Tech Discussion

A few months back we posted Video: Snowblower Maintenance & Storage Procedures. This video offers numerous tips on general upkeep and places special emphasis on maintenance items to perform prior to long-term storage. As it is now time to put these machines away for the season, we thought it would be a good time to…

We’ve put a new video from the AMSOIL Information Series on Boat Maintenance and Storage Procedures . This video offers invaluable tips on how to prevent rust and corrosion in your engine as well as the correct step to prevent problems related to fuel degradation. These easy steps will prevent an almost sure trip to…

As in, consider the energy density of a gallon of gasoline and then apply this value to an everyday, mundane task like charging your phone. Apparently the amount of energy in one gallon of gasoline can charge an iPhone once a day for 20 years! As in, consider the energy density of a gallon of…

Designers are revisiting an old engine concept that could impact the internal combustion engine as we know it. This design is the “opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder” engine or “OPOC”. EcoMotors International is working on a two-stoke, turbo-diesel OPOC configuration that is making waves in the heavy-duty engine industry. Designers are revisiting an old engine concept that could…

Is your gasoline choice a risky one? Not so many years ago, the act of buying gasoline for your snowmobile was a very simple matter. For most recreational sleds, you bought regular fuel and if you had a modified machine, you might have bought premium gas or even racing fuel. The only risk involved was…

This is commonly asked by many motorists. Globe and Mail Automotive Columnist Rob MacGregor fielded this question from a curious driver. Hi Rob, I have a 1999 Saab 9.5 station wagon. It only 4000 km on it when I purchased it in 2000. It is a 4 cylinder turbo and has always used regular engine…

There seems to be some confusion as to whether AMSOIL Formula 4-Stroke® Power Sports Synthetic 0W-40 Motor Oil (AFF) can replace 50 weight oils like Polaris Synthetic PS-4 Plus and Arctic Cat Synthetic ACX. The Polaris product is a “2W-50” (of all things), while the Cat oil is a 5W-50.  So how can a “0W-40”…

In this installment of the AMSOIL Information Series, host Rob Stenberg and AMSOIL Powersports Product Manager Len Groom discuss the effects of extreme heat on transmissions. They inspect the torque converter from Scott Douglas’s race truck that had reached transmission temperatures of over 350F! In this installment of the AMSOIL Information Series, host Rob Stenberg…

AMSOIL recently commissioned independent testing pitting their AMSOIL Dominator Coolant Boost against Red Line’s venerable Water Wetter product. ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) testing protocols were used to analyze temperature reduction as well as three different types of corrosion tests. AMSOIL recently commissioned independent testing pitting their AMSOIL Dominator Coolant Boost against Red…