How an engineering business saved $50,000 by changing its oil

AWJ Civil是一家位于新南威尔士州的工程公司，专门从事土木和环境修复工作，正在寻找降低运营成本的方法。它通过与Viva Energy及其润滑油供应商Green Goanna的合作找到了解决方案。雷电竞

Following a presentation by Viva Energy’s Product Support Engineer, Geoff Buchan, on how the technical innovations of Shell lubricants can deliver improved efficiencies for equipment, AWJ Civil wanted to know how it might be applied to their business.

Geoff worked with the team at Green Goanna to understand AWJ Civil’s business with the aim of identifying value opportunities and making recommendations.

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AWJ Civil operates a fleet of 283 vehicles, ranging from excavators and graders to backhoes and compactors.

Viva Energy and Green Goanna identified that by changing to a higher quality engine oil, AWJ Civil could extend their fleet’s oil drain intervals from 250 hours to 500 hours.

这意味着石油排放的数量将完全减少，从每年超过450个减少到只有233个，这将为公司节省3.6万美元的劳动力成本。他们每年的润滑油消耗量也将从11560升下降到5767升，每年减少5793升。

最终的结果是，仅需将发动机机油更换为壳牌Rimula R4 L 15W-40，AWJ Civil每年就可节省约5万美元。

Testing the theory

在将排油间隔时间加倍之前，必须在实际的现场设备上测试该建议。

AWJ Civil从他们的车队中选择了两辆用于壳牌Rimula试验的车辆——一辆挖掘机和一辆平地机——每辆车都有不同的正常运行时间要求和总运行时间。

The performance of Shell Rimula R4 L 15W-40 was routinely inspected at intervals of zero, 250 and 500 hours. This was an opportunity to evaluate the oil for wear, contamination and any deterioration in its physical condition.

Rolling out the program

AWJ Civil was delighted with the quality and value Shell Rimula R4 L 15W-40 delivered.

由Viva Energy的专业工程师和润滑油分析师管理的试验结果显示，排油周期可以成功延长至5雷电竞00小时，并保持在安全运行参数范围内，且不会对设备的机械完整性造成任何损害。此外，机油性能和发动机保护均保持在最佳参数范围内。

AWJ Civil的业务运营经理克雷格·邓恩（Craig Dunn）说：“事实证明，我们的土方设备带来了非常积极的好处，因此我们正着手将这项服务扩展到我们的轻型车辆和小型塔克车队，以节省类似的费用。”。

这真的是一个完美的案例研究，如何理解我们的客户的业务结合使用高质量的产品和专家的技术建议和供应商的支持，都走到一起，以产生积极的影响AWJ民事。