Motor Oil Info

AMSOIL Break-In Oil is an SAE 30 viscosity grade oil formulated without friction modifiers to allow for quick and efficient piston ring seating in new and rebuilt high performance and racing engines. It contains zinc and phosphorus anti-wear additives to protect cam lobes, lifters and rockers during the critical break-in period when wear rates are highest, while its increased film strength protects rod and main bearings from damage. AMSOIL Break-In Oil is designed to increase compression, horsepower and torque for maximum engine performance.

The primary goal during engine break-in is to seat the rings against the cylinder wall. Properly seated rings increase compression, resulting in maximum horsepower; they reduce oil consumption and prevent hot combustion gases from entering the crankcase.

Even given the recent and impending price adjustments, AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants remain the BEST and most cost effective choice on the market. They save motorists money through extended drain intervals, reduced wear and maintenance and increased fuel efficiency. Plus, it’s important to remember that, while all companies are increasing prices, AMSOIL is still the only lubricant maker that guarantees extended drain intervals of up to 25,000 miles or one year, and potentially even longer with our diesel oils.

As prices rise around the world, the extended drain savings AMSOIL provides only become more apparent. In fact, rising prices may be the incentive that convinces motorists to begin practicing extended drain intervals for the first time by using AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants.

Converting to a more sustainable or organic system produces many noticeable short term benefits. However, the long term benefits often determine the real success of the system.

Reduction or elimination of environmental impacts.

Viable crop production in years when other farms experience crop failures.

Buildup of topsoil.

Satisfaction of becoming more dependent on nature’s ability to provide.

AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer 4-3-3 has gained certification into the USDA BioPreferred Program. Under the USDA program, products are considered biobased if they are composed wholly or significantly of biological ingredients- renewable plant, animal, marine or forestry materials.

Products certified in the program carry a label icon that helps consumers make informed choices. The icon is easy to recognize and consumers can have confidence in the label because claims about the presence and amount of biobased ingredients are third party certified and strictly monitored by the USDA.

Numerous beneficial effects become apparent as the conversion process proceeds:

Heavier soils become looser and more friable as stable aggregates form.

Lighter soils become stickier and less porous.

Earthworms begin to proliferate (an indicator of a balanced soil ecosystem).

Crops are less susceptible to insect and disease attack.

Seed weights, seed protein, BRIX (tissue sugar levels) and forage protein levels increase.

Livestock become healthier (higher milk production, faster weight gains, lower vet bills).

Crops are more tolerant of drought, heat and cold.

Crops are darker green in color, mature earlier and recover quicker from stress.

Crops exhibit increased nutrient and water use efficiency.

Costs of production decrease.

Land only needs to be plowed once on the alfalfa, sweet corn, small grain and bean rotation (before alfalfa planting). Minimum tillage for row crops and small grains involves special “no-till” planters that are effective in planting through stubble. Special once-over tillage machines are also available and provide effective seedbed preparation in one or two passes.

Minimum tillage reduces weed competition, keeps residue near the soil surface where it can be broken down quickly by fungi and bacteria, reduces compaction, protects the soil from erosion and minimizes leaching of nutrients into the groundwater.

To put into practice is the addition of organic matter to the soil, which offsets the need to apply high amounts of AGGRAND in the first couple of years. Cover crops, manure, compost and residue from previous crops can supply a large portion of the nutrient requirements for many crops. In the sweet corn example , if alfalfa was the previous crop, the initial application of AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer and chemical nitrogen is reduced  because the alfalfa supplies as much as 100 lbs. of nitrogen in the first year, 50 lbs. in the second year and 25lbs. in the third year, while also supplying appreciable levels of other nutrients.

The chemical nitrogen application is reduced to 25 lbs. applied as a starter to ensure rapid growth in the early stages of development during the first two years.

Adding one gallon of AGGRAND Liquid Bonemeal 0-12-0 per acre banded at planting stimulates early growth and development of many crops, including sweet corn, because microbial release of phosphate is minimal in cool, wet soil. The addition of 1-2 pints of AGGRAND Natural Kelp and Sulfate of Potash 0-0-8 per acre banded at planting aids in the development of strong stems and roots on sandy and organic soils (soils with low potassium saturation). Positive responses to AGGRAND Fertilizers are also obtained when foliar applications are 4-6″ tall.

The stimulation of early growth and establishment of high value vegetable crops is what often makes these crops profitable. The second window for foliar applications is during the pre-bloom stage, while the last window is after fruit set up to three weeks before final harvest. During the pre-bloom stage, 1-3 gallons of AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer are applied. Some crops may respond to the addition of 1-2 gallons of AGGRAND Liquid Bonemeal and/or 1-2 pints of AGGRAND Natural Kelp and Sulfate of Potash per acre to the tank mix at pre-bloom. During the fruit fill pre-harvest stage, the application of 1-3 gallons of AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer or 1-2 pints of AGGRAND Natural Kelp and Sulfate of Potash lengthens the harvest period and increases the fruit shelf life. The rates and combinations vary according to soil fertility, crop type and developmental stage.

Active regeneration typically uses a charge of diesel fuel or some other type of heating source to light off or burn the accumulated soot in the filter, allowing the filter to continue to trap soot. The heating source ignites soot trapped in the DPF to make  room for more. Active regeneration can be problematic to diesel oil if diesel fuel is delivered via the exhaust stroke through the pistons; the diesel fuel can make its way past the piston rings and dilute the oil, which can lead to a reduction in oil viscosity and increased oxidation.

Class 8 trucks use a separate fuel injector positioned just ahead of the DPF to deliver diesel fuel to regenerate the DPF, which does not generally cause any oil related issues. Saps in diesel oils carries through the exhaust system, does not burn and accumulates in the diesel particulate filter. This is a slow process, but when ash levels become excessive, the DPF must be removed from the vehicle and cleaned.

On average soil that is not overly burned out by chemicals or compacted, apply 10 percent of the remaining fertilizer need (focusing on the need for the remaining nitrogen requirement since it is often the limiting factor in sweet corn production).  Ten percent of 50 lbs. equates to five lbs. of nitrogen supplied by AGGRAND. It takes 120 lbs. of AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer (about 12 gallons) to meet this need.

In the second and third year of the conversion process, it is a good practice to apply the same amount of AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer to the crop to give the soil ecosystem a chance to develop. In the following years, a 10-20 percent reduction per year may be possible depending on the other sustainable methods that have been employed. The minimum application rate for AGGRAND is one gallon per acre per year for crops such as hay and small grains and three gallons per acre per year for vegetable crops and citrus (rates may be reduced even further by using low volume sprayers).