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Haywood's new Mack Truck now also using AMSOIL.
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Mack Truck gets better fuel economy |
409,000
Miles Without an Oil Change
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After 409,000 miles
without an oil change, the AMSOIL-protected
Mack engine in this 1990 truck was wear-free as an
engine in a comparable service treated to TWENTY TIMES
the oil changes.
Colonial Heights, Virginia- "I didn't see any
surprises in there at all," said owner/operator
Haywood Gray of his 1990 Mack E7-400 engine.
Using AMSOIL
Synthetic 15W-40 Heavy Duty Diesel and Marine Oil
and the AMSOIL
By-Pass Oil Filter, Gray ran the engine 409,000 miles
without once changing the oil.
When the E7-400 engine was torn down by the local
Mack dealership and its parts examined by an independent
certified engine rater, it showed light to moderate
wear throughout. |
In
fact, according to the engine rater, the parts
could have been put right back into the engine.
"I see no reason why the engine couldn't
run on," he said. Oil analysis confirmed
the rater's findings: the sample of used AMSOIL
Synthetic 15W-40
Heavy Duty Diesel and Marine Oil contained 1/6th
the lead and 1/3rd the iron allowed by Mack condemnation
limits... after 409,000 miles without an oil change.
That's protection - that's AMSOIL!
Gray began using AMSOIL
Synthetic Heavy-Duty
Diesel and Marine
15W-40 Motor Oil (AME) in the E9-400 V-8 engine
of his first truck, a 1984 Mack, after the engine
accumulated 45,000 miles. For 280,000 miles, Gray
changed his oil at 40,000- to 60,000-mile intervals
though his oil analysis reports showed, without
exception, that the oil was good for continued
use. At 325,000 miles, Gray increased his oil
drain interval to 100,000 miles.
The engine was torn down at 600,000 miles when
Gray decided to sell the truck. The cylinder linings,
bearings, pistons, rings and pump, all treated
to extended oil drain intervals with AMSOIL,
were found to be in excellent condition.
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| Independent
Engine Rater Findings |
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| "The
pins show no wear at all. The piston crowns and
lands show a normal amount of carbon. The skirts
are very clean with a few verticle lines."
-Independent engine rater |
"The
rings are very, very good. All the rings are free.
None are broken. No plugging whatsoever in the rings."
-Independent engine rater |
Probably
95 percent of the crosshatching is still in the liners.
No scuffing, no cavitation in the liners. The liners
could go back in the condition they are in."
-Independent engine rater |
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"Again,
very, very light wear. These could be put right back
in and used again. In an extended drain program [with
petroleum oil] there's a possibility you could see
maybe half again as much wear."
-Independent engine rater |
"Light
wear. They compare to [those in] an engine that had
15,000- to 20,000-mile [petrolium] oil and filter
changes."
-Independent engine rater |
"Minimal
wear. These, too, compare to [those in] an engine
that had 15,000- to 20,000-mile [petrolium] oil and
filter changes.
-Independent engine rater |
| Additional
Demonstrations -
Why AMSOIL
has some of the best commercial diesel oil on the
market. |
| Gray's successful use of AMSOIL
synthetic motor oil in extended drain service is
not unique. AMSOIL
has conducted demonstrations with fleets all over
North America.
In each instance AMSOIL
has been proven safe and effective in extended drain
use. In fact, these studies show that AMSOIL
used in extended drain interval programs consistently
delivers lower rates of engine wear than conventional
oils used in conventional drain interval programs.
Southern over-the-road fleet - AMSOIL
was used in Cummins class 8 engines for 75,000-mile
drain intervals; the fleet's normal drain intervals
were 15,000 miles.
Upper midwest grocery fleet - AMSOIL
was used in Cummins NTC 350 engines for 74,000-mile
drain intervals; normal drain intervals were 12,000
miles.
Northern grocery fleet - AMSOIL
was used in Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines for
79,000-mile drain intervals; normal drain intervals
were 20,000 miles.
Virginia Beach, Virginia owner/operator
- AMSOIL
was used in Cummins 350 engine for 325,350 miles
without a drain.
Midwestern trucking fleet - AMSOIL
was used in Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines for
60,000-mile drain intervals; normal drain intervals
were 20,000 miles.
Northern tier over-the-road fleet - In an
ongoing demonstration, AMSOIL
Series 3000 5W-30 is being used in a fleet of Cummins
N-14 engines for extended drain service with oil
drains based on the findings of used oil analysis.
One change was performed at one year with 125,000
miles on the AMSOIL.
The oil was recommended for continued use. Normal
oil drains are at 20,000 miles. |
| WHAT MAKES
AMSOIL SO GOOD?
"Synthetic basestocks, top-quality additives,
and most importantly, more experience formulating
synthetic motor oils than any other company."
says AMSOIL Director of Technical Sales Dave Anderson.
"AMSOIL" first put a long-drain synthetic
diesel oil on the market in 1975 and since then
has introduced three other long-drain synthetic
diesel oils."
DOES AMSOIL OFFER A WARRANTY?
"Yes. AMSOIL warrants that the use of
its lubricants will not cause mechanical damage
to any mechanically sound equipment when AMSOIL
products are used in full compliance with AMSOIL
recommendations.
AMSOIL extended drain interval recommendations are
set at a minimum of two times or more than the engine
manufacturer's recommendation as determined by oil
analysis. Diesel operators who use AMSOIL for extended
drains are fully protected.
Studies have proven time and again that extended
drain intervals with AMSOIL are a win/win situation
- truckers win with less downtime and oil expense
and they win big with reduced engine wear." |
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