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Be Prepared for Winter Driving Prepare your vehicle for hazardous roads before winter arrives. _by David Hilgendorf|October 25, 2022 Ice storms are most common when the air temperature is close to freezing and blizzards become more likely as temperatures fall below freezing. Both can reduce visibility and create slippery road conditions that require enhanced vigilance […]

The Grizzly Lodge in British Columbia Relies on AMSOIL   _by Ralf Butterscorch Nov  24, 2022 The Grizzly Lodge relies on generators, groomers, snowmobiles, snow bikes and track trucks in subzero day-to-day operations. Owner Adam Trainer discusses the extreme conditions his equipment faces and why he trusts AMSOIL products to protect all of it. AMSOIL: […]

Winter Driving Tips

December 6, 2021 Maintenance

Winter Driving Tips John Baker|Oct 08, 2020 7:20 AM With the worst of winter right around the corner, now is a good time to get your vehicle prepared for potentially hazardous roads. Here are a few winter driving tips, along with ideas to prepare your vehicle for winter. Prepare you car for winter Battery check – […]

Preventing Diesel Fuel Gelling Note: These off season products your will save more money buying now. But these exclusive prices are by telephone only. Check the online price for a case of the cold flow or all in one then call us at 800-579-0580. Mark Nyholm|Oct 29, 2019 10:12 AM We diesel burners get a […]

Don’t Regret Not Preparing Equipment for Tough Winter Temperatures   The fall months are the time to place boats, motorcycles and lawncare equipment into storage and prepare snowmobiles, snowblowers and other vehicles for the coming winter. AMSOIL products are formulated to provide maximum protection for engines and fuel systems during storage, while AMSOIL synthetic motor […]

If I Have All-Season Tires Do I need Snow Tires? Chris Sharon|Sept. 25th, 2019 During my last post on preparing your vehicle for winter, one of the comments that came up was the use of snow tires. Of course if you’re living in the desert or tropics, heavy snowfall is likely the least of your worries. […]

Prepare Your Vehicle for Winter Chris Sharon|September 25, 2019 With winter around the corner, now is a good time to get your vehicle prepared for the worst. Being based in northern Wisconsin, we at AMSOIL talk a lot about how synthetic lubricants make life a little easier, as the cold air starts to pierce our […]

Never Overlook This When Maintaining Your Snowblower John Baker|Nov 06, 2018 10:01 AM Thanksgiving day, 2016. While my family was gathered in my dining room, imbibing spirits and making merry, I was in the shed disassembling the carburetor on my snowblower, reeking of petroleum as rivers of gasoline flowed under my jacket cuffs and saturated […]

Should I Switch to a Lighter Viscosity Oil in Winter? John Baker|Oct 08, 2018 11:51 AM Motorists sometimes ask if they should use a lighter viscosity of motor oil once winter arrives. Yes – provided your vehicle manufacturer allows it.  Run out to your vehicle and fish the owner’s manual from the glove box. Or […]

What’s the Minimum I Should Drive My Car? And Other Storage Tips. Jamie Jarvi|Feb 02, 2018 8:55 AM There are daily driver vehicles that clock thousands of miles each year. There are seasonal vehicles that only clock hundreds. And then there are some whose odometers move only when being loaded or unloaded from a trailer. […]

Ease Winter with AMSOIL Silicone Spray AMSOIL Silicone Spray is perfect for lubricating and protecting rubber, nylon, plastics, upholstery, vinyl, wood, cardboard, fiberglass and other nonmetal surfaces (and metal surfaces that come in contact with nonmetal surfaces). Keep a can on-hand this winter to… Spray onto shovels, snowblower chutes and augers, plows and skid-steer buckets to […]

15 Reasons to Switch to AMSOIL Ed Newman| 2017 When I received the assignment to share five reasons to switch to AMSOIL, I did something different: I was curious to hear what others at AMSOIL would say, so I decided to crowdsource it, sending an email to several people on our staff to pick their brains […]

Should I Run Multi-Weight or Straight-Weight Oil in my Muscle Car? Ed Newman (Edited by Ches Cain)|Jan 12, 2016 4:30 PM   Much of the stigma related to this has been eliminated due to technology. Here’s the straight story on viscosity grade. The “W” number in, for example, a 15W-50 motor oil outlines the viscosity […]