Glad I hit my cue
No, no background in chemistry or any of those other fields you asked. Just what I've learned since becoming a Dealer. My Direct Jobber has studied tribilogy and is Floridas only Certified Lubrication Specialist. If you want to know the chemical makeup and how all the various molecules in the oil work together along with all the fancy scientific names, I can get that or have him explain them here.
How do you verify your stories? What do you consider a verified story? I tell you mine, but those are then not verifiable for you being a personal testimonial. If I were to show a printed testimonial, this would then be considered Amsoil propoganda. So what sort of "proof" would you need. I have a collections of magazine articles that have featured Amsoil over the years: Rod Action (1980), Hot VWs, (1980), Off-Road (1992), Corvette Fever (1999), Coast to Coast (2000), American Iron (2001), etc.
Congratulations on all your vehicles making it to those high miles. I'm not saying that it cannot be done the old fashioned way, but I bet you after the same number of miles, my engines will have less wear and using extended drain intervals will cost me much less than your consistant 3000 mile drains. Plus I feel I have the added security of knowing I have an oil that can handle temps way over 400 degrees should something happen, such as in my unverifiable testimonial, rather than dino oil which will start falling apart around 260 degrees. There must be some reason why jet engines run synthetics...could it be because synthetics can handle the extreme hot and cold conditions better than petroleum?
Yes, I have read many of the Amsoil literature pieces. I have also read many other article and reviews as mentioned above: Lubes n Greases had an article on extended drains and that 3000 miles changes being hype by the oil manufacturers to sell more oil. Europe has been doing 10,000 mile drains for years and is now promoting them in the U.S. GM is also recommending extended drains using their new oil monitoring system. Wonder why this is? Could it be engines and oils have improved over the years? Why do some of the same oils found in the U.S. have longer recommended drains outside the country? And how can Mobil 1 now come out with a synthetic they promote for 15,000 miles, if it cannot, and should not, be done?
Amway and Amsoil are two different companies. Both do use similar marketing, although Amsoil is a little different that's why you can now find Amsoil in parts stores and repair shops, where you won't find Amway products in retail outlets (as far as I know). When Amsoil first came out, people didn't understand the concept of automotive synthetics, since Amsoil was the first. Some people still don't, but over the years it has become more the norm. How many cars come factory filled with synthetic today? Corvette, Porsche, Mitsubishi EVO Lancer, Viper, Ford rear ends, Allisson offers extended warranties on their trannies if you use a synthetic. There must be some reason why. But in the beginning no one knew, so Amsoil used Dealers to learn and try to explain these benefits. They have continued that through today and while other oil companies are laying off, Amsoil has been growing over 30% every year for the past several years. Are they a Pyramid? No. Lets see which is more "pyramid-like." An oil company sells their oil to a national distributor. This one sells it to a regional distributor. Next it is bought by a parts store warehouse. From here is is distributed to all the stores in this chain from the warehouse. Joe's garage needs oil and buys it from the local parts store. You buy it from them. How many levels did this oil go? How many people had their fingers in a piece of the profit? How much did you finally pay for the oil if you went to the parts store? Doesn't that make you wonder just how much the oil originally cost the oil company to make for everyone to get a piece of profit from it. Now Amsoil: Amsoil makes it, I buy it, you buy it. That's it. You can even buy it with one of the factory direct wholesale accounts and buy it for less by passing me by. Which sounds more like a pyramid, buying direct from the manufacturer, or being the fifth or so buyer somewhere down the chain?
No flaming meant, just some thoughts to toss around.
.....Royal Purple is pretty hard to find around here, so I haven't had a chance to try it yet, but some people say it doesn't make any difference and others say it does so I'm not sure what to think.....anyway, just that i'd start a new thread since there hasn't been very many recent ones.......
