The transmission oil has various requirements that it must meet. The most important ones are:
Lubrication and Cooling
The transmission oil is used to prevent direct metal contact between gears and thus protect them from wear and tear. Without oil, the metal parts would slide against each other and there would eventually be damage to the transmission. The oil also serves to transport the heat generated.
It is also important to note the SAE viscosity of the oil. This defines the oil's flowability at different temperatures and thus the lubricating ability and shifting behavior from cold start to high operation. The difficulty is that the oil must be liquid enough and still guarantee a lubricating film.
Since the transmission oil is located between the gears that have the task of transmitting forces, it must be specifically pressure-resistant. To do this, special EP additives (Extreme Pressure) are added to the transmission oil, which make the oil pressure-resistant. The strong pressure of the various gears on each other creates high temperatures. These temperatures release sulfur, phosphoric acid derivatives, or chlorocarbons from the EP additive. These released substances react with the metal surfaces to form metal sulfides, phosphates, or chlorides, which form a layer on the metal surface. This layer chips off under extreme pressure and thus prevents the metal surfaces from welding together.
The transmission oil has the task of preventing corrosion. Corrosion is defined as the decomposition of a metal caused by oxidation. By adding corrosion inhibitors to engine oils, the oil forms a protective layer on the metal parts against water, oxygen, and other corrosive substances, thus protecting the transmission.
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The Midland brand was launched by Oel-Brack AG in 2004, which has been producing and importing products of American oil companies under license as a family business since 1880. Under the Midland brand, the Swiss family business trades in heating oil and fuels domestically and produces quality lubricants for domestic and foreign markets in Aargau (Hunzenschwil). In Switzerland alone, Midland lubricants are delivered to over 3000 passenger car and truck garages, motorcycle dealers, workshops, yards, forest offices and industrial companies, while almost half of the total production is exported.
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Midland is an internationally active private label of the company Oel-Brack AG. The family business specializes in the production of high-quality lubricants, which are sold both in Switzerland and internationally under the brand Midland – Swiss Quality Oil. Additionally, the company deals in heating oil and fuels in German-speaking Switzerland, where there are also various Midland gas stations.
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