LIQUI MOLY AT TURN3 AUTOSPORT

In the post-war years, a tin can containing the liquefied solid lubricant molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) was offered in the US Army shops under the brand name LIQUI MOLY. Added to the motor oil, this substance provided emergency running properties in the event of sudden oil loss. Even the pilots in the Second World War made use of this property. MoS₂ belonged to the standard repertoire of every aircraft in the US Air Force at the time. Even in the event that the oil tank was hit and the motor oil was completely lost, the pilots were able to safely make an emergency landing due to the solid lubricant that adhered to the metal surfaces.

Hans Henle acquired the LIQUI MOLY name rights and the associated patent for the oil additive containing molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂). That was the birth of LIQUI MOLY. The company LIQUI MOLY GmbH was entered in the commercial register on March 31, 1957. The enterprise grew rapidly, which is why the company headquarters in Donaubastion of Ulm had already become too small after just one year. LIQUI MOLY opened its head office in Ulm’s Olgastrasse – right in the middle of what was then still a small Swabian city – for the sale of its first product: Kfz 1 (auto 1) – based on MoS₂, of course. This additive for automobiles is still a firm part of the product range under the name Oil Additive.  

In its founding year, molybdenum disulfide was the active ingredient for a wide range of industrial and automotive products. Kfz 1, Kfz 2, Kfz 3 and Kfz 4, i.e. Oil Additive, ATF Additive, Multipurpose Grease and Installation Paste with MoS₂, represented the first product range.

Fast Forward To Today

With over 4,000 items from a single source, LIQUI MOLY is one of the few full-range suppliers worldwide and offer the right products for every vehicle. LIQUI MOLY supplies the world’s widest and deepest range of motor oils, additives, gear oils, greases, pastes, adhesives and products for service and vehicle care. In addition to passenger cars, they also serve motorcycles, classic cars, electric vehicles, bicycles, garden equipment, boats, small aircraft, the camping sector, commercial vehicles, construction machinery and industrial applications with this extensive range. Always and everywhere in absolute top quality.

In addition, they offer their partners and customers professional, tried-and-tested support and service concepts that make everyday operations in the workshop easier, as well as tools and equipment for efficient use of the products.