INHIBIT CORROSION NOT PERFORMANCE
THE ETHANOL DEFENSE TEAM Rising percentages of ethanol in fuel require engines to have even stronger corrosion protection. Together, Engine Med RX and Fuel Med RX fight fuel system corrosion, improve performance and extend the life of your engine. What’s good for the environment can be bad for your engine. Ethanol is an oxygenate that, when added to fuel, reduces emissions such as carbon monoxide. While that’s great news for the environment, it’s bad news for engines. Ethanol attracts water. Over time, ethanol can bond to moisture, separate from fuel and drop to the bottom of a tank. This is called phase separation and is capable of causing significant problems in your engine. For starters, ethanol has the ability to force your engine to run on water, leading to possible engine failure. Ethanol can also boost the octane level of fuel by almost two points. If the ethanol separates, this can cause your fuel to fall below the recommended octane levels. This can cause hard starts, poor acceleration, and loss of power and performance.
Ethanol acts as a solvent, loosening rust and debris. This happens not only in your fuel system, but also in gas station fuel distribution systems. To avoid pumping your gas tank full of filter-clogging, engine-bogging debris, purchase your gas at stations with high fuel turnover. The longer gas sits at a station, the greater the chance it has debris in it.
Keep your engine clean and running efficiently.
NEW FORMULATIONS FOR HIGHER ETHANOL-ENRICHED FUELS Yamalube has used different American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM®) tests that simulate the harshest corrosion environments related to ethanol-enriched fuels and their potentially harmful effects on fuel system components. TEST 1
Steel rods submerged in an oil bath with a high dose of synthetic salts.
Treated with corrosion inhibitors found in Fuel Med RX* Clean and Rust-Free
Treated with competitor’s fuel stabilizer Rust
Treated with competitor’s enzyme stabilizer Extreme Rust ASTM® D665B
TEST 2
Silver and copper submersion in commercial-grade, ethanol-enriched fuel.
Treated with corrosion inhibitors found in Engine Med RX* Clean and Corrosion-Free
Ethanol can wreak havoc on fuel system components. It contains sulfate salts that corrode fuel system metals, and its solvent properties can cause hoses and gaskets in engines to shrink or become brittle over time.
Untreated Corroded
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TEST 3
Silver and copper exposed to vapors of commercial-grade, ethanol-enriched fuel.
Treated with corrosion inhibitors found in Engine Med RX* Clean and Corrosion-Free
Untreated Corroded
Photos printed with the permission of Chevron Oronite Company
*Test results obtained from previous generation products that contain the same type of corrosion inhibitors as products noted. Engine Med RX and Fuel Med RX have higher levels of the same type of corrosion inhibitors found in previous generation products tested.
Keep fuel fresh during in/off-season.
ENGINE MED RX
Superior Carbon Deposit Control Engine Med RX proprietary synthetic formula provides superior carbon deposit control. It cleans injectors, carburetors, intake valves and ports, combustion chambers, and pistons and piston rings while protecting fuel system metals such as silver solder, copper, aluminum and steel from ethanol sulfate salt corrosion. Add it at every fill-up to avoid unnecessary engine repairs due to poor quality gas. + Minimizes carbon deposits that can otherwise build up in combustion chambers and on internal engine parts, resulting in poor performance and costly repairs
+ Provides a concentration of corrosion-fighting ingredients, even for E15 fuel for those vehicles that can use it
+ Easy-to-use, convenient, chambered 16 oz. bottle lets you measure the amount you need right in the bottle
ACC-ENGIN-RX-04 3.2 oz. Bottle (treats 5 gallons of gas) MSRP: $2.25 ACC-ENGIN-RX-16 16 oz. Chambered Bottle (use 1 oz. per 10 gallons of gas) MSRP: $23.99 (treats 160 gallons of gas)
Takes care of your bike for as little as 15 cents a gallon
FUEL MED RX
Exclusive Fuel Stabilizer Formula In today’s ethanol-enriched fuels, more ethanol means more sulfate salts, which results in more corrosion. Fuel Med RX’s proprietary, alcoholfree formula stabilizes all types of gasoline and provides superior metal corrosion protection from these high levels of ethanol sulfate salts. Add it at every fill-up to avoid unnecessary fuel system problems. + Locks in fuel potency and helps prevent fuel oxidation, phase separation, and gum and varnish buildup
+ Provides a concentration of corrosionfighting ingredients.
+ Easy-to-use, convenient, chambered 16 oz. bottle lets you measure the amount you need right in the bottle
TREATMENT + Continuous/in-season: Good practice is to treat the unused fuel no later than seven days after purchase; best practice is to treat fuel at time of purchase. + Storage/out-of-season: Treat fuel if it will sit more than 60 days in the unit’s fuel tank.
ACC-FUELM-RX-04 3.2 oz. Bottle (treats 5 gallons of gas for continuous/in-season use; not to be used for storage/ out-of-season) MSRP: $1.75 ACC-FUELM-RX-16 16 oz. Chambered Bottle (use 1 oz. per 3 gallons of gas for continuous/in-season; use 1 oz. per 1 gallon of gas for storage/out-of-season) MSRP: $5.99 ACC-FUELM-RX-GL 1 Gallon Bottle (for large fuel containers, such as ones for boats; see 16 oz. for treatment directions) MSRP: $35.99
No other formula gives this level of protection.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ETHANOL DEFENSE TEAM.
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