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The
best commercial diesel oil money can buy!
409,000
Miles Without an Oil Change
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After
409,000 miles without an oil change, the AMSOIL-protected
Mack engine in this 1990 truck was wear-free as an engine in a comparable
service treated to TWENTY TIMES the oil changes.
Colonial
Heights, Virginia- "I didn't see any surprises in there at
all," said owner/operator Haywood Gray of his 1990 Mack E7-400
engine.
Using AMSOIL
Synthetic 15W-40 Heavy Duty Diesel and Marine Oil and the AMSOIL
By-Pass Oil Filter, Gray ran the engine 409,000 miles without once
changing the oil.
When the E7-400 engine was torn down by the local Mack dealership
and its parts examined by an independent certified engine rater,
it showed light to moderate wear throughout. |
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fact, according to the engine rater, the parts could have been
put right back into the engine. "I see no reason why the
engine couldn't run on," he said. Oil analysis confirmed
the rater's findings: the sample of used AMSOIL
Synthetic 15W-40 Heavy Duty Diesel and Marine Oil contained
1/6th the lead and 1/3rd the iron allowed by Mack condemnation
limits... after 409,000 miles without an oil change. That's
protection - that's AMSOIL!
Gray
began using AMSOIL
Synthetic Heavy-Duty Diesel and Marine 15W-40 Motor Oil (AME)
in the E9-400 V-8 engine of his first truck, a 1984 Mack, after
the engine accumulated 45,000 miles. For 280,000 miles, Gray
changed his oil at 40,000- to 60,000-mile intervals though his
oil analysis reports showed, without exception, that the oil
was good for continued use. At 325,000 miles, Gray increased
his oil drain interval to 100,000 miles.
The engine was torn down at 600,000 miles when Gray decided
to sell the truck. The cylinder linings, bearings, pistons,
rings and pump, all treated to extended oil drain intervals
with AMSOIL,
were found to be in excellent condition.
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| Independent
Engine Rater Findings |
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| "The
pins show no wear at all. The piston crowns and lands show a normal
amount of carbon. The skirts are very clean with a few verticle
lines."
-Independent engine rater |
"The
rings are very, very good. All the rings are free. None are broken.
No plugging whatsoever in the rings."
-Independent engine rater |
Probably
95 percent of the crosshatching is still in the liners. No scuffing,
no cavitation in the liners. The liners could go back in the condition
they are in."
-Independent engine rater |
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"Again,
very, very light wear. These could be put right back in and used
again. In an extended drain program [with petroleum oil] there's
a possibility you could see maybe half again as much wear."
-Independent engine rater |
"Light
wear. They compare to [those in] an engine that had 15,000- to 20,000-mile
[petrolium] oil and filter changes."
-Independent engine rater |
"Minimal
wear. These, too, compare to [those in] an engine that had 15,000-
to 20,000-mile [petrolium] oil and filter changes.
-Independent engine rater |
| Additional
Demonstrations -
Why AMSOIL
has some of the best commercial diesel oil on the market. |
| Gray's
successful use of AMSOIL
synthetic motor oil in extended drain service is not unique. AMSOIL
has conducted demonstrations with fleets all over North America.
In
each instance AMSOIL
has been proven safe and effective in extended drain use. In fact,
these studies show that AMSOIL
used in extended drain interval programs consistently delivers
lower rates of engine wear than conventional oils used in conventional
drain interval programs.
Southern
over-the-road fleet - AMSOIL
was used in Cummins class 8 engines for 75,000-mile drain intervals;
the fleet's normal drain intervals were 15,000 miles.
Upper
midwest grocery fleet - AMSOIL
was used in Cummins NTC 350 engines for 74,000-mile drain intervals;
normal drain intervals were 12,000 miles.
Northern
grocery fleet - AMSOIL
was used in Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines for 79,000-mile drain
intervals; normal drain intervals were 20,000 miles.
Virginia
Beach, Virginia owner/operator - AMSOIL
was used in Cummins 350 engine for 325,350 miles without a drain.
Midwestern
trucking fleet - AMSOIL
was used in Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines for 60,000-mile drain
intervals; normal drain intervals were 20,000 miles.
Northern
tier over-the-road fleet - In an ongoing demonstration, AMSOIL
Series 3000 5W-30 is being used in a fleet of Cummins N-14 engines
for extended drain service with oil drains based on the findings
of used oil analysis. One change was performed at one year with
125,000 miles on the AMSOIL.
The oil was recommended for continued use. Normal oil drains are
at 20,000 miles. |
| WHAT
MAKES AMSOIL SO GOOD?
"Synthetic basestocks, top-quality additives, and most
importantly, more experience formulating synthetic motor oils
than any other company." says AMSOIL Director of Technical
Sales Dave Anderson. "AMSOIL" first put a long-drain
synthetic diesel oil on the market in 1975 and since then has
introduced three other long-drain synthetic diesel oils."
DOES
AMSOIL OFFER A WARRANTY?
"Yes. AMSOIL warrants that the use of its lubricants
will not cause mechanical damage to any mechanically sound equipment
when AMSOIL products are used in full compliance with AMSOIL recommendations.
AMSOIL extended drain interval recommendations are set at a minimum
of two times or more than the engine manufacturer's recommendation
as determined by oil analysis. Diesel operators who use AMSOIL
for extended drains are fully protected.
Studies have proven time and again that extended drain intervals
with AMSOIL are a win/win situation - truckers win with less downtime
and oil expense and they win big with reduced engine wear." |
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