O3 + H2O = H2BO3
Fortunatly there is some H2O 'dissolved' in all engine oil. (the older the oil the better/more water)
Especially in a humid place like India!
The Boric Oxide will slowly react with this water to form the desired acid.
I use water in stead of acetone
and then the results are almost instantanious.
NB: Adding water to oil temporarily thins the oil.
In old engines this can result in not enough oil pressure: the oil pressure warning light will come on.
Add the stuff a little at a time.
Add prefrably thicker oil if the oil light comes on.
In your case the effects will take a long time to become apparent as more and more water gets into the oil and reacts to form acid.
To speed up the process add a tablespoon or 2 of water and drive slowly to normally for 1 km then repeat.
As Boric oxide is only around 20% soluble in hot water you will need about 250 ml of water for every 50 g of powder added.
(the engine will heat the water)
ie:
20% is 1/5 of 100%
Therefore multiply amount of grams of powder added by 5 to work out water reqd.
(I add a bit more than that as the powder is more dense than water...)
This will dissolve the powder that is currently blocking your oil filter and put it on the metal surfaces where it belongs.
