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DON'T FORGET THE GEAR OIL

Maintaining a vehicle requires the use of many lubricants, each specifically designed to perform a certain task or set of tasks. The most common lubricant requiring routine attention from motorists is engine oil. Gear oil, on the other hand, is oftentimes overlooked when it comes to scheduled maintenance.

Gear Oil Basics

High quality gear oils must lubricate, cool and protect geared systems. They must also carry damaging wear debris away from contact zones and muffle the sound of gear operation. Commonly used in differential gears and standard transmission applications in commercial and passenger vehicles, as well as a variety of industrial machinery, gear oils must offer extreme temperature and pressure protection in order to prevent wear, pitting, spalling, scoring, scuffing and other types of damage that result in equipment failure and downtime. Protection against oxidation, thermal degradation, rust, copper corrosion and foaming is also important.

Gear Oil and Motor Oil Are Not the Same

Gear oil differs from motor oil. Most people assume that SAE 90 gear oil is much thicker than SAE 40 or 50 motor oil. However, they are the same viscosity. According to AMSOIL Technical Drivetrain Products Manager Kevin Dinwiddie, the difference is in the additives.

Motor oil has to combat byproduct chemicals from gasoline or diesel ignition and should contain additives such as detergents and dispersants, said Dinwiddie. ince an internal combustion engine has an oil pump and lubricates the bearings with a hydrodynamic film, the need for extreme pressure additives such as those used in gear oils does not exist in engines.

Engine oils and gear oils both have anti-wear additives, and they both must lubricate, cool and protect components, but gear oils are placed under extreme amounts of pressure, creating a propensity for boundary lubrication, a condition in which a full fluid lubricating film is not present between two rubbing surfaces. For example, differentials in cars and trucks have a ring and pinion hypoid gear set. A hypoid gear set can experience boundary lubrication, pressures and sliding action that can wipe most of the lubricant off the gears. To combat this extreme environment, extreme pressure additives are incorporated into the oil. AMSOIL uses an extra treatment of extreme pressure additives in its gear oils in order to reduce wear and extend the gear and bearing life.

Additional Differences

Because many of the components found in the drivetrain consist of ferrous material, the lubricant is required to prevent rust and possible corrosion to other materials. Rust and corrosion problems are not nearly as prevalent in engines.

The many small and intricate components that make up gear sets found in the drivetrain can be quite noisy and may be subjected to shock loading. The viscosity and extreme pressure formulation of gear oil quiets gears and dissipates shock loading. The rotating motion of the gear sets also tends to churn the lubricant, resulting in foaming. If a gear lube foams, the load carrying capacity is significantly reduced because the air suspended within the oil is compressible.

For example, when the gear teeth come into contact with each other any trapped air bubbles will compress, therefore reducing the thickness of the separating oil film. In turn, this reduction could lead to direct metal-to-metal contact
between gear teeth and result in accelerated wear. The gear oil must have the ability to dissipate this entrapped air, insuring a sufficient lubricating film exists to protect the
gears from contact wear.

Typical Drivetrain Fluid Additives

Much like engine oil, the chemical compounds, or additives,
added to drivetrain base stocks either enhance existing properties or impart new ones. Some of the additives that may be found in a drivetrain fluid include the following:

Extreme pressure and/or antiwear agents - These additives are used to minimize component wear in boundary lubrication situations.
Pour point depressants - This type of additive is used to improve low temperature performance.
Rust and corrosion inhibitors - These are used to protect internal components.
Oxidation inhibitors - These additives are used to reduce the deteriorating effects of heat on the lubricant, increasing the lubricant service life.
Viscosity index improvers - These allow a lubricant to operate over a broader temperature range.
Anti-foam agents - These are used to suppress the foaming tendency and dissipate entrapped air.
Friction modifiers - The required degree of friction reduction can vary significantly between differing pieces of equipment in drivetrain applications. In some cases, friction modifiers may be required to obtain the desired results.

Gear Design Dictates Lube Design

Gear designs vary depending on the requirements for rotation speed, degree of gear reduction and torque loading. Transmissions commonly use spur gears, while hypoid gear designs are usually employed as the main gearing in differentials. Common gear types include the following:

Spur

Spur (straight cut) gears are widely used in parallel shaft applications, such as transmissions, due to their low cost and high efficiency. The design allows the entire gear tooth to make contact with the tooth face at the same instant. As a result, this type of gearing tends to be subjected to high shock loading and uneven motion. Design limitations include excessive noise and a significant amount of backlash during high-speed operation.

Bevel

Bevel gears (straight and spiral cut) transmit motion between shafts that are at an angle to each other. Primarily found in various types of industrial equipment, as well as some automotive applications (differentials), they offer efficient operation and are easy to manufacture. As with spur gears, they are limited due to their noisy operation at high speeds and are not the top choice where load carrying capacity is a requirement.

Worm

Worm gear sets employ a specially-machined worm that conforms to the arc of the driven gear. This type of design increases torque throughput, improves accuracy and extends operating life. Primarily used to transmit power through non-intersecting shafts, this style of gear is frequently found in gear reduction boxes as it offers quiet operation and high ratios (as high as 100:1). Downfalls with this type of gear set are its efficiency, high price per HP and low ratios (5:1 minimum).

Hypoid

Hypoid gear sets are a form of bevel gear, but offer improved efficiency and higher ratios over traditional straight bevel gears. Commonly found in axle differentials,
hypoid gears are used to transmit power from the driveline to the axle shafts.

Planetary

Planetary gear sets, such as those found in automatic transmissions, provide the different gear ratios needed to propel a vehicle in the desired direction at the correct speed. Gear teeth remain in constant mesh, which allows gear changes to be made without engaging or disengaging the gears, as is required in a manual transmission. Instead, clutches and bands are used to either hold or release different members of the gear set to get the proper direction of rotation and/or gear ratio.

Helical

Helical gears differ from spur gears in that their teeth are not parallel to the shaft axis; they are cut in a helix or angle around the gear axis. During rotation, parts of several teeth may be in mesh at the same time, which reduces some of the loading characteristics of the standard spur gear. However, this style of gearing can produce thrust
forces parallel to the axis of the gear shaft. To minimize the effects, two helical gears with teeth opposite each other are utilized, which helps to cancel the thrust out during operation.

Herringbone

Herringbone gears are an improvement over the double helical gear design. Both right and left hand cuts are used on the same gear blank, which cancels out any thrust forces. Herringbone gears are capable of transmitting large amounts of horsepower and are frequently used in power transmission systems.

The differences in gear design create the need for significantly different lubrication designs. For instance, hypoid gears normally seen in automotive differentials require GL-5 concentration and performance of extreme pressure additives.

This is because of the spiral sliding action that hypoid  gears have, said Dinwiddie. In differential applications that utilize hypoid gears, AMSOIL typically recommends one of the following:

SEVERE GEAR Synthetic Extreme Pressure 75W-90 (SVG)
SEVERE GEAR Synthetic Extreme Pressure 75W-140 (SVO)
SAE 80W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube (AGL)
Long Life Synthetic Gear Lube SAE 75W-90 (FGR)
Long Life Synthetic Gear Lube SAE 80W-140 (FGO)

Most manual transmissions have helical gears and do not require GL-5 performance.

The helical gear is almost a straight cut gear, but on an angle, said Dinwiddie. There is spiral action and very little sliding action, hence there is less need for extreme
pressure additives.

GL-4 gear lubes have half the extreme pressure additives of GL-5 lubes.

In manual transmissions utlizing helical gears, AMSOIL typically recommends one of the following: Synthetic Manual Synchromesh Transmission Fluid (MTF) or Synthetic Manual Transmission and Transaxle Gear Lube (MTG).

AMSOIL Provides Gear Oil Options

AMSOIL carries drivetrain lubricants to meet nearly every application. The synthetic base stocks and top-quality additive packages found in AMSOIL gear lubes and transmission fluids provide the ultimate in wear protection for cars, trucks, outboards, heavy-duty and racing applications.

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I  hope that this information is useful to you and answers your questions. I am here to help and answer any additional questions you may have, whether it be oil related or any other component or system on any snowmobile, car, truck or other equipment.

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In addition, as a Dealer in our group you will receive exclusive product, technical and business support from the only group of Truck/Automotive Engineers and Lubrication Specialists on the net.

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We possess the skills, desire and knowledge to answer questions, solve problems, improve efficiency, reduce downtime, maintenance costs and increase the durability and life of all of your vehicles and equipment.

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Customer Sold on AMSOIL Quality and Value.

That's what today's savvy consumers want.

According to marketing analysts, the average consumer no longer accepts general sales pitches full of empty promises. The Internet gives consumers instant access to nearly every possible product or service. They look for quality information, conduct price comparisons and then make buying decisions.

The bottom line: more bang for their buck. And when that consumer is raising seven children, top quality products and savings are an even greater priority.

Scott Boring, Oakfield, N.Y., has seven children with his wife Teri. He's looking for quality and savings to keep his 1997 GMC Yukon, with a 5.7 litre V-8 engine that "isn't noted for gas mileage," running down the road carrying his large family as efficiently as possible.

A friend told Boring about AMSOIL products. He promised better gas mileage - an important selling point with today's high gasoline prices - more efficient performance and longer life.

The vehicle had 40,000 miles on it when Boring installed AMSOIL products bumper to bumper.

"I did it all at one time, just to see the difference," Boring said. He installed AMSOIL Severe Gear 75W-140 Synthetic Gear Oil, used AMSOIL Engine Flush and then installed AMSOIL 10W-40 Synthetic High Performance Motor Oil and AMSOIL Universal Automatic Transmission Fluid.

"I especially like the ATF," Boring said. "The truck shifts smoother and the transmission is quiet. All you hear is the tires on the ground. I've tried other synthetics, lots of them. I just never saw any difference. But, with AMSOIL, I saw a difference right away."

The first tankful of gasoline increased his mileage from 15 mpg to 20.5 mpg. "I swear I didn't believe it," he said. "I'm averaging between 19 and 21 mpg all the time.

"This stuff is awesome and I'm letting all my friends know about it."

 

 

AMSOIL Customers Appreciate Greater MPG

Although results vary because of a variety of factors, a common denominator among AMSOIL motor oil users is an improvement in fuel economy.

Independent testing reveals that AMSOIL Signature Series 0W-30 motor oil passes the API Energy Conservation Sequence VI test with a rating 38 percent higher than the API minimum specifications.

"The test results show that AMSOIL has the potential to save energy by conserving fuel," said Technical Services Manager Ed Kellerman. "In most cases it can increase mileage, but at the very least you're getting superior engine protection."

Ralph Sites, a police officer in Rustburg, VA, said he put AMSOIL 10W-40 Synthetic Motorcycle Oil in his 2002 GL 1800 Honda Gold Wing when it had 4,550 miles on the engine. "I had been getting 30 miles per gallon," Sites said. "I was supposed to be getting 40 to 45 miles per gallon."

His first oil change to AMSOIL improved his mileage to 38 miles per gallon. At 6,500 miles on the engine, after replacing the final drive oil with AMSOIL Severe Gear 75W-90 Gear Lube, he improved to 40 miles per gallon.

"I switched to AMSOIL for the long-term gain. The improved gas mileage was just a bonus. AMSOIL is less expensive than Honda's synthetic and I don't have to change it as often. It's a win-win situation."

He bought the bike new in January 2002 and had put 12,000 miles on it in August. He said the improved mileage he's gotten since switching to AMSOIL has saved him $102 just in gasoline.


Jeff Bailey in Fulton, Mo., said his 1996 Lexus GS300 with 81,000 miles on it also gained fuel efficiency when he switched to AMSOIL motor oil.

"The car wants premium gasoline," he said. "I drive about 18,000 miles a year. I ordered your synthetic product and absolutely astounded.

"I was used to getting about 20 mpg overall and having a little low-rev torque."

Since switching to AMSOIL motor oil, Bailey gets 24 mpg and uses regular gasoline.

"The engine feels even more flexible," he said. "I've used AMSOIL now for my wife's anemic Camry 2.2 litre and have calculated that I have saved about $120," he said. "Thanks AMSOIL for an awesome product. You have a customer for life."

Likewise, Lance Okeson of St. Paul, Minn., gained miles per gallon after switching to AMSOIL motor oil in his 1995 Cutlass Supreme.

Okeson made the switch after learning about AMSOIL from a customer of his at a quick lube where he works. His customer was so enthusiastic about AMSOIL, Okeson did some research on the AMSOIL Website and decided to try the products. A trip from the Twin Cities to Fargo, N.D., in a steady 17 mile-per-hour wind, and back showed him an increase from 24 mpg to 30.5 mpg.

"I have never gotten 30 plus mpg with that car," Okeson said. "I have two other vehicles that I switched over to AMSOIL motor oil. One is a 4x4 and the other is an old muscle car. I switched the transmissions and the differentials in those vehicles as well."
 

ASE Master Technician Sold on AMSOIL

Mark Deschner, Friendswood, Texas, is an ASE Master Technician and Manager of the West Pear Land Tire & Auto Store.

He recently was able to demonstrate the superior quality of AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants when he had to change out a leaking intake manifold on his 1991 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup truck, with more than 183,000 miles on the original engine.

"When my lead technician took the intake manifold off, for the first time ever, he couldn't believe how clean the lifter valley and the top of the cylinder heads were on my truck," Deschner said.

The technician thought Deschner may have changed it before. But Deschner assured him he had never had the intake off before.

"He always made fun of me for only changing the oil once a year and the filter twice a year," Deschner said. "I think that seeing how clean the intake and cylinder heads are in my truck has changed his mind about AMSOIL products. I've always believed in them and my truck runs AMSOIL for all lubricant needs."

He uses AMSOIL 10W-40 Synthetic Motor Oil, EAO24 Absolute Efficiency Oil Filter, TS31 2-Stage Air Filter, GF111 Fuel Filter, 80W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube, Universal Automatic Transmission Fluid, Synthetic Multi-purpose Grease, P.I. Performance Gas Additive, Rain Clear Windshield Protectant and Bosch windshield wiper blades.

"As you can see, I have pretty much converted the entire truck over to AMSOIL products," Deschner said.

 

Preferred Customer Sold on AMSOIL Quality

Peter Virgona of Merrick, N.Y. is a self-proclaimed oil enthusiast. “I do a great deal of reading and research, always looking for the best oil,” Virgona said. “The more I read the more I realized AMSOIL was the best ‘true’ synthetic I could buy. After using Mobil 1 since 1986, I made the switch to AMSOIL.”

Virgona is a warehouse worker, but he has many years of experience working on cars.

He drives a 1999 Ford Crown Victoria that has nearly 98,000 miles on the engine. He switched from Mobil 1 to AMSOIL 5W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil (ASL).

“The difference was immediate and significant,” Virgona said. “The idle became much smoother. There are times I can’t tell if the car is running. It also became much more responsive to the gas pedal, so much more responsive my wife asked me what I did to the car.”

Virgona has owned the car for almost nine years. “Not surprisingly, the gas mileage improved significantly,” he said. “This car always averaged 15 miles per gallon going back and forth from work. It now averages 16.5 mpg. That’s a 10 percent increase. I truly didn’t expect such a big change.”

He waited to report his findings until after he had driven the car at least 5,000 miles “to confirm that the numbers are average and not just a fluke.”

Virgona also has installed Ea Air and Oil Filters in his vehicles.

He told his sister-in-law about AMSOIL and then changed her oil over to AMSOIL 5W-30. She drives a 1996 Dodge Caravan with a 3.0 litre V6 engine. According to Virgona, she had always used conventional motor oil with regular oil changes every 3,000 miles.

“Nonetheless, she had a significant amount of sludge that was obvious under the oil fill cap,” he said. “She also experienced a very loud lifter noise that would come and go. Presumably, the sludge was affecting the oil circulation to the lifters.”

Oil consumption in the van was also increasing, using about one quart every 1,500 to 2,000 miles.

“I switched the van to AMSOIL and put in a new filter,” Virgona said. “Within 1,000 miles the lifter noise was all but gone. By 3,000 miles, virtually all the sludge was gone. I drained and refilled the oil a second time with AMSOIL 5W-30. The oil consumption is now down to one quart every 3,000 miles, with no more lifter noise.

“I am very happy with AMSOIL and plan to use it from now on. I recommend it to anyone who wants a great synthetic oil.”

Virgona buys his products through the AMSOIL website. “I always get my product within 48 hours,” he said. In fact, he just had a case shipped to his father in-law in Florida because he believes in AMSOIL products and wants others to experience their benefits. In fact, he’s considering becoming a Dealer.

Virgona respects that he can get detailed technical information about AMSOIL just by checking the website. “AMSOIL puts out performance test results for everyone to see. I definitely appreciate that.

“People are usually very, very loyal to AMSOIL. They know it’s the best.”

 

AMSOIL Gives Life to a Sweet Old Cadillac. Making a skeptic into a believer again.

Dear AMSOIL,

 

I thought you might appreciate hearing my AMSOIL story. When the opportunity arose last year to purchase my mother-in-law's 1987 Cadillac DeVille, I jumped at the chance. A true low mileage survivor, it was in near pristine condition. I was proudly showing it off to a mechanic friend when he said, "Uh-oh, you bought an HT-4100? Good luck buddy."

After much research I understood what he meant. The HT-4100 was rumored to be one of the most troublesome engines Cadillac ever built. The problems are numerous: an aluminum block with cast iron heads that expand and contract at different rates causing premature head and intake gasket failure, coolant loss into the oil, and finally main and rod bearing failure. They also have a heavily loaded distributor gear, weak timing gears, and sludging issues.

My first thought was, if ever an engine needed AMSOIL, it's this one. I first heard about AMSOIL at the old Brohman Dragway in the late 1970s from a fellow racer who swore by it. For the past 10 years, I've used various synthetic oils with favorable results, but never AMSOIL. Then I talked with Dave Mann, the AMSOIL Dealer in my home town, and told him my story. Having spent 19 years as a lubrication specialist with Ford, Dave knows his stuff. He made several recommendations, and shared with me his excellent e-book on motor oils.

I also asked around at the Cadillac owners group I belong to, and almost every one of them said, "Don't buy AMSOIL! It's too expensive and won't do you any good. You need this or that oil with this or that additive," and so on. So who was I to believe?

Having spent over 25 years in advertising and marketing, I have a strong skepticism for extravagant claims made by manufacturers. Usually, when you hear impressive adjectives like "advanced" and "superior," someone just wants your money or your vote (or both). So I read the science; from AMSOIL and from several independent studies. I came to the conclusion that it really is an excellent product. It also intrigued me that one of the primary sales points made by AMSOIL is to convince you to buy LESS of their product. That kind of marketing is contrary to anything I've experienced, and elevates AMSOIL's credibility level exponentially.

I switched the Cadillac over to AMSOIL 5W-30 (ASL) last fall, then put in AMSOIL 10W-30 (ATM) this spring (even though it's not a turbo, I like the extra wear protection offered by this formula). Rather than letting the oil go a full year, I change it every six months, during which time it accumulates about 6,000 miles. My dad was an auto mechanic and taught the 3,000-mile oil change rule like it was the 11th commandment - that kind of conditioning is hard to overcome. With this frequency, I still spend less money than if I changed the oil on a three-month/3,000-mile schedule. I use the money I save to have drain samples tested by an independent lab each time.

The Deville now has 50,000 miles and runs like a fine Swiss watch. I have not had a single problem with the 'troublesome' HT-4100 engine. It runs roughly 10 degrees cooler than with regular oil, and my gas mileage has increased by 10%. It has become my mission to get 200,000 miles from this car. With AMSOIL, I might just make it.


As an addendum, I also recently switched my wife's 2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette minivan to AMSOIL. Since we've owned it, this car has had a lifter clatter for the first 10 seconds on cold starts. Literally, on the first start after putting in AMSOIL, the clatter was gone.

Thanks AMSOIL. By making a superb product that truly does what you say it will do, you've given new life to a sweet old Cadillac, and made a believer out of this devout skeptic. (see photos of car and engine)

Steve Cook
Traverse City, Michigan

 

HDT Sets AMA Land Speed Record with AMSOIL

Hayes Diversified Technologies (HDT), located in Hesperia, California, produces diesel powered tactical military motorcycles for the U.S. armed services as well as the UK and EU NATO countries. Founded in 1961, the company originally manufactured electro-mechanical switches and relays to the military & aerospace industries.

The new HDT motorcycles are diesel machines combining both power and environmentally friendly performance efficiency. We are talking about a bike that gets 100 miles to the gallon AND can do 100 mph.

The HDT team was out on the Bonneville Salt Flats earlier this month, striving to establish new national and world records. Displaying the AMSOIL colors while going through the paces at Bonneville, they offered up quite a number of very strong endorsements with virtually no prompting. We noticed an increase in horsepower right away when compared to Delvac 1,¯ said Fred Hayes, founder/CEO of HDT. What was quite surprising was the condition of the engine after a 50-mile run-in and over 120 full-throttle dyno runs. The camshaft bearings, the small and large end rod bearings, didn't even look like they had been run. During that series of dyno runs, we registered the highest horse-power and torque readings ever.¯

Dave Anderson, AMSOIL Technical Product Manager, had flown to Bonneville to witness and participate in the pursuit of new land speed records. Hayes said to Anderson, "Our testing proved that AMSOIL Series 3000 5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel Oil provided better cam bearing lubrication, better transmission operation and less blow-by than our previous oil. We picked up just over one horse power at the rear well." This is a 3.7% increase and worth a 1 tooth higher gear ratio. In addition, it appears that overall coolant temperature was down about five degrees. That is roughly a 2.5% decrease in operating temperatures.

Very few bikers would be opposed to increased horsepower with lower operating temps, simply by switching over the lubricants.

With over a year of testing, we have found that AMSOIL products continually outperform all other lubricants. AMSOIL provides improved performance, increased fuel economy, lower oil consumption, and significantly reduced engine wear in all operating conditions.

AMSOIL Boosts Bottom Line for Grain Hauler

Burnell Keller of Castroville, Texas hauls a lot of corn. Saving downtime and maintenance costs boost his bottom line.

Since the 1960s, Keller Grain, Inc., at Castroville has bought high quality white and yellow corn from local farmers and trucked it to processing plants across the state of Texas. "These trucks put on about 12,000 miles a month," said Keller, the company's owner.

He was running Exxon XD3-30 motor oil in his Freightliner and changing it every 10,000 miles. He heard AMSOIL products could cut his operating and maintenance costs in half, provide better fuel economy, easier starts and extended oil drains at least three times longer than he was getting.

"We were fixing to extend the drain to 15,000 miles," Keller said. "But a sample of the Exxon motor oil analyzed at 10,000 miles came back saying the oil needed to be changed. I said, let's give AMSOIL a whirl."

After an engine flush, Keller installed AMSOIL 15W-40 Heavy Duty Diesel and Marine Oil in his Freightliner, with more than 400,000 miles on the engine.

"We did this procedure three times at a 15,000-mile analysis and filter change only," Keller said. "Each time the oil sample report came back saying the oil was good for continued use."

After the third round of analysis, the oil was changed. Keller plans to continue with 15,000-mile analysis and filter changes and to continue to use the same oil for an interval of 50,000 miles.

"That's about five times longer than before," Keller said. "It's very good. Keller Grain is now convinced that AMSOIL is a superior product and that anybody can save money using AMSOIL products."

 

 

New Life for Dodge Ram

Preferred Customer Lyle Reinier from Mesa, Ariz. has been using AMSOIL products for four years with complete satisfaction. He said that when he started using them in his 2001 Dodge Ram they “changed the way it ran.”

Now Reinier drives a 2004 Dodge Ram. He uses AMSOIL Synthetic 5W-30 in the engine, AMSOIL Synthetic Universal Automatic Transmission Fluid in the transmission and 80W-140 Long Life Gear Lube.

“AMSOIL has given this truck life that it was hiding before,” said Reinier. Reinier said the Ram now pulls stronger and runs smoother than it did before. He made the switch to AMSOIL when the truck hit the 3,000-mile mark. “What comes as a surprise to me is that my Dodge dealer had no problem doing a complete drain and fill with AMSOIL,” said Reinier.

Reinier said the dealer removed all the Dodge transmission fluid and refilled the truck with AMSOIL ATF. “Within a mile or two I could feel the transmission was smoother and showed a difference in how it performed,” said Reinier.

Reinier also uses AMSOIL in his dirt bikes. He and his wife have been using AMSOIL 0W-40 Formula 4-Stroke since it was introduced. Within the last year, Reinier performed a big bore and a valve job on their bikes in search of more power.

“The insides of the cases, transmission gears and crank shafts were all like brand-new,” said Reinier.

Reinier said the cylinder walls of each bike still showed some cross hatching from the original bore. He also said the bikes run quieter, smoother and cooler than they did before the switch to AMSOIL. Both bikes have their original clutches and have logged over 4,000 trail miles.

 

 

Customer Discovers a Burning Desire For AMSOIL

Dealer Mark Licht of Andover, N.J., was on a follow-up visit at Jimmy's Service, Inc., of Hackettstown, N.J., when the integrity of AMSOIL ATF was put to a new, on-the-spot test.

Licht showed shop owner Jimmy Naranjo several pieces of literature on oil and ATF testing results. After listening to Licht talk about the benefits of AMSOIL ATF, Naranjo turned to him and said, "You're full of it."

Licht continued to explain all the features and benefits that AMSOIL ATF has to offer, but Naranjo interrupted and told him, "There is only one way to prove this ATF is any good."

Naranjo went to his shelf and opened two brands of transmission fluid he uses and poured some of each onto his metal workbench. The shop owner than poured some AMSOIL ATF next to the other two brands. "I had no idea what this guy was about to do," said Licht.

Naranjo then took out his torch and put the flame directly on the first brand of transmission fluid he commonly used. After about 30 seconds the little puddle of transmission fluid started smoking. Naranjo proceeded to the second brand he stocked in his service shop and repeated the process. After another 30 seconds, that brand of transmission fluid began smoking badly.

"Now it's AMSOIL's turn and I must admit I thought my fluid was going to smoke out just like the others with that direct flame," said Licht.

Naranjo held the flame on the AMSOIL ATF for over two and a half minutes and there was absolutely no smoke.

"He quickly turned to me and said he'd take a 30-gallon and a 55-gallon drum of the ATF," said Licht. "We couldn't believe our eyes!"

Now Jimmy's Service stocks the entire XL line of oils, all of the AMSOIL 25,000-mile oils, AMSOIL diesel oils and all of the AMSOIL diesel additives. The shop also carries AMSOIL filters, 2-cycle oils, Power Foam Engine Cleaner and Home Heating Fuel Extender.

 


CROSS COUNTRY TRIP PROVES AMSOIL PERFORMS

Owners of motorhomes, who often travel long distances, are particularly concerned with finding ways to save on fuel costs.

A Texas man discovered AMSOIL motor oils and lubricants lived up to all of his expectations in a journey from Texas to Alaska and back in 2004.

"I have a 1998 Dutch Star by Newmar 38-foot motorhome with a 300 horse power Cat engine," said Shelby Rash, Richardson, Texas. "I also tow a car behind." Throughout 2003, Rash averaged 7.1 miles per gallon. "I use AMSOIL products and believe in them," Rash said.

He took AMSOIL 15W-40 Heavy Duty Diesel and Marine Oil, an AMSOIL oil filter, Torque-Drive Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid, AMSOIL 75W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube, AMSOIL Universal Automatic Transmission Fluid, for power steering/hydraulics, and the AMSOIL Synthetic Multi-Purpose Grease to a shop in Dallas in January 2004.

"They installed AMSOIL in everything, including the grease fittings," Rash said. "I installed a new AMSOIL air filter and oiled the front wet axles myself. I filled up with diesel and added AMSOIL Cetane Boost and Diesel Fuel Additive to the tank, as well." Then Rash took his four-month, 11,000-mile trip.

"I used the two additives each time I filled," he said. "I also attended two RV rallies where I 'dry-camped with a generator' for a total of 10 days during this time." The only thing he did was change the oil filter during that time.

"I averaged 8.6 mpg since January 2004 for these 11,000 miles," Rash said. "This sure helped with the high fuel prices. Just by changing to AMSOIL I averaged 1.5 mpg better.

"Is AMSOIL worth a try? I think so."

 

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