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Amsoil.. How many use it? likes> dislikes?

by bandit65 on Sep 10 2018, 10:17 PM

like the header says....Amsoil.. How many use it? likes> dislikes? lets have an honest discussion.. i have customers who like it and i use it myself in my sled. The most i have noticed was the there was not a nasty oil spot left in the snow and when i have had to tear down an engine there wasn't near the sludge in the crank case. i have notices a crisper throttle response.. thoughts??

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  • By dandbperformance
    Honestly, I find it to be overpriced. Mobil 1 and Valvoline work just as well and are a better, more affordable price point. Only time we use Amsoil is if the car specifically calls for a "special" oil or if the customer requests it.
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  • By jack12345

    I have in the past used Amsoil in a Race cars and truck that pulled my 5th wheel trailer. I the engine i built was 650hp in the car and i put lots of hard KM on that engine. 

    5 years later the guy i sold the car to wanted more HP and tore it down and found very little wear. 

    Im still using Amsoil in the truck im pulling my 5th wheel with.

     

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  • By jeffreyd1
    My opinion is that Amsoil is a good product. I have never purchased it nor do I recommend it to customers. I guess that means in terms of value I don't see it being that much better than say a Mobil 1 or a Royal Purple that I can get through my normal distributors. I do have customers that swear by it. I let them supply it. The customers that use it have gone very long times without major trouble. The Amsoil crowd is also the same customers that check their fluids regularly, have set maintenance schedules, Change the oil filter & send oil samples to the lab. I believe that these guys would have really good success with any oil they used whether it be synthetic or conventional regardless of brand. They are gear heads in general. I don't discourage or encourage, I guess that makes me a fairly neutral position.
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  • By 1986chevyman

    I have never used Aimsoil, but I do know that synthetic engineered oils do have benefits. For example, my 94 Chevy truck with over 300,000 miles on it doesn't leak oil as bad when I ularuse Pennzoil High Mileage oil as opposed to  the regular grade.  Also extended mileage oil change intervals ( although personally I won't go over 5,000 mile oil change intervals on my own vehicles).

    Actually oil is supposed to suspend sludge in its liquid as opposed to it sticking to the inside of the engine. So if and oil stays clean a long time, I do not think it is doing it's job.

    I run Motorcraft full synthetic in my 2014 Ford Explorer.  That's what Ford calls for, so that is what I use.

    I believe extended oil change intervals ie 10,000 miles lead to timing chain stretch and other engine wear problems.

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