AMSOIL Motor Oils Provide Unsurpassed Protection for Old and New Engines

Valvoline is reporting a dramatic increase in sales volume, especially for premium products.  In fact, Valvoline's total operating income has increased a full 36 percent over the past year, jumping from $11 million to $15 million.  Sales for MaxLife motor oil, introduced two years ago as a lubricant for higher mileage engines, has sold particularly well, growing at a 43 percent rate.

Valvoline claims it was the first company to produce a motor oil specifically formulated for higher mileage engines, but does Valvoline MaxLife really provide unique protection for higher mileage engines?  Are all the consumers who are purchasing MaxLife really getting their money's worth, or are they just buying into marketing hype?

High mileage engines often lose compression, the gaskets become brittle, the rings wear and valves do not seal as tightly.  However, these problems are most commonly associated with engines running conventional oils.  MaxLife supposedly combats problems such as increased oil consumption, reduced fuel economy, decreased performance and more rapid oil breakdown.  However, these problems can be avoided by running a high quality synthetic motor oil.  By using a premium synthetic from the start, these problems would never be an issue. My case in particular, I have been a mechanic for our local Corvair club. I do oil changes for several of these 100,000 + mile air cooled engines. All my customers return satisfied. But the bulk of AMSOIL's customers are represented by all types of vehicles who's owners are seeking the best value for their money.

AMSOIL Gasoline rated synthetic engine oils are guaranteed for 25,000 miles or one year which has stood true without a single failure since 1972.

According to Valvoline, MaxLife motor oil helps condition seals and prevent leaks, helps reduce oil consumption, helps reduce deposit formation and helps provide easier cold starts.

Benefits such as these are nothing new for our users.  AMSOIL motor oils effectively condition seals, keep oil consumption to an absolute minimum, resist oil breakdown and deposit formation and permit easy engine cranking and quick starts in the coldest temperatures, all while keeping friction and wear to a minimum for extended drain intervals. 

Why continue to shell out money for oils that do nothing special, have to be changed frequently, and cost you more? In fact, AMSOIL's XL line-up is great for higher mileage engines which may have a higher degree of sludge and varnish, The XL Series contain slightly less detergents for engines with more wear and carbon build-up. AMSOIL XL actually cost less than our main line. Give us a call and we'll help you decide what's best for your engine.

AMSOIL motor oils provide the best protection possible for the entire life and every stage of life for an engine.  

 

What should a quality synthetic lubricant do? AMSOIL gives you more for your money as it performs these tasks longer.

Clean - Maintain internal cleanliness by suspending contaminants or keeping contaminants from adhering to components. Critical function for used vehicles where you don't know about the maintenance performed.

Cool moving elements - Reducing friction will reduce the amount of heat that is generated, which will lower the operating temperature of the element or component. We also rely on the lubricant to absorb heat from the contact surface area and transport it to a location in which it can be safely dissipated. 

Prevent contamination (seal) - We rely on the lubricant to act as a dynamic seal in locations such as the piston, piston ring and cylinder contact areas. This minimizes combustion by-products (for example) from contaminating the lubrication system. We also rely on the lubricant to support mechanical seals found elsewhere, minimizing external contamination and fluid loss. AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants and industrial oils excel in Carbon Formation Resistance, Antifoam, Demulsibility and Hydrolytic stability. Other brands fail here. Do your own analysis.

Dampen shock - A lubricant may be required to cushion the blow of mechanical shock. A lubricant film can absorb and disperse these energy spikes over a broader contact area. This is AMSOIL's most commented on attribute. Our large vehicle and motorcycle customers frequently comment on noise and vibration reduction.

Prevent corrosion - A lubricant must have the ability to prevent or minimize internal component corrosion. This can be accomplished either by chemically neutralizing the corrosive products or by setting up a barrier between the components and the corrosive material. 

Transfer energy - A lubricant may be required to act as an energy transfer median as in the case of hydraulic equipment or valve lifters in an automotive engine.

AMSOIL - The Ethical Choice

According to the EPA, improperly disposed used oil is the main source of oil pollution contaminating our waters. The API has published that up to 200 million gallons of used engine oil ends up in sewers, storm drains or in the ground. And that a single quart can destroy thousands of gallons of water.

While over the last 10 years in the U.S., there has been three major gasoline engine oil requirement upgrades and a fourth on it's way, These 'Significantly Improved' labeled oils have not provided a single measure the consumer can understand (The exception is AMSOIL), such as extended drain intervals which precisely translates into reduced oil use and pollution. Instead they have vigorously worked against the progress of extended intervals. How do they do this?: Ignore the oil industry's technological innovations, skills and oil quality, progression in engine design and materials, the impact of used and un-neutralized oil flowing into the environment, treat consumers like naive yahoos and ignore plain logic and common sense.

How do you reduce this waste? We can start by ending overproduction of the products that contribute unnecessarily to this pollution. For 30 years AMSOIL has been the only motor and industrial oil company that has promoted reducing product use through extended (25,000 mile or one year as the benchmark) change intervals. AMSOIL INC. takes this ethical and social stance of responsibility very seriously which has helped them gain the competitive edge where consumers and plant managers are concerned with the environment and increased equipment life which results in saved dollars. 

Further evidence of the lubricant industries folly on consumers is the recent development and/or marketing of the high mileage engine oils. If U.S. oil consumers were educated properly on modern synthetic lubricants they would understand the 75,000 mile odometer reading is no where near being 'High Mileage' when a quality product was used in the first place. AMSOIL Synthetic Engine Oils are designed for all stages of engine wear making so called high mileage totally unnecessary. Note: While driving styles, engines and motor oils are similar between the US and Europe, the average European oil change interval (in gasoline engines) is twice as long as here according to a recent article in Lubes & Greases.

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