AMSOIL Introduces Dominator® Series of Premium Synthetic Racing Oils
Category: Automotive

AMSOIL INC., Superior, Wis.  AMSOIL now offers three new premium synthetic racing oils specially formulated to withstand the rigors of high-performance and racing applications. AMSOIL Dominator® Synthetic 5W-20, 10W-30 and 15W-50 Racing Oils provide superior performance and maximum protection in extreme environments.

All three Dominator Racing Oils feature the same additive package, providing maximum durability in multiple viscosities. Their shear-stable formulation was engineered to provide maximum horsepower without sacrificing engine protection. Dominator Racing Oils provide straight-grade protection in a multi-grade formulation. The proprietary friction modifier in Dominator Synthetic Racing Oils reduces friction for maximum power and cooler engine temperatures, resulting in improved lap times and longer-lasting equipment.

AMSOIL Dominator Synthetic 15W-50 Racing Oil is recommended for high-rpm, high-horsepower, turbo/supercharged, gasoline- or alcohol-burning, nitro-fueled or nitrous oxide gas-injected applications operated under severe conditions. Applications include the following: • Big Bore • Asphalt and Dirt Late Model • Modified Big Block • Ford Crate Late Model • Dodge Crate Late Model • Endurance • Rally • Truck-Pull • Aluminum Block • Marine • Other high-performance racing and street applications requiring 50-weight oil.

AMSOIL Dominator Synthetic 10W-30 Racing Oil is recommended for high-rpm, high-horsepower, turbo/supercharged, gasoline or alcohol-burning and nitrous oxide gas-injected applications operated under severe conditions. Applications include the following: • Asphalt and Dirt Late Model • Modified Big Block • Modified Small Block • GM Crate Late Model • Marine • Sprint • Midget • Legend • Kart • Other domestic and import high-performance racing and street applications requiring 30-weight oil.

AMSOIL Dominator Synthetic 5W-20 Racing Oil is recommended for high-rpm, high-horsepower, turbo/supercharged, gasoline- or alcohol-burning and nitrous oxide gas-injected engines operated under severe conditions. Applications includ the following: • Modified Small Block • Asphalt Late Model • GM Crate Late Model • NHRA Stock Eliminator • Bracket • Sprint • Midget • Legends • Karts • Junior Dragster • Other domestic and import high-performance racing and street applications requiring 20-weight oil. The low-viscosity formulation and robust additive package of Dominator 5W-20 make it ideal for use as a high-strength qualifying oil.

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New Amsoil 10W-30 Synthetic Motorcycle Oil

New 10W-30 Synthetic Motorcycle Oil Joins AMSOIL Lineup

AMSOIL has announced a new Synthetic 10W-30 Motorcycle Oil for the special needs of motorcycles including maximum protection for extended service life. As fuel economy has become increasingly important, more equipment manufacturers have begun recommending lighter viscosity SAE 30 oils. This new oil is formulated with the same proven technology as the company's 10W-40 and 20W-50 Synthetic Motorcycle Oils.

Benefits of the new oil includes:

    * Reduces friction, heat, wear and deposits
    * Provides extreme pressure protection for gears
    * Delivers superior corrosion protection        
    * Provides excellent wet clutch performance
    * Robust additive levels for extended service life

AMSOIL 10W-30 Synthetic Motorcycle Oil is recommended for use up to twice the motorcycle manufacturer change interval or one year, whichever comes first, in engines and transmissions. Also provides fuel economy benefits in scooters, ATV and UTV engines specifying an SAE 30 or 10W-30 viscosity as well as transmissions specifying an SAE 80, API GL-1 gear lubricant.

AMSOIL is the Official Oil of both the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and 2009 Bike Week in Daytona Beach.

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AMSOIL Becomes Official Oil of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Category: Automotive

"This is a great way for AMSOIL to place its brand in front of a significant audience. We are very pleased to partner with the City of Sturgis in this manner," said Dean Alexander, Executive VP and General Manger of AMSOIL INC. who is himself a Harley rider and Sturgis regular. "Sturgis draws the world's most knowledgeable and dedicated motorcycle riders and AMSOIL products deliver the performance and protection these riders demand, especially during the hot weather typical of the Sturgis motorcycle rally. It's a good fit."

AMSOIL motorcycle oils are formulated with high performance additive technology, providing exceptional multi-functional benefits for the special requirements of motorcycle applications including reduced operating temperatures and unsurpassed protection. AMSOIL Synthetic Motorcycle Oil helps bikes achieve optimal performance for hot-running engines, transmissions and primary chaincases.

AMSOIL 20W-50 Synthetic Motorcycle Oil is recommended for Harley-Davidson, Buell, Victory, Ducati, BMW, Aprilla and Triumph motorcycles calling for a 15W-50 or 20W-50 viscosity. AMSOIL 10W-40 Synthetic Motorcycle Oil is available for all makes calling for a 10W-40 or 20W-40 oil. AMSOIL also makes premium Ea air and oil motorcycle filters utilizing state-of-the-art nanofiber technology.

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Busting the 3000 Mile Oil Drain Interval Myth!
Category: Automotive

California recently has started a new campaign to educate drivers that 3000 mile oil drain intervals are outdated thoughts.  They released a report noting that many car manufacturers are now recommending 5000+ drain intervals as the standard, or use onboard computers to monitor the life of the oil.  Several Sites have been covering this report, and there also is one sponsored by California mentioned in the articles below.  Amsoil has always promoted extended drains, even beyond the "new" manufacturer ones standing behind the idea that if an oil is developed properly it WILL last and protect longer.

Read about this California Report at the following links, with the text below taken from the last link:

DEBUNKED - The 3000 Mile Oil Myth
Green Car.com
The Lube Report

GM, California to Bust '3,000 Mile Myth'
By Nancy DeMarco
 
General Motors yesterday joined the California Environmental Protection Agency and its Integrated Waste Management Board in the state's "3,000 Mile Myth" campaign to educate drivers on reducing motor oil consumption by following their automakers' recommended oil drain intervals.
 
In response to research showing that 73 percent of California drivers change their oil more frequently than their vehicle manufacturers recommend, the Board has launched a new public information program to educate drivers to follow automaker guidelines for oil change frequency. The program, said the Board, is "designed to bust the 3,000-mile myth, the old mantra that drivers should change their oil every 3,000 miles."
 
Unnecessary oil changes, the Board said, generate millions of gallons of waste oil per year and have the potential to pollute the state's natural resources.
 
GM said yesterday that it will support the Board's program to help motorists understand how frequently they need to change their engine oil and the proper methods of doing so. "The traditional 3,000-mile oil change recommendation was based on engine and oil technologies of the past," GM said.
 
"General Motors and the California Integrated Waste Management Board share the common goal of reducing the amount of both new and used oil in order to help protect the environment," said Peter Lord, executive director of GM Service Operations.
 
"In California alone, more than 2.5 million GM vehicles are equipped with the GM Oil Life System," said Ron Strayhorn, regional service manager, GM's Western Region. "Owners of these vehicles can reduce the amount of oil they consume simply by following their GM Oil Life System, which for many drivers can be thousands of miles between changes as opposed to the old standard."
 
These 2.5 million vehicles will save 8 million gallons of oil a year if their drivers follow the Oil Life System rather than following a 3,000-mile oil change interval, according to GM. With the Oil Life System, a computer-based software algorithm, vehicles typically need oil changes every 5,000 to 7,000 or even 10,000 miles, depending on operating conditions.
 
Nationally, there are 31 million GM vehicles with the Oil Life System, GM spokesman Tom Henderson told Lube Report. Following the System rather than a 3,000-mile drain interval could save 100 million gallons of oil annually.
 
Auto manufacturers today are calling for 5,000-mile to 15,000-mile drain intervals, Jon Myers, communications director for the Board, told Lube Report, "but quick lubes are still saying 3,000 miles, so we need to educate drivers."
 
Radio public service announcements are running in California now, Myers said, to convey the message that drivers need to check their auto manufacturers' recommendations. The Board has also set up a web site, www.3000milemyth.org, with consumer information to support the campaign.
 
The campaign urges motorists to check and follow their vehicle manufacturers' guidelines for oil changes, and also to consider using synthetic oils that will allow longer drain intervals.
 
Estimating that each driver in California drives about 15,000 miles per year, the Board noted that changing oil at 5,000 miles instead of 3,000 miles will reduce the amount of used oil generated by seven or eight quarts, keeping the oil from entering the waste stream and saving the driver about $76 per year.
 
"When it comes to oil changes, less is more," said the Board. "You'll have more money in your wallet by changing your oil less, and fewer oil changes mean less oil that needs to be safely managed and recycled."
 
The Board, part of the California EPA, is based in Sacramento, Calif.

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By-Pass Mounts Keep Getting Better
Category: Automotive

AMSOIL has introduced an upgrade to its by-pass filter mount design. The new mounts offer several key benefits. First the new BMK kits provide improved oil flow. With larger hoses and fittings, oil flows through the system more easily and efficiently.  Second, with a new powder-coated finish, the new mounts not only look sharp but last longer, resisting chemical corrosion. Increased durability is another benefit. New adaptors are easier to install and provide improved durability. Also, by using the same bracket and mount footprints as before, you can upgrade your old mounts without tapping new lines.  For more information contact me.

Mike
Amsoil Direct Jobber
Technilube.com

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Green Benefits of Amsoil Ea Filters
Category: Automotive

The environmental benefits of AMSOIL extended drain synthetic motor oils are many and well known. The reduced packaging waste, significantly less oil to re-cycle, improved fuel economy and cleaner operations resulting in reduced emissions are all valuable benefits that AMSOIL brings to passenger car owners. It can legitimately be claimed that AMSOIL was the first environmentally friendly motor oil.

Less well known but equally significant are the benefits of Ea Filters. AMSOIL has a great environmental story here, too. The extended service life of AMSOIL oil and air filters reduces landfill waste, groundwater contamination and steel production for canisters. The lower maintenance costs result in financial savings as well. To the eye, the AMSOIL Ea filter line looks blue, but it's also green.

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Save Money! Better MPG!
Category: Automotive

As a follow up to my previous blog posting there is a brighter note:  with the volatility of the market today, everyone is looking for the best and most cost effective way to save money.  Using AMSOIL is one of these ways.  Locally by me, service centers have now started charging $3.50 per quart of petroleum oil, with their own cost being maybe 20 cents less.  Not much of a profit for them there, and for the consumer, this means every 3000 miles they need to buy another oil change at these prices, if not more by then.  They are realizing for around twice the price of one oil change with petroleum they are able to go up to EIGHT TIMES the distance using AMSOIL for around twice the price of their normal oil change.  This saves money!  Also it isn't uncommon to experience an increase in MPG when switching to AMSOIL synthetics, and every little bit helps with gas now go over the $3.50 per gallon mark, and over $4 for diesel fuel.  In the past I've promoted the benefits of using AMSOIL, the wear protection, the drain intervals, the cooler operating temps, etc.  But today the deciding factor I'm finding for people is how to save money and by only needing to change oil once rather than 8 times and getting more MPG, it is an even easier decision on what brand of lubrication to use:  AMSOIL.

Contact me with any questions and to find out what AMSOIL products are available for your application and can save you money.

Mike

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Energy Surcharge program to go into effect on May 1, 2008
Category: Automotive

Due to the rapidly increasing costs of the oil industry that also effects the synthetics AMSOIL makes by raisinng production costs, additive costs,  etc., AMSOIL is putting into effect a new surcharge policy that will fluctuate with the market.  The good news to this is that base prices will remain the same but will be able to go up and down depending on the market and hopefully one day disappear completely.  The down side is that it does mean it will cost a little more to purchase AMSOIL, and will change each month.  This isn't an uncommon practice that companies need to do in order to try and keep from taking losses in a market like we have today. In the past the steel industry needed to do the same when demands overseas started pulling material away from manufacturers here in the States.  And when I used to do some deliveries for a courier service in the past, their delivery prices varied with a fuel surchage to cover the extra costs.

By doing so the company will not have to continue re-issuing price lists to all customers, and it should help avoid changing discount schedules, freight schedules, etc., until some semblance of stability returns to the market....

The initial surcharge is expected to be in the 3%-7% range. The company will wait until the very end of April to establish the exact percentage and will modify it on a monthly basis as needed...."

If you are needing oil soon, be sure to contact me before the end of the month to order at the current prices without the surcharge.  These orders would need to be in before the close of business next Wednesday so that I can make sure they are processed by Amsoil before.

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New EaA Air Filters Available
Category: Automotive

Amsoil has relased some more Ea Air Filters into the line up.  Contact me for pricing information if any of these fit your vehicle.

You can learn more about these filters from the video in my profile and by clicking here.
 
Mike
Technilube.com

WIX       AMSOIL Part       Type       Configuration     Application

42188       EaA229                  Air        Cylinder           Element, Civic SI, CRV, 2002-2006

46832      EaA232                  Air         Panel               Accord V6 2003-2006

46327      EaA233                  Air         Panel               Volkswagen (92-02)

46831      EaA234                  Air         Panel               Acura TSX, Honda Accord w/2.4L (03-07)

42479      EaA237                  Air         Paenl               Toyota Tundra, Sequoia V8 (01-06)

46888      EaA238                  Air         Panel               Various Toyota w/4.0L (03-08)

42295      EaA239                  Air         Panel               Audi, VW (97-05), BMW (93-06)

49186      EaA240                  Air         Panel               VW Jetta w/2.5L (05-07), Rabbit (06-07)

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New Amsoil EaA Air Filters Available
Category: Automotive

The following filters have been added to the Amsoil Ea Air Filters line.  Contact me for pricing:

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Stock	Configuration	Application
EaA210	Panel	Ford T-Bird (02-05), Freestar (04-07), Lincoln LS, Jaguar (00-06), Mercury Monterey (04-07)
EaA211	Panel	Various Volvo models (01-07)
EaA213	Panel	Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute (01-07), Mercury Mariner (05-07)
EaA214	Panel	Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum, Charger (05-07)
EaA215	Panel	Jeep Wrangler (97-06)
EaA216	Panel	Chevrolet/GMC Trucks, Vans (93-02)
EaA217	Radial Seal	Dodge Stratus (01-06), Chrysler Sebring (01-06)
EaA218	Panel	Police Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Marauder (03-06)
EaA219	Panel	Chevrolet Malibu (07), Pontiac G6 (05-07)
EaA220	Panel	Ford Freestar, 500, Mercury Montego (05-07)
EaA221	Panel	Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX, MKZ (07)
EaA222	Panel	Ford Mustang w/ 5.4L (07)
EaA224	Panel	Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr V6 3.0L (06-07)
EaA225	Panel	Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan L4 2.3L (06-07)
EaA226	Panel	Chevrolet Impala, Monte Carlo, Pontiac Grand Prix (06-07)
EaA228	Panel	Ford Explorer, Mercury Mountaineer w/ 4.6L (06-07)

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