Yeah, that's the reason I don't give it a second look. I have a very good friend who swears by it. His whole family does. His dad uses it and changes his oil only once a year. And his cars always last a long time. But because of their whole marketing scheme, I will never buy an Amsoil product...ever.ryan_long_01 said:Even if Amsoil is a great line of engine fluids and lubricants, the way the "independant dealers" pitch it, it ends up sounding like some Amway-like product. I'll stick to my auto-parts store "big name" oils and change them regularly, and I know I'll be fine.
There are so many guys on car forums hawking this stuff, that it's very hard to know if you can believe what people say about it -- too many people out there with a financial interest in making the stuff sound like the second coming of Christ, so while all the stories about how great the stuff is COULD be true, I won't risk it. I'm not the kind of guy that has any desire to leave oil in my car for a year anyway...I'd much rather buy regular old cheap dino juice and change it as recommended by Honda.crxfisher said:Yeah, that's the reason I don't give it a second look. I have a very good friend who swears by it. His whole family does. His dad uses it and changes his oil only once a year. And his cars always last a long time. But because of their whole marketing scheme, I will never buy an Amsoil product...ever.
I changed my oil pan gasket about a month ago, and found no sign of sluging what so ever in my oil pan. I've been running Royal Purple in my car for two and half years now. I dont run a race engine but have never had a problem with sluging. Im sticking with my Royal Purple for now.ComposiMo said:Oh fine... lol.
Ok, so one of my customers who has a very bad-ass racing engine came in for some work... part of this work was removing the oil pan for some welding... Well, this guy changes his oil religiously at about 2000miles (turbo car). I know it had very fresh oil in it when it came in. The car hadn't been run in about a month though.
I drained the oil, and dropped the pan. There was at -least- 1/8" of sludge at the bottom of the pan... it looks like something in the oil separated, like whatever additive they use separated in the oil, and it went to the bottom. I went through about 2 cases of brake cleaner trying to get this crap out of there, and it was still not breaking up... that includes even letting it sit with degreaser in it... nothing would break it down it seemed.
So yea.. i'll never touch that crap ever again.
) A friend behind me said he noticed a little smoke anyways.. It hasnt been smoking lately since the oil change with the Lucas oil.. so that seems to be doing its job...And thats the way oil stuff goes... ya either believe in it or ya don't. After what i saw, i definitely don't believe in that stuff... if you haven't been getting sludging, well congrats! Maybe its cause his car sat for some time, and the oil never got a chance to mix the additive back into it... who knows. It'd be neat to drain your oil at your next change, put it into a tupperware container, and let it sit for at least a month compltely still... then gently pour the oil out, and see what remains... if i had a junker here to do it with, i would, but i'm not gonna put that stuff into my car. hehe.Dodo said:I changed my oil pan gasket about a month ago, and found no sign of sluging what so ever in my oil pan. I've been running Royal Purple in my car for two and half years now. I dont run a race engine but have never had a problem with sluging. Im sticking with my Royal Purple for now.
You watch HorsepowerTV!Dren said:i saw on TV where a stock SS camaro gained 8 brake hp after changing over all of its fluids to the purple stuff. i'm guessing amsoil and mobile 1 do the same.
I don't know guys, my Toyota RAV 4 passed 200,000 miles on oil changes every 5000 miles and engine was still fine.jmart said:Ya, the sludge comes from the parrafins used in cheap oil. Its builds up on the surfaces over time when the oil heat cycles and breaks down. It can really reduce the cross section of your oil passages, similar to greasy food clogging your arteries.
