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PRODUCT                                 USER RECO~ENDATtONS

                             Vehicles/equipment operating in desert regions
                                will encounter increas~u levels of dirt
                                (i.e.,  particulate) contamination.  Air that
                                appears clean is actually laden with fine
                                dust, even on a clear day.   To avoid
                                excessive wear from ingested dust, recommend
                                that periods of operation (i.e., miles or hours)
                                required for normal oil change be reduced by
                                by a factor of two. To further reduce con-
                                tamination, recommend increased air/oil
                                filter servicing and use smaller sized con-
                                tainers of lubricant if possible which will
                                be consumed more quickly.

                             Do not use any engine oils manufactured by
                                either Battenfeld Oil and Grease Corporation
                                or Battenfeld-America Inc.   The products
                                (MIL-L-21O4, MIL-L-2l26O, and MI~-~-46l32)
                                manufactured by either of these companies
                                were improperly formulated and will not pro-
                                vide satisfactory lubrication in new
                                operating environments.

                             Do not use any `fIL-L-46t52 type administrative
                                engine oils in place of ~IL-L-2iO4 (OE/~DO)
                                tactical engine oils.  Administrative service
                                engine oils will not, repeat not perform ade-
                                quately in combat/tactical equipment designed
                                for MIL-L-21O4 engine oils.

GEAR OILS                    Vehicles/equipment arriving from
                                Depot/CONUS/OCONUS locations should be
                                checked to assure that  the proper oil/lube
                                and designated grades are being used.   tr
                                unable to identify, drain and replace with
                                recommended product (see "Fuel and Lubricant
                                Recommendations" Chart).

                             Do not use any gear oils manuractured by either
                                ~attenfeld Oil and Grea~e Corporation or
                                3attenfeld-America tnc.  The MIL-L-2tO5 pro-
                                ducts which either of these companies manu-
                                factured were improperly formulated and will
                                not provide satisfactory lubrication.


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