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Trucks Surpass 1 Million Miles Without an Oil Change

19 September 2000

Trucks Surpass 1 Million Miles Without an Oil Change; Premo Lubrication System Reduces Engine Oil Consumption by 92%

           PremoPlus System Filters and Re-Refines Oil Eliminating
                         Need for Costly Oil Changes

    TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 19 Premo Lubrication Technologies, a
leader in engine and hydraulic oil filtering systems, announced today that
several Class-8 trucks surpassed one million miles of heavy-duty, day-to-day
driving without a oil change using the PremoPlus system.
    A regional freight carrier in the Pacific Northwest became the first Premo
Lube customer to log more than a million miles on several of its PremoPlus
equipped trucks.  This customer has been using the PremoPlus system for nearly
seven years and now has a majority of its 250 Class-8 trucks converted to the
technology.  To ensure engine reliability, the company consistently tests the
oil every 15,000 miles through independent labs, confirming the quality and
exceptional condition of the oil.
    "They reported a 5 cent/mile cost savings using the PremoPlus system.
This is a terrific example of how our system helps companies achieve huge
savings as well as significantly reduce maintenance downtime for their
fleets," said Charles Borzilleri, President, Premo Lubrication Technologies.
"In addition, our customers are delighted with the unexpected environmental
benefits of less waste oil, cleaner vehicle emissions and drastically improved
engine service life"."

    Drastically Improved Service Life
    The PremoPlus oil by-pass system filters oil to a 3um absolute level.
That is, the filter traps 98.7% of all particles 3 microns and larger on each
pass of the oil through the filter.  Traditional engine filters are
"nominally" rated between 30 and 40 microns.  A "nominal" rating is
essentially meaningless as it does not define the number of particles removed
by the filter on each pass.  After filtering the oil, the PremoPlus system
then heats the oil to 195 degrees F in a separate chamber to vaporize and vent
off any liquid contaminants that may enter the engine lube system.
    The improved filtering and re-refining process can extend truck service
life for years, saving customers thousands in new fleet acquisition costs.
The oil change process has also been drastically simplified.  Simply spin off
the Premo 3um Filter, spin on a new one, and top off the oil with 2-3 quarts
of new oil...Not the 48 quarts normally needed to do a complete oil change on
a Class-8 Truck.  The recommended filter change frequency of 20,000-30,000
miles on the Premo filter (and 75,000 miles on the engine full-flow filter)
saves down-time also.  The result is an engine constantly running on clean
oil, free of all wear-metals and liquid contaminants.  Every Day...Every Mile.