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  2. Automotive oil recycling - Wikipedia

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    Used industrial and automotive oil is recycled at re-refineries. The used oil is first tested to determine suitability for re-refining, after which it is dehydrated and the water distillate is treated before being released into the environment. Dehydrating also removes the residual light fuel that can be used to power the refinery, and ...

  3. Motor oil - Wikipedia

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    In small two-stroke engines, the oil may be pre-mixed with the gasoline or fuel, often in a rich gasoline: oil ratio of 25:1, 40:1 or 50:1, and burned in use along with the gasoline. Larger two-stroke engines used in boats and motorcycles may have a more economical oil injection system rather than oil pre-mixed into the gasoline.

  4. List of gasoline additives - Wikipedia

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    Acetone is a vaporization additive, mainly used with methanol racing fuel; Butyl rubber (as polyisobutylene succinimide, detergent to prevent fouling of diesel fuel injectors) Ferrous picrate, used in diesel fuel to increase fuel conversion efficiency and reduce emissions; Two-stroke oil, for lubrication of small engines reliant on crankcase ...

  5. Car Talk: Do Gasoline-Saving Engine Additives Work?

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    The price of gasoline jumps to stratospheric levels in the states, and the search is on for a wonder engine additive that will substantially increase gas mileage. While some products

  6. Distillate (motor fuel) - Wikipedia

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    Distillate fuel, also called tractor fuel, was a petroleum product that was commonly used to power North American agricultural tractors from the early and mid-20th century. The product was crudely refined, akin to kerosene chemically, but impure.

  7. Petrol-paraffin engine - Wikipedia

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    A petrol-paraffin engine, TVO engine (United Kingdom) or gasoline-kerosene engine (North America) is an old-fashioned type of dual-fuel internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to start on petrol and then to switch to run on paraffin once the engine is warm. The grade of paraffin used is known as tractor vaporising oil in the UK.

  8. Oil additive - Wikipedia

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    Friction modifiers or friction reducers, like molybdenum disulfide, are used for increasing engine fuel economy by reducing friction between moving parts. [6] Friction modifiers alter the lubricity of the base oil. Whale oil was used historically. [7] In [8] it's shown how use of anti-friction additives can increase the power efficiency of a motor.

  9. California oil refineries must stockpile gasoline to avoid ...

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    The governor’s office pointed out that Australia, Japan and the European Union have all passed regulations requiring major fuel refiners to maintain reserves of gasoline, diesel or crude oil ...

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