Les Birchley has been engineering director of London United Busways for twelve years and for five of those the company has been using Q8Oils’ lubricants, which are supplied by bus and coach specialist Optimum Oils, Q8Oils strategic partner.  

 

“Oil is a long-term investment and part of a £20 million budget spent maintaining buses; and Q8Oils produce high performance products that we can trust.” Les says. 

 

Les explains that the business believes in long-term relationships and tries to develop partnerships with its major suppliers beyond the relationships that typically exist. He also believes that the real benefits lie in quality of supply, relationships and continuity. Products such as oils, lubricants and anti-freeze are the life-blood of the industry along with fuels, so it is important that customers and suppliers get it right.

 

Optimum provides a managed service so they have access to London United Busways’ data and have regular communication with them. Optimum monitors the customer’s stocks online so they know usage and levels in the storage tanks. 

 

“They also routinely maintain our stock. We don’t have to think about it”. he says

 

Q8 T 905 low SAPs synthetic engine oil greatly extends the oil drain periods and has provided a significant year-on-year saving of approximately £26,000, which equates to £130,000 over the five years of the contract, including the reduction in waste oil, filters and labour.

 

Commenting for Optimum Oils, James Bayliss says: “Working with London United Busways to switch to a synthetic Q8 lubricant has meant extending the drain interval therefore reducing the number of oil changes.” 

 

He also adds that Optimum Oils has many years technical and commercial competence in the bus and coach sector and provides direct services to talk to customers about different products, grades and other aspects of oil specification. 

 

Optimum Oils, supported by Q8Oils technical, keep the customer in touch with new products and OEM specifications as they become available; new bus technologies as they are introduced; and other industry trends.

 

Q8Oils wide range of fully synthetic and semi-synthetic gear and transmission oils also enable London United Bus to extend drain intervals and energy efficiency and all are approved to OEM specifications.

 

The three grades of Q8 lubricants currently supplied to London United Busways are Q8 T 905, Q8 Auto 15 ED and Q8 Synthetic Gear Oil 80W-140.

Revolution Oil, an independent family-owned and operated business, member of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) and Authorised Distributor of Q8Oils, has carefully awarded ‘Q8 Lubricant Centre’ status to a number of service garages throughout the South East of England. 

 

Each of the Revolution Oil Q8 Lubricant Centres offers only Q8Oils lubricants and petroleum-based derivatives which, as Revolution Oil’s managing director Paul Green explains, benefits all customers. “If you are using one of our Q8 Lubricant Centres, you can be absolutely sure that the correct oil, with the correct OEM approval, is being put in your vehicle when it is serviced, giving our customers the confidence that their engine oil is of the highest quality and backed by the best customer and technical support service in the business.”

 

He goes on to explain that not every motorist knows what engine oil to use in their vehicle, something many leave to a ‘knowledgeable’ mechanic thinking they’re in good hands. 

 

“Modern engine design is extremely complex and motor oil with an incorrect specification can dramatically reduce the engine’s performance, can lead to costly repairs and even result in a vehicle becoming exempt from a manufacturer’s warranty.”

 

With many garages buying on price alone, Revolution Oil believes that all motorists should be asking what engine oil is being used in their vehicles and suggests going further by requesting a copy of the OEM approval to ensure peace of mind. 

 

In the automotive sector, Q8Oils monitors the demands of all OEMs and works closely with them to exploit the potential of its product quality and development expertise.

 

The company’s Q8 Formula range consists of mineral- and synthetic-based passenger car engine oils that meet the latest American and European specifications for petrol, diesel and LPG vehicles. The range has been developed to optimise engine performance, minimise emissions and promote healthy driving both for vehicles and the environment. 

Q8 Formula oils also help to reduce fuel consumption, increase power output and provide protection during cold starts. 

 

For commercial vehicles and agricultural plant and machinery, the Q8 T range of engine oils has been developed for use in all Euro IV and V diesel engines and includes approvals for American EPA 2007 standards. The advanced formulation of the Q8 engine oil range combines the world’s highest diesel and petrol specifications, making it the market leader for mixed fleet applications. 

 

For all sectors, Q8Oils also offers a range of manual gear oils, automatic transmission fluids, greases, hydraulic fluids, antifreezes, degreasing agents and absorbent granules. 

 

Summarising, Paul Green says: “If an oil is a well-known brand carrying formal OEM approvals, as Q8Oils does; and if the company you are trusting your vehicle to is a member of the VLS, as Revolution Oil is, then you can be assured that engine oils will be chosen for your engine’s specification and not because they are cheap.”

 

Motorists looking for their nearest Q8 Lubricant Centre can visit www.revolutionoil.co.uk or call 01442 842999. For further information on the Q8Oils range of lubricants and petroleum-based derivatives, visit www.Q8Oils.co.uk, email marketing@Q8Oils.com or call 0113 235 0555.