Motor Oil Info

Most automobile manufacturers recommend oil drain intervals of 3,000 to 6,000 miles for petroleum motor oils. AMSOIL recommends up to a 25,000 mile oil change which is 4 to 8 times fewer oil changes. Just think about the savings on the environment if, for example , the 243 million cars (excluding trucks, buses and taxis) in the United States were equipped with AMSOIL motor oil. Assuming an average service life of 100,000 miles and an oil capacity of 5 quarts each, 20.2 billion to 40.5 billion quarts of used oil will be generated during a regular service lifetime (with regular oil changes every 3,000 to 6,000 miles).

If 40.5 billion quarts of used oil were put into 55 gallon barrels and lined up, the line would stretch from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. and back 12 times. Alternatively, if each of those 243 million cars was equipped with AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oils and following oil drain intervals of 7,500 to 25,000 miles, only 3.5 billion to 16.2 billion quarts of oil would be consumed in the same period. That is a reduction of anywhere from 4 to 37 billion quarts of oil, just by switching to AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oils.

Mixed grass/legume production as it relates to permanent cultures on acid clay soils in the eastern U.S. and Pacific Northwest has special fertility requirements. These soils tend to contain high to excessive amounts of magnesium and low to deficient amounts of calcium. The percentages of magnesium and calcium must be adjusted to increase soil aeration, allowing higher levels of biological activity to increase and sustain high productivity levels (the biology follows the chemistry).

In general, one ton of gypsum and one ton of high calcium lime applied per acre during field renovation can increase aeration and improve drainage on clay soils for several years. After gypsum is tilled into the soil, irrigate or allow several inches of rain to fall to leach the magnesium from the soil before applying lime. Some farmers have reported that the soil chemistry stay in balance with very little change over long periods when AGGRAND Natural fertilizers are used in conjunction with the balancing of soil chemistry.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pollution Prevention Requirements, the first step in revitalizing a cleaner nation is pollutant source reduction. AMSOIL accomplishes this by extending the interval between motor oil changes which can reduce the source of motor oil pollution more than 11 times. It is estimated that over 240 million gallons of oil are improperly discarded annually. Dumping 240 million gallons of oil is nearly the same as two Exxon Valdez spills each month. Just one quart of used oil can produce a two acre oil slick. One gallon of oil can make one million gallons of water too foul to drink and 35 ppm of oil will kill fish. Improperly disposed used oil is dangerous.

Improperly dumped used oil seeps through landfills into ground water, disrupts bacterial digestion in sewer treatment plants and washes into lakes and harbors. At present, used motor oil is the largest single source of oil pollution in our nation’s waterways. Certainly the first thing we can do is not create so much used oil to begin with, and recycle the used oil we have. Both synthetic and conventional motor oils can be recycled at any used oil recycling center. Virtually every city in the United States has multiple used oil collection sites for free recycling.

Automobile manufacturers require only that the oil meet a certain viscosity grade and performance classification. Automakers may not void warranties based solely on an owner’s practice of extending oil drain intervals. Dealership personnel and district managers may be unaware of the serviceability of synthetic oils over an extended period, but they may not summarily dismiss a warranty claim based on the owner’s practice of changing oil at extended intervals.

To do so does not disprove a defect in manufacture or workmanship as the immediate cause of failure. Vehicle owners may appeal to a factory representative if the dealership and district manager do not satisfactorily settle the warranty claim. Factory representatives appreciate the value of used oil analysis and do consider preventive maintenance oil analysis reports in their evaluations of warranty claims, while post-failure oil analysis is critically important to the disposition of a warranty claim. Their findings pull more weight than the opinions of dealerships or district managers.

As an oil’s soot dispersant additive levels increase, wear reducing additives become less effective. This creates a direct linear correlation between wear and soot concentration; the higher the concentration of soot, the higher the level of wear.

Today’s oil manufacturers are extending oil life by holding higher concentrations of contaminants, including soot, in suspension in the oil. They are also increasing fuel economy by reducing oil viscosity and oil film thickness, therefore reducing the critical contaminant size. This further necessitates the use of by-pass filtration, especially in diesel engines.

The combustion process in diesel engines creates soot. After fuel is injected, combustion occurs with soot as a by product of the process, and the combustion particulates become trapped on the exposed oil film. The rings wipe the particulates into the oil and the fine particulates aggregate, increasing levels of soot in the oil.

Oil with dispersant additives will generally keep soot in the range of 0.002 to 0.5 microns in suspension; detergent additives prevent the build up of sludge and act as an acid neutralizer, keeping soot in the range of 0.5 to 1.5 microns in suspension. These anti wear additives work by providing a sacrificial chemical to chemical barrier. As the amount of soot suspended in the oil increases, the performance of these additives decreases.

AMSOIL Ea By-Pass Filters use a synthetic/cellulose sandwiched media. The inner layer of the element is composed of a highly efficient cellulose media covered with a full synthetic media outer layer. These filters remove 39 percent of soot contaminants less than one micron.

Soot removal efficiency can increase approximately 10 to 14 percent when the EaBP Filter is used in conjunction with a standard full-flow filter, even higher in conjunction with AMSOIL Ea Oil Filters.

By-pass oil filtration features a secondary filter with the purpose of eliminating nearly all contaminants in the engine oil. By-pass filters have high capacities and eliminate much smaller particles than full-flow filters, including SOOT. By-pass filters reduce engine wear and increase oil volume, but their high efficiencies mean they also have higher restriction and must be used in conjunction with a full-flow filter.

By-pass filters operate by filtering oil on a “partial-flow” basis. They draw approximately 10 percent of the oil pump’s capacity at any one time and trap the extremely small, wear-causing contaminants that full-flow filters can’t remove. By-pass filters have a high pressure differential, causing the oil to flow through them very slowly and allowing for the removal of smaller contaminants. It is called by-pass filtration because the oil flows from the by-pass filter back to the sump and by-passes the engine. This continual process will eventually make all of the oil analytically clean, reduces long-term wear and can extend drain intervals.

Corn is a heavy feeder and requires large amounts of nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus. Nitrogen is usually the limiting factor in corn production throughout the season while phosphorus and potassium are important during early plant growth and development when soil conditions limit uptake. Corn responds best to AGGRAND Natural Fertilizers when they are applied in banded applications at planting and as foliar applications after emergence.

Per acre mix ratio: 2 gallons AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer and 50 gallons of water. Apply at planting. The addition of 1 gallon AGGRAND Liquid Bonemeal may be beneficial, especially when soil phosphorus levels are below 30 ppm.

Annual leguminous crops such as soybeans and green beans respond to light pre plant soil and foliar fertilizer applications. Beans may not respond to additions of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, especially in certain soil conditions. Beans are able to modify their own root environment to maximize nutrient uptake especially when the soil pH is 6.0-6.5 and microbes are active in the soil. In addition, legumes respond to low soil nitrogen levels by increasing root nodulation.

Symbiotic bacteria in the nodules fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, so increased nodulation supplies the nitrogen necessary for plant growth and development. Make sure the soil has been inoculated with the correct Rhizobium bacteria to maximize nitrogen fixation. Under most conditions a pre plant application of AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer in combination with one or two foliar applications of either AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer or AGGRAND Natural Kelp and Sulfate of Potash is an adequate supplement. A banded application of AGGRAND Natural liquid Bonemeal or AGGRAND Natural Fertilizer may be beneficial on cold, wet soils or soils that are low in nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium.