Beware of Aftermarket Oil Additives Containing Chlorine

When we hear the term “snake oil”, the very, VERY first thing that comes to mind are aftermarket-engine oil additives. Yes they have dazzling marketing campaigns and perhaps your uncle swears by them, but virtually every last one of them is a total ripoff. When we hear the term “snake oil”, the very, VERY first…

Don’t Be Fooled By The “One-Arm Bandit”

It can be called the Falex test machine, the spinning bearing tester or most accurately, the “one-armed bandit”. We’ve all seen these machines at trade shows. It is a demonstration tool used to test the extreme pressure abilities of a variety of lubricants and additive products. Quite often an engine oil additive of dubious repute…

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AMSOIL Changes Service Interval on EAO13 Oil Filter

Out of the blue, AMSOIL has dropped the filter change interval on the EAO-13 oil filter from 25000 miles (or one year) to the OEM-recommended service interval. Apparently a small number of customers with EAO-13 equipped Honda vehicles were getting oil pressure warning lights which was due to the oil filter reaching capacity. This subject…

New Marcel Irnie Racing Video

AMSOIL-sponsored motorcycle racer Marcel Irnie of Kelowna BC, recently participated in the first race of the Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association (WMRRA) road racing series near Kent, Washington. As you’ll see in the press release posted at the Irnie Racing website, it was a whirlwind of a weekend. Irnie had a great result in the…

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Q&A on AMSOIL Synthetic Polymeric Truck, Chassis & Equipment Grease

AMSOIL recently expanded their innovative synthetic polymeric grease line with a new product for medium and heavy-duty applications. The new AMSOIL Synthetic Polymeric Truck, Chassis and Equipment Grease will replace the AMSOIL GHB/GHD greases in trucking, agriculture and construction applications. Here is a Q&A on the product. AMSOIL recently expanded their innovative synthetic polymeric grease…

AMSOIL CJ-4 5W-40 Shines in Competitive Testing

AMSOIL recently put their AMSOIL Premium API CJ-4 5W-40 Synthetic Diesel Oil (DEO) up against four competing 5W-40’s in shear stability testing which was performed by an independent laboratory. AMSOIL recently put their AMSOIL Premium API CJ-4 5W-40 Synthetic Diesel Oil (DEO) up against four competing 5W-40’s in shear stability testing which was performed by…