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Maintenance & Repair Synthetic motor oil
8536 messages, Last post on Nov 21, 2009 at 9:34 AM
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| Please do not throw rocks at the village idiot, but what brand oil does Amsoil market? Their own? If so, where do you find it, as I have not seen it before. | |
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| How difficult is it to install an Amsoil by-pass filter? If there is a spot on the town hall that covers this please let me know. | |
| I recently purchased a used car from a reputable dealer. ('96 w/36k) I forgot to ask the previous owner what brand of oil they used. The dealer said Quaker 5w-30w. After changing the oil to Quaker State, the car is using a little oil now....1 qt. per 2k miles. Could it be the previous owner used a synthetic? Would switching to dino oil, if that were the case cause this? Or could switching brands of dino oil cause this also? Any info would be appreciated. | |
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| Amsoil makes very clear on the web page that 1 year and 25,000 miles is the interval. The other synthetics do not make any similar claim that I can find. How long will a synthetic (Syntech, Mobil 1, etc.) go before changes? I am trying to do some cost benefit analysis and that is difficult when the only information you can beat out of anyone is, "Follow the guidelines in your owner's manual." | |
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| Does anyone out there use Amsoil that is not also trying to sell it? I am trying to find someone with less of a stake in my purchase of Amsoil to give some straight answers on using it. Do you have to install the oil filter by-pass? Does installing the by-pass void the manufacturer's warranty? | |
| No other synthetic oil lasts 1 year or 25,000 miles. Only Amsoil! All the others have to be changed by 5,000 miles,max. Amsoil costs more but in the long run will save you lots of money plus the benefits of better gas mileage and longer engine life. I use Amsoil in everything I own that has an engine. | |
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it is also a great salad oil, plus you can use it as a tanning oil! Ron Popeil said so! hmm... if anyone can answer the question in #68, i'd like to hear it too. |
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| If you have the room go for the by pass kit, go for it. It really keeps the oil clean, but you don't need to install it. This is the best synthetic money can buy. Better gas mileage, a quieter running engine and very little engine wear. Try it. | |
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I use Amsoil; however, I have NEVER sold a can of it in my life. You will find MOST Amsoil "dealers", yes including myself, are "dealers" for the sole purpose of purchasing it at factory prices for their own use. If you use enough of it the $20 annual dealer fee is worth it, and every time you purchase you get some purchase credit. With Amsoil being a multi-level marketing company it is hard to promote this product without coming off as a salesman - which I definitely am not. If I can answer your question, and you may be better off contacting Amsoil directly, you DO NOT have to install a bypass filter. I don't use one. There is not enough room in my Honda's engine bay to install one. Although it does not take up much room modern car engine bays are pretty packed. Most users that install one drive trucks, I think. Ironically, I purchased a 2000 Toyota Celica recently, which is a very small sport coupe and voila there is a nice space on the firewall to install one. Go figure. I am thinking about installing one. It appears there is ample evidence that they do work and allow you to go virtually oil change free. As you may well know synthetic does not chemically break down, at least not for a long time or under extreme stress that your car will never see, so the only problem has been how do you keep the oil clean and keep water, gas, byproducts out of the oil to keep running the oil. Enter the bypass filter. Also, yeah Amsoil is great but I will not hesitate to use Mobil 1 in my car also. Hope this helps. |
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