My biggest complaint about amsoil is they usually never have any rating
that they meet. HTey claim they meet or exceed certain ratings but
there are not many that they have been tested for. It used to be on the
website this was due to the testing process costing alot of money for
confusing and out of date testing proceedures (I know I read it there
three years ago) and getting the different ratings would drive the cost
of the product up.
I know I would rather have the rating there in front of me and be able
to prove my oil meets the rating specified than show them that they say
it does. If I remember right amsoil isn't the cheapest stuff to buy
anyway.
All I know is I use mobile 1 in my truck and mobile delvac 1 in my two
diesel cars. Never had any problems due to wear in either.
Jeff
ps. The amsoil stuff I mentioned may be old info but it used to be on
the website a few years back. I have also been given this same argument
by a couple of dealers that I know. I am not saying amsoil is a bad
product but i prefer what I can prove then what I cannot.
On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 01:09 PM, Rick Barnes wrote:
>
> Yep Jon, I agree on Mobil One. IF all those performance cars use it,
> that
> is good enough for me. One Amsoil guy started trying to tell me it was
> because they could buy Mobil One cheaper....nonsense...Ferrari,
> Corvette,
> and Porsche would not spare a buck a quart on oil ...rediculous.
> Plenty of
> proof about Mobil One, where is the proof about Amsoil, (their
> website? Yeah
> sure).
>
>
> Let the flames begin!
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> jon@dakota-truck.net
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:41 AM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Dual-remote oil filtration system
>
>
> "Craig Rash" <2kdaksport@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> :> > Has any one mount a dual-remote oil filtration system from AMSOIL
> in a
>
> : Speaking of AMSOIL... Has there been a thread about this stuff yet
> and I
> : missed it?? I was talking to a guy last week and he couldn't say
> enough
> : about how wonderful it was. I mentioned I was using Mobil1 and he
> just
> : laughed! Their way of saving you money is to not change the oil ALL
> : YEAR!?!?
> : The website has the usual marketing stuff to say. How good is this
> stuff?
>
>
> I know what you mean... I've steered clear of the stuff myself
> just because of the strange dealer network, and the wacky marketing
> stuff. Feels like a pyramid scheme. ;-) Its probably decent
> stuff, but something about the whole thing seems, I dunno - shady or
> something. :-)
>
> At least with Mobil 1 I know I've got a product backed by a huge
> company, sold through the normal retail channels, with lots of
> data showing that it is a good product, and no silly marketing
> claims. As Andy mentioned, Mobil 1 is factory fill on a number
> of performance cars, and there is plenty of data to show that it
> is a great product.
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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