Will Electric Cars Replace Gas Cars? by Larry Bickelburg |January 4, 2022 Dangerous electric cars are merging onto our roads, but petrol-power is here to stay. President Biden has announced that he wants half of all new vehicles sold by 2030 to run on electric power, and he framed battery technology as a key to […]
ADVANCED ENGINE TECHNOLOGY DRIVING CHANGES FOR GASOLINE OIL SPECIFICATIONS Tightening fuel economy standards and the subsequent advances in engine technologies are pushing big changes in the passenger car motor oil (PCMO) market. Increasingly strict regulations on fuel economy and emissions have pushed the automotive industry to develop smaller, more efficient engines. By 2020, industry experts […]
Fraud Lubricant Companies – Amalie Read the fine print – Some oil companies are still selling 1930’s technology An oil company out of Florida known as Amalie is being sued for knowingly misrepresenting its motor oil as good for modern vehicles. Their Xcel Premium Motor Oil, (made by Amalie), is falsely advertised as being safe […]
Turbochargers and Direct Injection Create Major Issues for Lubricants Is your brand keeping pace with the problems – not likely! Alex Thompson | Sep 06, 2017 11:04 AM Turbocharged, gasoline-direct-injection (TGDI) engines have been the topic of many AMSOIL blog posts and other publications the last few months, and for good reason. In recent years these technologies […]
How Much “Synthetic” Is In My Oil? Andy Arendt|Aug 16, 2017 11:07 AM Unlike food and drug companies, which must disclose the ingredients in their products, lubricant manufactures aren’t held to the same mandate, which can cause confusion if you’re shopping for synthetic motor oil. (Well, they are in Europe in Australia but not in […]
Your Polaris, Ski-Doo and Arctic Cat Dealer Can’t Void Your Warranty for Using Aftermarket Parts or Lubricants Andy Arendt|Jan 18, 2018 8:47 AM As in the automotive market, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have introduced new snowmobiles, UTVs and other powersports equipment with advanced materials and new technologies. Prices have risen considerably the past 10 years, […]
Does it Matter Which Brand of Oil? Well the results were so good that had to delete them! John Baker|Aug 07, 2017 2:43 PM The Internet is abuzz over the latest Blackstone Labs newsletter. OK, “abuzz” may be a stretch. But the newsletter certainly has sent the motor oil geeks among us into a tizzy. Update: […]
AMSOIL Heads to SEMA New Product Showcase with 13 New Products Jamie Jarvi|Oct 27, 2017 9:46 AM The mighty SEMA show is just around the corner, and our AMSOIL trade show team is busy preparing for another successful presentation to the key players in the automotive industry. SEMA is where companies learn of the latest […]
The 3000 Miles Oil Change Interval Doesn’t Address Oil Quality When people say to me they change their oil at 3000 so not to take any chances that dirt could be causing damage or the oil could be getting “bad”, I say to them, why not change every 50 miles then?? I’m sure the oil […]
What are CAFÉ Standards? John Baker|May 08, 2017 1:22 PM Back in March, news hit that the Trump administration was considering reevaluating the corporate average fuel economy (CAFÉ) standards that mandate fleet-wide fuel economy of 54.5 mpg by 2025. Some claim the standards are too strict, will cost jobs and will take money from people’s […]
American Truckers Deserve Your Appreciation Andy Arendt|Sep 14, 2016 9:38 AM Somewhere between Kansas City and St. Joseph, Mo., I gained a lifelong respect for truck drivers. Early in my career I accepted a job that required a move from Kansas City to Rapid City, S.D. In an effort to pocket more of the move allowance, […]
AMSOIL Motorcycle Oil takes center Stage to massive quality production effort When you have been in business in a specialized industry as the true innovator of products such as advance motorcycle oils, suppliers to AMSOIL know of their management as the most committed to quality with no compromises. In fact they will even tell you […]
Story re-posted from the API’s news bulletins. This same issue pops up again and again. The causes vary from contaminated storage containers, transportation issues but mostly a lack of integrity within the manufacturing process. AMSOIL INC. has procedures and standards in place to ensure rigorous testing and logging as the raw materials enter the plant, […]
Ford EcoBoost Engines – Turbocharged, High Heat Efficiency needs a 100% Synthetic In a previous Facebook post on the Omaha Store page, I mentioned the merits of the 1.0 3-cyl Ford EcoBoost engine but there are several more popular and practical versions in the other vehicles Ford offers. All of these are the most impressive works ever […]
AMSOIL TECH TALK By Dan Peterson – Vice President of Technical Development When motor oil exceeds its useful life or is affected by a mechanical defect, it most commonly becomes too thin to separate metal parts, too thick to pump or too acidic for continued use. Too Thin When oil becomes too thin, it fails […]
