Motor Oil Info

Conventional lubricants often contain paraffins (wax) that cause the lubricants to thicken and lose ability to flow in cold temperatures. Cold-thickened lubricants sometimes hinder the rotation of the vehicle’s crankshaft so much that it cannot rotate fast enough to start the engine. In addition, cold-thickened lubricants may leave working parts unprotected for as long as five minutes, causing significant wear.

AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oils contain no paraffins and flow readily in extremely cold conditions, reducing drag on moving engine parts, allowing engines to start in the coldest winter temperatures and providing immediate post-startup lubrication. AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oils have been shown to yield significant increases in fuel economy over conventional motor oils.

The value of superior filtration is often underestimated. Removal of contaminants ranging in size from 2 to 22 microns is key to ensuring maximum filtration protection. The level of damage particles cause to an engine is directly related to the size of the particles. The oil stream within the engine flows between wear sensitive surfaces that usually have clearances between 2 to 22 microns. It is contaminants in this size range that pose the greatest threat as they can slip between moving components, causing a great deal of wear.

To appreciate how small these particles are, one must first understand the measurements involved in their classification. A micron, or micrometer, is a very small unit of linear measurement. One micron is equal to one millionth of a meter, and 25 microns is equal to 0.001 inch. Consider that the diameter of a human hair is 50 – 70 microns.

Today, a new filter has come along that has synthetic nanofiber technology. It’s AMSOIL Ea Oil filters, and it will remove particles measuring 15 microns, where others only filter down to 30 – 40 microns, and that is the key to controlling engine wear.