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AMSOIL Versus Redline

When AMSOIL created the Series 2000 20W-50 Racing Oil, it seems the competition got upset with the testing results showing it's better protection. For years Red Line advertised that they provided the best protection, but the results of the Four Ball Wear Test showed the AMSOIL Series 2000 20W-50 providing over twice the protection. Red Line decided that they would perform their own test by running both oils and then seeing what results they would come up with. Their results somehow showed their oil to be better, and in an attempt to discourage the promotion of AMSOIL, they mailed this information to all AMSOIL Dealers as well as their own reps. The findings of the Four Ball Wear Test were that of 100 tests and coming up with an average. Unlike the Red Line test, it could be proved over and over, under proper testing conditions. Rather than going along with the hype that this action provoked, AMSOIL simply issued the following letter:


Recently Red Line Synthetic Oil Corporation mailed an article to AMSOIL Dealers outlining results of testing done on AMSOIL Series 2000 Synthetic 20W-50 Racing Oil and Red Line products. AMSOIL finds the article flawed in both its marketing approach and scientific methodology.

Initial Red Line testing of an unused sample of AMSOIL Series 2000 20W-50 Racing Oil in the ASTM D4172 Four Ball Wear Test yielded results consistent with those appearing on the Series 2000 label. That is, AMSOIL Series 2000 20W-50 provided nearly three times better wear protection than Red Line 20W-50.

The article, however, goes on to report results of used oil testing using the ASTM D4172 Test. ASTM tests, as any informed entity in the lubricants industry knows, are designed for use with new (unused) lubricants, not used oil.

There are two problems with testing used oil. First, the conditions of testing are uncontrollable. While Red Line states the service conditions under which the samples operated were the same, variables including fuel and glycol dilution, contaminant levels, filtration, driving conditions sampling techniques and many more are virtually impossible to control.

The second problem is repeatability. AMSOIL attempted to replicate Red Line's findings by testing samples of used oil. The results were inconsistent with Red Line's and failed to meet the repeatability requirements of the ASTM D4172 test method. This failure is the result of testing an oil along with its contaminants.

Red Line's claim that their oil is designed to become more effective as it reacts with blowby gases is absurd. Clearly, if blowby gases improved the anti-wear characteristics of lubricants, then lubricant manufacturers would expose their products to such gases during the manufacturing process. The fact is, lubricant performance should not depend on the uncontrollable reactions of blowby gases with the oil.

Amsoil vs. Redline

Is AMSOIL Series 2000 Synthetic 20W-50 Racing Oil better than Red Line?

Yes.

When all the appropriate, scientifically valid, repeatable tests are applied Series 2000 is clearly the better oil.

Of course, AMSOIL Dealers are much too educated on the technical aspect of lubrication and on the principles of ethical salesmanship to be swayed by unscientific and unprofessional marketing tactics. And as the documented histories of vehicles achieving oil drain intervals greater than 100,000 miles under the Trigard Program continue to mount, dealers are assured that AMSOIL motor oils remain the standard by which other oils are measured.

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Amsoil oil of Immokolee, Florida

Robert Riley
Authorized AMSOIL Synthetic Oil Independent dealer
Miami, Florida
Telephone (888) OIL-4CAR
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Customer Tesimonials:

Satisfied Customers Praise AMSOIL

"We have a $15,000 motor to protect. That's why we use AMSOIL."
- Brian Cardiff,
Hawaiian Punch Monster Truck Owner

"I own NASCAR race teams and a car dealership in Colorado Springs. I have been a long time user of AMSOIL products in both enterprises. AMSOIL synthetic lubricants are required for my late model race cars and the tow vehicles hauling these cars. My service department at the dealership is required to feature and use AMSOIL products. From dependable, high speed lubricants to hand cleaner, we rely on AMSOIL to get the job done"
-Mike Bonicelli,
Bonicelli Racing Enterprises

Where you can use Amsoil
Performance & Competition:
Performance vehiclesneed performance oil. AMSOIL Synthetic Racing Oil reduces heat and wear whil providing quicker engine response and increased horsepower
AMSOIL synthetic racing oil
Keep your classic cars running like new
 Custom & Show :
Vehicles stored for long periods of otime need rust and corrosion protection. AMSOIL motor oils and fuel stabalizer protects against harmful conditions to preserve irreplaceable engines
Snowmobiles & Personal Watercraft :
AMSOIL Series 2000 2-Cycle Racing Oil maintains a higher level of lubricity than 2-cycle petroleum oill, while dramatically reducing friction and wear.
Motorhomes & RVs:
Motorhomes and RVs operate in the widest range of environments and temperature extremes. AMSOIL Motor Oils provide dependable starts, maximum power amd increased fuel economy.
4-Wheel Drives:
AMSOIL Gear Lubes and motor oils provide the hard pounding protection needed by 4x4s. Even under the most extremeconditions and temperatures, AMSOIL lubricants perform and protect
Family & Personal:
AMSOIL synthetic lubricants and filtration products provide unsurpassed, long-lasting service and protection for cars, trucks and other family fleet equipment.