AMSOIL offers superior lubrication technology for your Duramax Diesel engine. Learn what many manufacturers and servicing dealerships don't want you to know about AMSOIL synthetic motor oil from experienced Truck Engineers and Lubrication Specialists right here in the auto and truck engineering and manufacturing capital of the world- Detroit, Michigan.
We are diesel engine, powertrain and
chassis experts and are here to help you
achieve optimum performance and
longevity from your truck.
You've spent your hard earned money on
the Duramax Diesel option in one of the
most popular and well engineered trucks
there is, now don't you think you owe it
to yourself to use the very best oil in
it? And don't let your local dealership
service center tell you that you you
have to use their brand of oil to
"maintain your warranty". That is one of
the biggest untruths we have heard yet
it goes on day in and day out. We
constantly receive calls from customers
that were told this by their servicing
dealership. This practice is not
authorized or condoned by the auto
manufacturers, but the fact is it still
goes on.
How a servicing dealership can
essentially tell a customer that they
have to use a lower quality oil to
"maintain their
warranty" is not only
wrong but it is also illegal unless they
provide it free of charge. There are
Federal laws that protect you against
this. Please read our
"Warranty Laws
You
Need to Know" section of this
website to learn more.
For the Duramax Diesel, AMSOIL engineers
and manufactures a fuel efficient
5W-30 Synthetic Heavy Duty Diesel Oil and a
15W-40 Synthetic Heavy Duty Diesel Oil
that when used in conjunction with the
AMSOIL
Ea Oil Filters
will allow you to travel
15,000-25,000
miles between filter changes and 20,000
miles minimum between oil changes (or
one year, whichever comes first). This
was established by oil analysis testing.
If you use oil analysis you can usually
go longer than 20,000 miles. Other
AMSOIL benefits include reduced sludge
and deposit formation, extreme
temperature protection, improved fuel
efficiency and rust and corrosion
prevention and it does not void any new
vehicle warranty. AMSOIL Synthetic
Lubricants meet and exceed all API rated
and GM Specifications
The other option is to install an
AMSOIL
Dual Remote By-Pass Filtration System.
With this system you only change your
oil when oil analysis indicates. The
regular full flow filter is changed at
7,500-10,000 mile intervals and the
by-pass filter is changed at a minimum
of 25,000 miles (or longer with oil
analysis). The AMSOIL
15W-40 Synthetic Heavy Duty Diesel Oil does not break down like
conventional petroleum based motor oils,
is much more shear stable and does not
have the waxes, paraffin's and
by-products that come out of crude oil
that is pumped from the earth.
The
by-pass filter removes the particles
that cause wear in your engine down to
less than one micron (a micron equals
0.001 mm) and keeps the engine oil
analytically clean so you do not need to
change your oil for a long time, while
still getting far better protection than
someone that changes their oil every
3000 miles. We are experienced at
installing these units on Duramax
Diesels and can provide you with exact
installation instructions, tips, bracket
prints and photographs of previous
installations.
One of the
Power Stroke Diesels in our dealer group
has over 84,000 miles on the same oil
as of November 2003. Laboratory oil
chemical analysis every 15-20,000 miles
indicates the oil is perfectly suitable
for continued service. Other customers
have traveled well over 100,000 miles
and oil analysis still indicates no oil
change necessary. We will mail you a
copy of this vehicle's oil analysis
results with your product and technical
information package so you can see the
data for yourself. In addition, the
AMSOIL
by-pass filter will also remove
up to a pint of water from your
vehicle's lubrication system, which is
especially important in a diesel engine.
Without this the water promotes rust,
corrosion and rapid wear. Internal
engine heat also creates acids which
also wear the engine components. The
water and acids build and continue to
work destroying your engine even after
engine shutdown.
Oil analysis provides a big return for
your small investment by extending
equipment life by preventing premature
component failure, reducing maintenance
costs by eliminating unnecessary
component changes and a decrease in
downtime due to premature scheduled
maintenance as well enabling calculation
of optimum drain intervals that will
reduce lubricant costs and assure
maximum equipment protection.
Your regular full flow engine oil filter
will only remove wear particles down to
the 20-25 micron range. The filter
cannot remove finer particles because
the oil must be filtered quickly while
removing most of the particles present
in the oil, except the particles below
the 20 micron range. A study completed
by Federal Mogul Corp. analyzing over
7000 main and connecting rod bearings
concluded that 60% of all engine wear
occurs in the 5-20 micron range. This is
why no matter how much you change your
current full flow oil and filter,
regardless of brand, that you still are
not removing the particles that cause
the greatest wear in your engine.
The
AMSOIL
Ea Oil Filters
utilizes nanofiber media
that traps and holds dirt throughout its
entire thickness whereas a regular
folded paper surface-type filter quickly
becomes restricted as debris builds up
on the paper surface. The AMSOIL full
flow filter has a finer synthetic
cellulose filtration media, 75% greater
efficiency and up to 300% greater
capacity than other popular oil filters
as tested according to the Society of
Automotive Engineers HS806 test method.
If you choose not to install the Dual
Remote by-pass filtration system then
the AMSOIL Super Duty full flow engine
filter would be of a significant benefit
to the long term durability of your
engine as well as allowing for
15,000 miles of service on the
filter. When the filter is changed at
15,000 miles all you have to do is
top off the oil. When you reach 20,000
miles you can either change the oil and
filter or take an oil sample from the
dipstick tube using an AMSOIL sampling
pump and send it into Oil Analyzer's
Inc. using a pre-paid kit. Oil analysis
will indicate the exact condition of the
oil and whether it is suitable for
continued service as well as determining
if there are any other engine components
or wear items that you need to be
concerned with.
AMSOIL has a complete line of synthetic
motor oils, greases, transmission
fluids, gear lubes, Two-Stage foam air
filters, by-pass and full flow filters
and filtration systems designed to
extend the life of your vehicles and
equipment and save you time and money.
In addition we also offer a preferred
customer wholesale purchase option,
retail purchase option or commercial
account purchase option for businesses.
We also offer a Dealership Option for
anyone interested in becoming an AMSOIL
Dealer and/or purchasing products at
wholesale cost.
How to Reduce or Prevent Turbocharger Bearing Seizures on Duramax Diesels
One of the many specific areas, on
turbocharged Duramax Diesel engines,
that can clearly benefit from the use of
synthetic oil is the turbocharger. When
a turbocharged engine is shut off
immediately after use, "heat soak"
occurs due to the extremely high
temperature still present in the
turbocharger. Over a period of time this
can lead to deposits that can reduce or
block the oil flow to the turbocharger
bearings which can lead to turbocharger
bearing seizure.
AMSOIL's Synthetic Diesel Oils are
inherently more thermally stable than
many diesel oils on the market and have
been shown to keep turbochargers
considerably cleaner than other brands
of oil. While poor quality engine oils
have been shown to cause turbocharger
bearing seizure in under 100 hours
during a "heat soak" test.
Many engine oils will survive the 100
hour "heat soak" test, but..., with
considerable deposits and incipient oil
passage blocking. If you use low quality
diesel oils make sure you let the engine
idle for a few minutes after use to
allow the engine and turbocharger to
cool. This does not eliminate deposit
formation but it can reduce it.
Take a look at the varnish deposits in
this picture. These are the results of a
severe high temperature deposit test.
This test clearly shows that AMSOIL
keeps engines cleaner longer than other
major brands diesel oils. Which oil
would you rather have protecting your
engine?
The bottom line: To prevent or eliminate
turbocharger bearing seizure, there is
no substitute for a high quality
synthetic diesel oil (like AMSOIL's) as
they have been proven to
maintain turbochargers in an almost "as
fitted" condition and significantly
reduce deposit formation.
We are here to
help you learn the facts and
show you how you can use AMSOIL and get
a superior product and also increase the
performance and add to the longevity of
your Duramax Diesel plus save time and
money. Duramax Diesel trucks are
excellent vehicles and exceptionally
well engineered by General Motors. In
our opinion they are one of the most
advanced vehicles ever produced, however
there are ways to make the performance
and longevity even better with AMSOIL
Synthetic Lubricants.
We have an article of an AMSOIL user
with 731,000 miles on his 1993 Ford
Aerostar on the original engine and
transmission. He was using AMSOIL from
the beginning. This type of mileage is
not uncommon when using AMSOIL synthetic
lubricants.
Simply changing your oil more often with "reputable" oil will not give you all the benefits that AMSOIL offers:
You will not get improved fuel economy,
you will not get reduced engine wear,
you will not get reduced operating
temperatures, you will not get extended
drain intervals and you will not save
money in the long run.
AMSOIL has been in business since 1972
and was the first company in the world
to develop an API (Automotive Petroleum
Institute) rated synthetic lubricant for
automotive applications. They coined the
phrase "extended drain intervals" 30
years ago and have been on the leading
edge of technology and innovation ever
since then. We have many satisfied
customers using AMSOIL products in both
their commercial, trucking, fleet as
well as personal, family and
recreational vehicles.
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