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• In early 1998, The State of Alabama Department of Finance Fleet Services began testing AMSOIL premium synthetic engine oil 5W30 and AMSOIL oil filters in a group of 1998 FORD Taurus AFV's (Alternative Fuel Vehicle). Since FY 2000, the entire 'rental fleet' of 200 plus vehicles has been using AMSOIL products. Annual average vehicle mileage is 23,000 plus with only one oil and two filter* changes during the period. Cost for oil, filters, and labor per each 25,000 miles of vehicle operations now is less than half the cost of the former program that used conventional lubricants, aftermarket filters, and short drain intervals, saving precious Alabama taxpayer money. Annual fleet mileage averages 4.7 million miles -- all on the AMSOIL program. (*The EaO oil filter with a one year or 25,000 mile life span, the latest in oil filter technology, has now been integrated into the maintenance program, delivering even further savings in inventory, disposal, and man-hours.)

...you can't expect different results when you keep doing the same thing...

• The Cook-Illinois Corporation of Chicago switched 1,700 school busses to synthetic engine oil. Reason: From November through April -- most of the school year -- their school busses run when early morning temperatures are usually under 30 degrees F. In addition to reliable cold weather starts, other benefits of using synthetics are improved fuel economy, much longer engine life, and the capability to specify smaller engines. (LUBES 'N GREASES Magazine, December 1998)

"Most of us reject new ideas for the safety of those to which we have become so comfortably accustomed."
Dr. Wayne Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It

• Texas Department of Public Safety cuts costs with AMSOIL synthetic motor oil. A successful field test was conducted in five police fleet vehicles, using AMSOIL's 5W-30 synthetic motor oil and SDF oil filters. Goals obtained included extended drain intervals, lower lubricant expenses, and superior wear protection.

"...The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot -- it can't be done..."
John Ruskin, 1819-1900, English author, architect and economist

• TAXI 9000 (formerly Schumacher Cab), Bismarck, ND, has been using AMSOIL Synthetic Engine Oil, ATF, and AMSOIL Grease approaching two decades. They operate a fleet of over 100 vehicles and have obtained life-cycles of 250K to 300K miles. Under what may be considered extremely severe operating conditions, the vehicles are on a 24,000-mile oil drain interval.

""Oil performance standards are minimum standards. Certainly there is technology available to raise the standard and extend the drain interval without compromising engine durability. Europe is already at a 9,000 mile drain interval and is seriously considering twice that."
Dr Mike McMillan, General Motors

• Dale Wagner, Chief Mechanic Central Yavapai Fire District and City of Prescott Fire Department, is responsible for 58 fire apparatus vehicles. Pressed for manpower and time, the decision to use AMSOIL synthetics was made in 1993. Service intervals increased 100%, savings in engine oil alone (drain interval extended based on oil analysis) were about $2,000, labor costs dropped $9,600, and reduced waste disposal saved $1,400.

"You seldom improve quality by cutting costs,
but you can often cut costs by improving quality."

Bob Feldkamp, founder, Umpqua Dairy, Roseburg, OR

• City of Ozark, Alabama has changed all city vehicles - police, utility board trucks, garbage trucks, fire trucks, and grass-cutting equipment to AMSOIL synthetics. Garbage trucks in the past were serviced every 30 days. Service time has now been extended to 180 days. End result - savings of scarce tax dollars for Ozark, AL citizens.

Responding to what do automakers want from engine oil, Dr Mike McMillian, head of GM's lubricant activities and corporate representative on the industry-wide planning panel for the next generation of engine oils (GF4) said, "Extending drain intervals is an important issue for us. We definitely want to be the leader in extended drain intervals."

• Synthetic lubricants work for Oklahoma State University. OSU has been using an AMSOIL program in their 800 plus vehicle and equipment fleet for 15 years. Result -- maintenance costs have declined.

Lubes-n-Greases Magazine Automotive Editor David McFall, formerly with the American Petroleum Institute, tackled the issue of extended drain intervals in the March 2003 issue. He criticizes the standard 3,000-mile oil change and refers to the American motor oil market as shackled.

He applauds AMSOIL's extended drain interval and states that though AMSOIL synthetic engine oil is "two to three times higher than most retail conventional oils...if you can securely count on a 15,000- to 25,000-mile drain interval, it's a flat-out bargain, not to mention providing a clear environmental bonus."

• Following break-in with another oil, owner-operator Norman Stanick, Michigan, used AMSOIL synthetic SAE 30 in his 1987 Caterpillar 3406 engine. He sold the truck seven years and one million miles later. During this period he performed only four oil changes, basing oil drains on used oil analysis taken at 50K mile intervals.

"There is hardly anything in this world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey." John Ruskin

• An independent research institute conducted a month-long test comparing class 8 diesel trucks equipped with premium synthetic lubricants to trucks with conventional lubes. The test was conducted using the SAE J1321 Joint TMC/SAE Fuel Consumption Test Procedure-Type II, a standard industry test for such comparisons. The trucks equipped with AMSOIL Series 2000 Premium Synthetics in engines, transmissions, and drive axles demonstrated up to an 8.2 percent increase in miles per gallon over that obtained by the trucks equipped with the control (conventional) lubes.

The American Petroleum Institutes 2001 Aftermarket Audit Report released in May (2002) noted more than one of five API-licensed oils were found to be off-spec in 2001. Of the 602 API-licensed bulk and bottle samples collected and tested, API found 16% had "marginal" deviations and 5% had "significant" deviations from the API-issued specs.

According to API, the 5% identified as having "significant" deviations "are so far outside compliance limits that they could potentially raise short-term or long-term engine operability concerns."

API licensed 6,500 lubrication products in 2001, 18 % more than in 2000.

[Applying the above percentages to the 6,500 product total equates to about 1037 "marginal" and 325 "significant" (deviations) in compliance.]

• See endurance results for API Sequence IIIF Test. AMSOIL 10W30. AMSOIL went 3X longer and 3X better...than test limits.

• A division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police uses AMSOIL products to keep cruisers on the road, improve performance and cut costs. The "Re-Life Program" has saved two British Columbia entities of the RCMP more than $650,000, and AMSOIL synthetic motor oils and filters are part of the program. (Blue Line, Aug/Sept1999)

"You need to be rich to buy cheap products. Why? Because you eventually have to buy twice to have the job done properly." Anonymous

• Thorpe Distributing Co. of Medina, MN, regional distributor of Anheuser-Busch products, has 22 International and two Ford trucks, as well as all administrative vehicles, completely converted to AMSOIL Synthetics. Fleet Manager Gustafson is "...impressed." Repair costs have been reduced significantly and more is saved on reduced downtime.

Since 1991, the CORVETTE has been factory-filled with synthetic engine oil, 5W-30 preferred and synthetic engine oil has been used in the Dodge VIPER since 1997. Synthetics are used in the Mini Cooper, VW TDI, BMW,
Mercedes, 2008 Cadillac.

(from Lube-Tips newsletter, 10/25/06, published by NORIA Corp, Tulsa, OK)

Synthetic lubricants are used exclusively in every commercial and military jet and in all spacecraft and in other high performance requirements like...

...the full synthetic aircraft oil that is used to lubricate the four main propulsion gas turbines and its electrical generators aboard the USS RAMAGE (DDG 61), a guided missile destroyer. These General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines produce 100,000 total shaft horsepower.

• Fuel mileage was tracked on a salesman's car, using premium 0W-30 synthetic. Mileage on the Ford Taurus before the change averaged 24.3 mpg. Mileage increases with the energy-efficient synthetic have measured 3.8 to 5.2 mpg.

"Over one third of the energy produced in the world is consumed in overcoming friction"
Kenneth E. Bannister, Lubrication for Industry

True synthetic lubricants have, inherently, a much lower co-efficient of friction than crude oil-based lubricants that rely on a friction modifier additive (which depletes).

• Two more AMSOIL…A flatbed fleet extended drain intervals to 79K miles, and a Midwest grocery warehouse fleet is on drains of about 74K.

• Mike Geho, owner-operator of a 1997 MACK CH613 truck uses by-pass filtration and periodic oil analysis to optimize money savings with AMSOIL synthetics. Starting at 176,000 miles, regular filter changes and oil sampling every 20,000 miles have resulted in 236,000 miles since his last oil change. And he has achieved an 11 percent increase in mileage (average - 6.78 mpg) over similar trucks in his company.

• [email]   Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 09:02:50 -0400

"Harry,

Just wanted to let you know that I had the 5K service this weekend on my '01Audi TT Quattro with 225hp 1.8 turbo engine & 6 speed manual trans. Used your ASE 5W-30 (ASL) with SDF-34 filter, plus had them change out the lube in the trans to Series 2000 75W-90. The difference in the shifting is dramatic, like stirring a pot of melted butter with that gearshift!

I am very pleased and will continue using Amsoil products. Thanks for your earlier assistance."

( [name withheld], S. Miami, FL)

Synthetic Lubricant Case Study

From the book "The Practical Handbook of Machinery Lubrication":

A Canadian company engaged in the operation of several compressors experienced a problem where high temperatures caused the compressor oil to oxidize. The oxidized oil formed carbon deposits in the discharge pipes, which in turn created several discharge pipe hot spots. Conditions became such that a severe explosion occurred and a catastrophic failure resulted.

Compressor oil oxidation problems have been eliminated through the use of a diester-type synthetic compressor lubricant designed to resist high temperatures and deposit formation.

More information about "The Practical Handbook of Machinery Lubrication"

(extract from Lube-Tips™, published by NORIA Corporation, JAN 17, 2007)

• ELECTRIC VEHICLES...

"Cold Weather Operating Experience with an Electric Vehicle," was a presentation to the North East Sustainable Energy Association Sustainable Transportation Symposium in Sept 1996 by engineer Eric Jelinski. He sought to explore design solutions to reliable cold temperature EV operations.

Jelinski tested for transmission losses with the original lubricant and AMSOIL Synthetic 80W-90 Gear Lube. "Testing with original and synthetic lubricants at 5 and 20 degrees Celsius shows the significant advantages of an oil having a low pour point…a well designed and built electric vehicle for cold climate operation would have…’efficient’ lubricants having a very low pour-point such as synthetics."

(Jelinski’s SAE Technical Paper may be obtained by contacting SAE Customer Sales and Satisfaction – 412-776-4970, FAX 412-776-0790, or to 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096).

Savings in commercial operations...

Industrial Example - In 2003 four compressors at a large manufacturing plant on the East Coast -- two Worthington 150 hp, one Worthington 200, and a Joy 200 hp -- (144 gallons combined fluid total) were converted to AMSOIL PCI compressor fluid. Conventional fluid previously was changed every 1,000 hours in each compressor (24 changes annually, totaling 864 gallons, equal to 16 55-gallon drums).

After changing to the AMSOIL PCI synthetic compressor fluid in the first compressor, an 8 amp decrease in electrical energy use and an 11 degree drop in operating temperature were achieved. (Similar savings were noted in the other compressors, following change to AMSOIL.) The PCI fluid is capable of up to 8,000 hours use; now only one fluid change per compressor is made annually. Fluid savings - including equivalent disposal consideration - amount to 720 gallons; labor was reduced by 40 hours; only three 55-gallon drums are now required; and both maintenance and operating budget costs were reduced.

Book Bits: Synthetic Oil Solves Turbocharger Problem

• From "The Practical Handbook of Machinery Lubrication"

A construction equipment contractor was experiencing premature turbocharger failures when certain engines were operated under full-load conditions and used around the clock. Investigation through oil analysis and diagnosis of the failed components revealed that the failures were caused by coking of the petroleum base oil within the turbocharger oil passages, thus restricting oil flow and resulting in bearing failure.

The initial cause of the oil coking condition was excessive temperatures within the turbocharger housing. A fully synthetic diesel engine oil was selected of the same viscosity as the original petroleum base mineral oil and installed. Premature turbocharger failures did not reoccur and oil temperatures dropped by about eight degrees Fahrenheit.

(from Lube-Tips Newsletter, December 8, 2004, published by NORIA)

• Synthetics Increase Plant's Profits - (extracted from a presentation by L. Moore, PhD, at the 2000 STLE [Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers] annual meeting where Dr Moore discussed the benefits of PAO synthetics and experiences of two plants owned by his company)

A few years ago, a chemical plant in Texas decided to replace the high quality hydraulic oil in their centrifugal pumps. The year before they had 39 seal failures which cost $178,000. After the introduction of a synthetic oil and a misting lubrication system, the plant eliminated seal failures.

In another instance with a different type of centrifugal pump, they had many bearing failures due to high heat. The use of synthetic oil decreased the temperature 15 to 20 degrees F and eliminated failures.

One of the plant's compressors had been experiencing excessive cylinder wear and required rider band replacement every 120 days. With the PAO-based synthetic oil, no replacements were required in over a year and a half.

The plant also had several sliding vane rotary vacuum pumps which required repairs five to six times annually; one or two were attributed to seal failures. With the synthetic, there were no repairs necessary.

Before the introduction of synthetic lubricants, the plant required 138 compressor repairs a year. After the synthetic oils and new lubrication systems were implemented, repairs were reduced by 76 percent, down to only 33. Pump repairs also decreased 19 percent from 208 to 169.

Overall, the change to synthetic products was a very cost-effective move for the plant. The plant spent $206,000 on oil in 1998. After going to synthetics, they spent $276,000, but documented over $300,000 saved in annual repair and replacement costs.

The bottom line -- for each additional dollar spent on synthetic lubes, they got back over four dollars in saved maintenance costs.

> > For more, see the reports from the field, Just Ask the People on the AMSOIL site. (And check out the very interesting input from Ohio State University's racing team; scroll under Automotive.)

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