TOTAL marathon.

Dmitry Sobol, Managing director of Total Marketing Services Kazakhstan LLP. and Maxim Sarsenov, taxi pool’s founder working in cooperation with Yandex Taxi

Total’s engine oils are widely famous all around the globe. French group has a large history and for many years holds the position in a TOP-5 world ranking lubricant manufacturers. For today it is one of the large-scale companies through the world, which carries out a full production cycle from oil - and - gas - field operation at its own reservoirs to the manufacturing of end-product-lubricants and petrochemicals.
The brand’s distribution network covers 90% of the countries list on our planet and the number of products has gone beyond the 3000 articles.
The output product under the Total’s brand mark comply with all environmental standards and requirements from organizations such as ACEA, API, JASO, ILSAC and has been approved by the leading European and CIS car manufacturers. The best and most vivid demonstration of the reliability and exclusivity of these oils are numerous victories in the toughest marathon of the planet "Paris-Dakar" and the European Championship in circuit truck racing.
It is noteworthy that while manufacturing the series products for mass consumption, Total uses the same cutting-edge technologies for lubricants as used in motorsport.

And, incidentally, test drive of Total lubricants goes beyond the moto races. During winter 2020-2021 the Total marathon was held in Almaty, where the largest taxi fleet of more than 500 cars has been testing Total motor oil in a harsh conditions.

Largest taxi pool in Almaty in cooperation with Yandex Taxi

— Considering the amount of loads on transport in taxi fleet, the choice of engine oil is essential. Previously, we were using motor oils by various manufacturers, 4-5 widely known by a costumer brands were passed through our maintenance workshop.

There were pros and cons, therefore the search for the “picture-perfect” continued. That’s why, when Total offered its lubricants for the test, we agreed without further thinking, —. says Maxim Sarsenov, the founder of taxi fleet.
There is no secret that the taxi has the highest workload among all the transport. Especially in Almaty with a seasonal inland climate, uphill climbs and roads with a different quality…A daily distance is usually around 250km.
The passengers’ flow never stops…In the morning it’s cold, while during the day it’s spring. A car’s engine goes through many overloads, which engine oil helps it to cope with.
— Total’s oils won us over. We were not even having any expectations to receive so many advantages!
The great quality multiplied by saving effect—that’s what many are looking for. The oils did an excellent job, there were zero complaints received from the drivers. Yes, given the fact that the brand is premium, the price of the oil is quite high. But it pays off itself — oil drain interval has been improved without performance loss. Consequently, there is cost-effectiveness on oil itself and oil filters. To say that we were satisfied is not enough, - concluded Maxim. After two first months, an oil analysis was conducted in an independent accredited laboratory ANAC. According to the results, all the physicochemical parameters of the oils changed only within the permissible values. Motor oil showed excellent resistance to thermal-oxidative, good dispersant and washing capabilities. We profited on easy start at the wither due to good low temperature performances. Wear metals content was in the limit. While the drain interval was doubled (from 7 000 km to 15 000km), no failure related to the lubricant was not detected.
What’s the secret? It’s all simple: in manufacturing of Total motor oils only high-quality raw materials are used together with in-home innovations. Amongst the latest developments are AGE-RESISTANCE and CLEAN-SHIELD technologies:

Engine oils TOTAL QUARTZ produced under technology AGE-RESISTANCE TECHNOLOGY. As per test OM 646 LA, mechanical wear-resistance improvement up to74%

CLEAN-SHIELD TECHNOLOGY keeps the engine 64% cleaner

Results ANAC

Contact information

Total Marketing Services Kazakhstan
77 Kunayev Street
Business Center “Park View Office Tower” 9th floor
050000 Almaty - Kazakhstan
Telephone/fax: +7 727 321 05 10
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Bauyrzhan KASSYMKHANOV,
Technical specialist
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Regina KHUSSAINOVA
Marketing manager
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