Cold starting, showing a 40% torque reduction when changing from Mobiloil 'B' to 'A' at 0°C.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0121 | |
| Date | 10th December 1934 | |
| X1588 To Hd. {Mr Hayward / Mr Huddy} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 5/KW.10.12.34. Cold Starting. Here are some figures taken by the Vacuum Oil Company, showing that the torque required to start a car can be reduced by 40% when changing over from Mobiloil 'B' to Mobiloil 'A'. This is at 0°C. At lower temperatures the difference is still more marked. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).