I propose a ban. Sending oil back without faking the tamper seals is amateurish at best
Amsoil Synthetic Blend Engine Oils
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No one is silly enough to buy 5 individual quarts (and pay those prices) for a full oil change when there are 5 qt jugs right next to those bottles. Nice try though.
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Who in their right mind buys oil by the quart for their oil changes when most cars have at least a 4/4-1/2 quart sump?
Speaking of which, why doesn’t amsoil offer 5 quart jugs at a discounted rate like all the other oil companies?
People who buy oil by the quart are insane? Wowser. Nice
Amsoil is thinking about it.
Yes, why would anyone pay an extra 60-80% for quarts when 5-qt jugs are significantly less expensive?
Heck, if your vehicle took 4 quarts, you could recycle the extra quart and still come out ahead!
Insane? Geeze
Agree 100%. Amsoil syn blend is comparable price wise. Quality oil by an independent US company.
Again, apples to oranges. You cannot compare a "synthetic blend" that wasn't formulated to D1G3 standards to an oil that is.
You're essentially advocating for someone to pay more money for less performance -- it literally makes zero sense to buy this product unless it is your personal mission to support your Amsoil dealer.
Not being D1G3 is a positive in my book. If your performance standard is D1G3 your bar is pretty low considering some syn blends are on the list. I have no skin in the game as I don’t use syn blend and could care less about dexos.
I think Valvoline also makes a syn blend that's d1g3 rated. Exact reason why I didn't care for dexos and went to whatever was 3.5+ hths and euro approved at a good price.
Well, I beg your pardon - looks like Amsoil Blend IS formulated to meet Dexos 1 Gen 3.
Although I am less concerned about licensing on out of warranty vehicles, I am still unconvinced that this product delivers comparable or better performance than other $25-$30/5-qt jug oils at Walmart, namely Mobil 1 EP.
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I wish the numbers were more detailed/transparent. Dexos requires 12.5% loss or less and they have the noack listed as <=12.5% for all grades which doesn’t tell us much except that it meets the bare minimum
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This is my concern as well.
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I only buy quarts.
I save my money ( and time ) by not changing the oil every 3000 miles.
Following the OLM versus every 3000 miles has saved me about $3000.00 USD on oil changes. I drive a lot ( lived in condo until 2 years ago ).
Edit: Even if changing the oil every 3000 miles would have prevented the oil consumption issue ( no data to back that claim up ) , I am still further ahead adding oil versus replacing all of it every 3000 miles ( oil consumption is stable, has not got worse ). Soon I won’t even be changing it ( annually ) and will save even more money with automatic oil changes
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Yeah same here..I ain't green but I'm not wasteful either and changing oil isn't a hobby
Did Kurt Noack write his last name in all caps?
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NO NOT THAT I KNOW OF
The NOACK Test is done at 482 Degrees Fahrenheit, I have a big problem with this test, it is not realistic. I will do the Lawnmower thing; I aimed an Infrared Gun at the Spark Plug area on a Briggs engine and I got a temp reading of 300. I did a temp reading with a probe in the oil fill hole and only got a temp of 210. This is on an Air-cooled Engine with what I am talking about. This is not on a water-cooled engine, let's talk lawnmowers again. I have a neighbor with a Water-Cooled Engine on his mower that only has an oil temp of like 190 whereas with my air-cooled riding mower I have a temp of 220 with the Thermal Probe.
If the HTHS Test can be done at 300, let's do the NOACK Test at a more reasonable Number.
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