Sounds like a sales pitch to me. My dad is an Amsoil dealer as well and he
doesn't use the stuff...just sells it. (Castrol from day one.)
At 04:20 PM 05/20/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Jon, I'm an Amsoil Dealer, my name is Wayne and the reason your oil is a
>5W-30 is because the oil is beginning to break down. I take oil samples from
>all of my new customers to determine the condition of the engine. I ask them
>what brand and weight oil they use and mark it on the slip. When the results
>come back, the weight is NEVER the same when first poured in the engine.
>Most often the oil is a single weight. This happens every time. How long has
>the Mobil 1 been in your engine? Mobil 1 does not last very long, but a
>little longer than dino oil. You still have to change it often if you want
>good protection. This is why most people don't switch to this type of
>synthetic, too expensive.
>You might want to consider using Amsoil. It won't break down and lasts much
>longer than any other synthetic on the market today.
>Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions at all.
>(pimental@massed.net)
>
>
>
>> Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 03:36:24 -0400
>> From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
>> Subject: Re: DML: Oil
>>
>> At 10:38 PM 5/18/99 , you wrote:
>>>by definition, if the oil behaves as the numbers indicate, the HOT viscosity
>>>of 5W30 (I assume that's what you mean) and 10W30 are the same... but 5W30
>>>flows much better at COLD temperatures... especially below zero.... quicker
>>>lubrication to the valve area..I've heard like almost 30 seconds difference
>>>between the two different oils.
>>
>>
>> What do the two numbers mean? I've had my oil analysed by Blackstone
>> Labs twice now, and both times, they told me that my 10W30 oil had the
>> viscosity of 5W30. What would cause the Mobil 1 10W30 to act like 5W30?
>>
>>
>> -Jon-
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