The Standard to Which All Others Are Judged

That’s what Bobby Unser (3-time Indy 500 Winner driving for another oil company) says, anyway: "AMSOIL is the Best Lubricant made, the Standard to which all others are judged," Some people like to say other oils are at least as good, but they’re not. AmsOil has at least 30 years head start on all but one oil company in terms of research and development (That company was three years behind AmsOil in entering the synthetic oil market), and THAT company's oils, regardless of the claims in their cleverly-worded advertising, are not better than AmsOil, even if they DO sell more because of their massive advertising budget and clever copywriters. They SAY “Nobody Outperforms Our Oils,” and that might be true, but that’s awfully hard to prove without using both oils in a controlled test which has not, as far as I know, yet been performed. And won't be. They’re cleverly NOT saying “our oil is the best.” Just that “nobody is better.” Which, again, cannon be proved without a detailed scientific study. Don’t go by the info in my “lubedealers.com” web site. That site is abandoned and can’t be changed. Go to raythomas101.com and use the address and phone number shown elsewhere in that site. (Just common sense)

What People Say About Ams/Oil

“Amsoil is a name well known amongst automotive and motor sports enthusiasts; however, what many people don’t realize is that Amsoil is also a long standing direct selling company. The company was founded by Albert Amatuzio, a Lt. Colonel and jet figher pilot in the Air Force. Amatuzio recognized the important role synthetic lubrication played in keeping a high performance, million dollar jet fighter in the air. Knowing that these same properties would be invaluable in automotive applications, Amatuzio set out to create a synthetic formulation for automobiles. He launched his first commercially sold product in 1970, which led to the creation of the Amsoil company. In 1972 Amsoil became the first synthetic motor oil to achieve American Petroleum Institute specifications. (Network Marketing Online)

Merry Christmas Again!

You can’t say it often enough. I said it the other day, and now I say it again. “The PC Police” can take it and stick it. This day is dedicated to the birth of Jesus Christ, whether or not you believe in him. It’s the religion of Christians, and reference to it should NEVER “offend” anyone. I am not offended by reference to the symbols of other religions, and I should not be. And members of other religions should not be “offended” by references to someone else’s. Especially Muslims, whose “Holy Book” tells them to KILL anybody who does not believe exactly the same way they do. Today’s Christianity does not, even if they can find an obscure passage in the Old Testament that might be read in such a way that some people might think it does. In any case, it is not a “guiding principle” to Christians. Some non-Christians seem to think they can stop Christians from making reference to their religion by wishing people “Merry Christmas” on this day. They’re wrong, even if some liberal courts disagree. They misread the Constitution to say that government and religion should be separate. That’s wrong. There is NOTHING in the Constitution saying that. So I say again, “Merry Christmas to all!” No matter what your religion. This will be the only post today, as I will be spending time with my family. (Just common sense)

Merry Christmas Everybody!

Some people are “offended” by the words, “Merry Christmas." They can go to hell. I will not accede to the demands of the “PC Police” and say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.” Why should I care if atheists, some Jews, Islamics, and followers of other religions don’t like it when I wish them a Merry Christmas? This is a country FOUNDED by Christians and, in which most powerful posts are still held by people who at least SAY they’re Christians. If that offends some people, too bad! I don’t care. Most Jews don’t “get offended” by it, and they don’t try and kill Christianity in a Christian country. So I say, “Merry Christmas,” people, and anybody who gets “offended” by this can go to hell. (The Blaze)

What's Stopping You?

Synthetic oil is the FIRST improvement over fossil oil, EVER. It costs you less PER MILE than does fossil oil if you can bring yourself to ignore the “3,000 Mile Oil Change Myth” fossil oil makers promote and not change your oil for 25,000 miles. It won’t hurt your car, and AmsOil has an insurance policy to buy you a new engine if our oil ever does (They’ve never had to pay a claim). Unlike fossil oil, it clings to the parts so there’s NEVER a “dry start” at ANY time of the year (dry starts are the biggest factor in engine wear). Your car starts like in summer in the dead of winter because synthetic oil doesn’t “gum up” at below zero temps like fossil oil. That’s easier on your battery and IT lasts longer.

Neither does it “vapor lock” in hot summer because it has a much wider temperature range in which it can operate (minus 60 to plus 430 degrees). With its “super slipperiness, there is less RESISTANCE to movement with it, meaning your engine does more work with less effort. This makes your car’s engine last about 50% longer and with less gasoline use. So what’s stopping you from using it? AmsOil is the FIRST viable synthetic oil for automotive use. It was invented by a jet pilot who saw no reason it couldn’t work. It did. We proved we COULD market a synthetic oil, so now EVERYBODY has an oil they CALL a “synthetic” in their line. But we have 30 years headstart on ALL of them in terms of research and development

We had the FIRST synthetic transmission fluid. Nobody, not even the one that claims to be “the oil that changed oil” can claim more than 7,500 miles, which tells me it’s only a semi-synthetic. AmsOil IS “the oil that changed oil.” There’s no reason why you SHOULDN’T use this oil. So why are you waiting? It is only about a $50 investment to change over and that lasts you 25,000 miles. I’ve been driving a 14-year-old car that has never let me down because of a lubrication problem until another driver killed it by making an illegal left turn in front of me. That car has never had a quart of fossil oil in it since I’ve owned it, and that is since it was five years old. (Just common sense)

Best for Fleets

Mercy Regional Ambulance Service in Benton, Illinois has 22 ambulances and 6 cars. They need to be "ready to roll" at a moment's notice, no matter what the weather. Before they switched to AmsOil synthetic oil, it took their chief mechanic a lot of time every month to keep them running. "These engines, especially the 6.0 liter, are prone to injector problems along with EGR valve problems." About a year ago they switched to AmsOil synthetic lubricants and Dustin Larkin (their chief mechanic) says "My expenses on parts are down 70% from 2007 and overall downtime is down 80%!" In 2007, Larkin changed a total of 85 injectors on the ambulances. He also had to change at least four injectors per unit. Each ambulance averages 100,000 miles per year. Two 2006 models have more than 250,000 miles on them. Larkin said, "Sometimes ambulances run three or four days without shutoff in real hot or cold weather. That's hard on any equipment." They now change oil at 20,000 miles and have had to change only TWO injectors in the last 10 months. That's a hefty savings for any fleet. Using synthetic lubricants can mean a similar savings for ANY fleet, or any private vehicle. The savings on just the cost of the oil and filters alone can be $250 a vehicle per year when you look at it as "cost per mile," rather than cost per quart. That's the difference between 40 quarts of fossil oil and 8 filters (if you change oil every 3,000 miles) and four or five quarts of synthetic oil (depending on your engine capacity) and two filters (the first fill requires a filter change because synthetic oil cleans out the engine very quickly). (Source: Action News)

Synthetic Oil Myths

There are many myths being told yet about synthetic oil, mostly by makers of fossil oil, and repeated by mechanics and others who do not know what they're talking about. They just accept what they're told at face value and pass it along, with nothing behind it except the lies being told about synthetic oil to keep people from changing over, which would seriously reduce their business if it happened. Every time I talk to someone about changing to synthetic oil I hear again one of these "old saws," none of which are true. Now I hear about one oil company, one which copied the "leader" in synthetic the originator of synthetic lubricants for automotive use), CLAIMING to be selling "pure synthetic oils. They have three levels: one that claims 5,000 miles, the next claming 7,500 miles, and the third claiming 15,000 mile drain periods. What they really are is "para-synthetics ("synthetic blends") and don't dare claim the 25,000 miles you get from the leader. This article contains just a few of the more popular myths (lies) about synthetic oil. (Ray Thomas 101)

The "3,000 Mile Myth"

How many times have you been told to "change your oil every 3,000 miles' with the unsaid threat that something bad might happen to your engine if you don't? That's what I've heard all my life, but I've never done it. And nothing bad ever happened to my engine because of poor lubrication. So why should I do it? Because "conventional wisdom" says I must. Unfortunately, "conventional wisdom" is usually wrong. The "3,000 mile myth" is a scam to increase sales of oil. That's it. The California Waste Management Board has launched a campaign to "Break the 3,000 mile myth, (Ray Thomas 101)