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Originally Posted by gomjabber
I have heard of diesel guys talking about only using Amsoil syn oil in their trucks and will even advertise this fact when selling them.
In a quick nutshell, what is so special about Amsoil compared to let's say Mobil 1?
Just curious.
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Good question, thanks for asking.
AMSOIL was the first company to ever bring synthetic oils to the civilian market. In 1972, AMSOIL was truly the First in Synthetics. Prior to 1972, the only synthetic lubricants on the market were available to the U.S. Army Airforce. Germany also developed oil technology during WWII due to their lack of crude oil reserves.
For decades, big oil companies like Mobil did everything they could to undermine and discredit synthetic oil technology, but the performance numbers continually spoke for themselves. With it becoming obvious to big crude oil refining companies, the future was in synthetics. Now every big oil company offers a "synthetic" oil, but they are not all the same. AMSOIL was started by, and is still owned by, Retired Lt. Col. Al Amatuzio. AMSOIL is engineered and made right here in Superior, Wisconsin.
If you are a big oil manufacturer with all your money vested in crude oil, you have no interest in producing a true Group IV synthetic. Your money is made by refining crude oil, or hydrocracking mineral oils (Group III technology) and selling it to the public with short service intervals. Short drain intervals have ALWAYS meant more profit for big oil companies. They make their money by moving crude, and if they can move more they make more money. Think about it: If you refine crude oil and engineer it cheap on the front end and require short service intervals, you keep your production costs low and move more crude because you are selling a product that is designed to not last very long. Big oil has no interest in selling an oil that lasts 25,000 miles. So as a traditional big oil company who doesn't like AMSOIL and doesn't like losing customers to the new synthetic oil market, they did everything they could to crush AMSOIL. But seeing that they were playing a losing game, and seeing that AMSOIL had a superior product, they are legally allowed to market and label Group III mineral oil base oils as "synthetic." Believe me they are not the same.
Does Mobil 1 state on their bottles that their oil is good for 1 year or 35,000 miles, and put a warranty behind it? No they do not. AMSOIL does.
Here:
AMSOIL SSO 0W30
Service Life
AMSOIL Signature Series 0W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil is recommended for extended drain intervals in unmodified(1), mechanically sound(2) gasoline fueled vehicles as follows:
• Normal Service(3) – Up to 35,000 miles or one year, whichever comes first.
• Severe Service(4) – Up to 17,500 miles or one year, whichever comes first.
• Replace AMSOIL Ea oil filter at the time of oil change up to 25,000 miles or one year, whichever comes first (other brands at standard OEM* intervals).
• In all non-gasoline fueled vehicle applications, extend the oil change interval according to oil analysis or follow the OEM* drain interval.
*OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
(1) Engines operating under modified conditions are excluded from extended drain recommendations. Examples include the use of performance computer chips; non-OEM approved exhaust, fuel or air induction systems; and the use of fuels other than those recommended for normal operation by the manufacturer.
(2) Mechanically sound engines are in good working condition and do not, for example, leak oil or consume excessive amounts, are not worn out, do not overheat, do not leak anti-freeze and have properly working emission control systems. AMSOIL recommends repairing malfunctioning engines prior to the installation of AMSOIL synthetic oils.
(3) Personal vehicles frequently traveling greater than 10 miles (16km) at a time and not operating under severe service.
(4) Turbo or supercharged vehicles, commercial or fleet vehicles, extensive engine idling, first and subsequent use of AMSOIL in vehicles with over 100,000 miles, daily short trip driving less than 10 miles (16km), frequent towing, plowing, hauling or dusty condition driving.
AMSOIL Ea full-flow oil filters are designed for extended drain intervals. They stop smaller particles, flow more oil and last longer than regular filters. For best performance, use AMSOIL Ea full-flow oil filters.