Tag Archives: Lubricants

AMSOIL synthetic motor oil helps you breathe easier Oxygen is great in your lungs, but it’s not so great in your motor oil. Matt Erickson | VP, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Oxygen comprises about 20% of our atmosphere. It’s the third most common element in the universe. Without it we’d all be doomed. Yet, oxygen can cause […]

Synthetic lubricants excel in summer heat. Heat creates deposits. And deposits create problems.   Matt Erickson | DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGEMENT While we rarely have triple-digit temperatures here in the Northland, drivers in the southern U.S. can easily see 100ºF (38ºC) and hotter throughout summer. Driving in these conditions stresses lubricants, especially when towing or hauling. […]

Top 5 Tips for Protecting Your Diesel Mark Nyholm|Mar 20, 2017 2:52 PM   If you love your diesel pickup as much as I love mine, then you know what it takes to make it look good, run good and sound good. It’s no task for the weary or lazy, however. I literally spend hours […]

Winter’s over but Let’s Review Winter Lube Requirements Extreme cold can cause conventional motor oil, transmission fluid and gear lube to thicken, starving vital moving parts of necessary lubrication. In many cases, thick motor oil will prevent vehicles from starting. Cold, thick transmission fluid results in delayed or sluggish shifts and inadequate protection for bearings, […]

AAA TESTING AFFIRMS SUPERIORITY OF SYNTHETIC MOTOR OILS AMSOIL introduced the world to synthetic motor oil in 1972, and we’ve been extolling the benefits ever since. While we’ve been joined by many vehicle and equipment manufacturers and competing motor oil companies over the years, the American Automobile Association (AAA) is the most recent company to […]

How do we define “severe service”? When pushing our lubricants to their limits, we sometimes find the limits of the test equipment first. Matt Erickson | TECHNICAL MANAGER – PCLT PRODUCTS AND MECHANICAL R&D One of my responsibilities here at AMSOIL is to help develop tests in our mechanical lab designed to push lubricants to […]

AMSOIL Synthetic Firearm Lubricant Now Available as an Aerosol (Spray) Now available in both a dripper bottle and an aerosol can, AMSOIL 100% Synthetic Firearm Lubricant and Protectant effectively lubricates and protects guns, helping extend life and prevent blockage, jams and wear. Speeds maintenance for multiple weapons at once.  Created from requests from top gunmen. […]