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HARRY O RAKFELDT
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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.
The current 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 is over 4.5 million miles -- all on the
AMSOIL program. (*AMSOIL's
EaO
absolute 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.)
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...you can't expect different results when you keep doing the same thing... |
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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)
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Most of us reject new ideas for the safety of those to which we have
become so comfortably accustomed." |
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
cut 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 (former) SDF oil filters (now EaO filters). Goals obtained included extended drain intervals, lower
lubricant expenses, and superior wear protection.
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"...The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and
getting a lot --
it can't be done..." |
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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 severe operating conditions, the
vehicles are on a 24,000-mile oil drain interval.
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Many vehicles are now factory-filled with synthetic motor oil. Some of these are: Acura RDX, Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin DBS, BMW123d, Bentley Arnage, Bentley Azure, Bentley Continental Flying Spur, all Cadillacs, Chevy Cobalt SS, Corvette, Dodge Viper, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, Nissan GT-R, Pontiac Solstice GXP. Porsche's 911, Boxster, Cayenne, Cayman, Saab 9-3 TTid, Saturn Ion Red Line, Mini Cooper, VW TDI... |
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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.
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"You
seldom improve quality by cutting costs, 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.
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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)
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"You need to be rich to buy cheap products. Why? Because you eventually have to buy twice to have the job done properly." Anonymous |
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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.
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Synthetic motor oil as a factory fill was first used in 1991 in the
CORVETTE. |
(from
Lube-Tips newsletter, 10/25/06,
published by NORIA Corp, Tulsa, OK)
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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. |
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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.
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"Over one third of the energy produced in the world is consumed in
overcoming friction"
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From the book "The Practical Handbook of Machinery Lubrication": A Canadian company engaged in operating 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, February 24, 2010) |
| True synthetic lubricants have, inherently, a much lower co-efficient of friction than crude oil-based lubricants that rely on a friction modifier additive. |
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Two
more AMSOIL…A flatbed fleet extended drain intervals to 79K miles, and a
Midwest grocery warehouse fleet is on drains of about 74K.
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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.
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[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)
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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, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096).
Savings in commercial operations...
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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. This account is serviced by our Dealership (firm's name withheld per request) |
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Book Bits: Synthetic Oil Solves Turbocharger Problem |
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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)
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Synthetics Increase Plant's Profits
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(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) 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.
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