Marc W. Grobe wrote:
> I have changed over to Amsoil in
> all three of my Mopar vehicles over the last three years. The reason I
> changed had entirely to do with my desire to use longer drain intervals.
> I also became reacquainted with my old High School Auto teacher who was
> a Dodge mechanic that had been using Amsoil and extended drain intervals
> for something like the last 10 years. Said if I had oil related engine
> failure he would do the work for me.
>
> Just my own thoughts.
>
Well I was going to stay out of the Amsoil Flame Wars because I have never
used any of their products and I don't know much about them. I'm sorry
- but I have changed oil enough to see what happens to any oil that has
been left in an engine for too long. Its black as coal and smells
really burnt. I dont care how good a company claims their oil and/or
filter is - theres no substitute for religious oil /filter changing. A
guy I used to work for (whos business partner is a certified diesel
mechanic and who also sold me the Jeep).. has an old Chevy Celeberity...
almost 300,000 miles! Aside from belts, tires batteries, and one alt and
a muffler I think.... the car is completly original. he has used dino
juice only - no fancy synthetic oil.. and changed the oil every 3000
miles. The car consumes less than a quart of oil between oil changes.
Even the transmission is original. This seems to me to be a testiment
not to any one product - but to regular and competant maintenance.
I would NEVER deliberatly run oil more than 4000 miles in my engine
based upon claims of the manufacturer.
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