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5w-30 Synthetic Motor Oil Test

5w-30 Synthetic Motor Oil Performance Test - May 2013

AMSOIL Signature Series Synthetic Motor Oil is compared to several passenger-car/light-truck synthetic motor oils.


Las Vegas Taxi Cab Engine and Transmisson Field Study

Taxi Cab Engine and Transmission Field Study - April 2013

A Las Vegas taxi’s transmission and engine revealed virtually no harmful sludge or wear after 100,000 miles of severe service.


Diesel Fleet Fuel Economy Study in Stop and Go Traffic

Diesel Fleet Fuel Economy Study - Stop and Go Traffic - October 2012

The industry-standard SAE J1376 Fuel Economy Measurement Test (Engineering Type) for Buses and Trucks reveals AMSOIL synthetic lubricants can increase fuel economy in class 8 diesel trucks used in stop-and-go city driving conditions and, in this case, did by 3.15 percent.


Evinrude™ E-TEC Amsoil HP Marine Field Study

Marine E-TEC Field Study - May 2012

AMSOIL HP Marine Synthetic 2-Stroke Oil prevented piston skirt scuffing and cylinder bore scuffing in a 250-hp Evinrude E-TEC marine engine during more than 500 hours of real-world use at the engine’s lean-mix oil setting.

 


Ski-Doo™ E-TEC Rotax engine Amsoil Interceptor Field Study

Amsoil Interceptor severe test in Ski-Doo Rotax E-TEC Engine - November 2012

AMSOIL subjected INTERCEPTOR® Synthetic 2-Stroke Oil to 50 hours of severe-duty engine testing and two industry-standard ASTM tests to demonstrate that INTERCEPTOR exceeds the performance requirements of high-performance DFI snowmobile engines in severe operating conditions.

 


Rotax E-TEC Pistons are rated after 3469 miles running Amsoil Interceptor

Pistons in an E-TEC™ Ski-Doo™ are rated after 3,469 Miles - July 2012

Pistons from a Ski-Doo Rotax E-TEC 800R engine were submitted to an ASTM-calibrated rater following 3,469 miles of aggressive trail riding to confirm AMSOIL INTERCEPTOR® Synthetic 2-Stroke Oil provides outstanding protection and prevents piston skirt scuffing and ring sticking.

 


Amsoil PI test

Amsoil Performance Improver - ( PI ), Gasoline Additive - April 2013

Why do you need to treat gasoline? An EYE OPENING report on the issues facing todays fuel injected vehicles and how sensitive they are to performance and mileage robbing losses and the solution.

 


Amsoil 5w-40 DEO improves fuel mileage

Amsoil Premium CJ-4 5w-40 Fuel Economy Study

Confirmation - AMSOIL CJ-4 5W-40 Synthetic Diesel Oil (DEO) improves fuel economy through virtually all driving scenarios compared to conventional 15W-40 diesel oil using the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Test Procedure (FTP).

 


Diesel Fleet Fuel Economy study

Diesel Fleet Fuel Economy Study

Industry-standard SAE J1321 In-Service Fuel Consumption Test Procedure demonstrates use of AMSOIL synthetic lubricants can increase fuel economy in short- to medium-haul diesel applications and, in this case, did so by 6.54 percent.

 


- ARCHIVE TESTS -

The following archive contains a historical record of AMSOIL performance tests and technical studies that are now obsolete and may not be representative of oils currently on the marketplace.

The test results posted below reflect properties of oils available for purchase at the time of testing. The test results do not reflect properties of those oils reformulated subsequent to testing.

Amsoil 5w-40 and 15w-40 TBN and Viscosity Retention Test

AMSOIL Premium API CJ-4 5W-40 Synthetic Diesel Oil (DEO) TBN and Viscosity

Compared with competing diesel oils, AMSOIL Premium API CJ-4 5W-40 Synthetic Diesel Oil (DEO) provided superior TBN and viscosity retention over 400 hours of severe-service operation in a refuse hauler fleet employing Navistar DT466 diesel engines, which are notoriously hard on motor oil.

 


Diesel Cold Filter Plugging Point Test

Diesel Recovery Cold Filter Plugging Point

Cold Filter-Plugging Point (CFPP) testing shows AMSOIL Diesel Recovery (DRC) lowers the cold filter-plugging point of diesel fuel more effectively than the competing brand.

DEO and DME Maximum Shear Stability

Maximum Shear Stability - 2012

Maximum Shear Stability (G2752) includes the results of testing AMSOIL 5W-40 and 15W-40 100% Synthetic Premium Diesel Oils.


Refuse Hauler Fleet Study

Refuse Hauler Fleet - 2009

Refuse Hauler Fleet Field Study (G2695) includes the results of testing AMSOIL 15W-40 Synthetic Heavy Duty Diesel and Marine Motor Oil in a fleet of Nordic Waste's refuse haulers.


930,599 mile engine running Amsoil

930,599-Mile Engine - 1 Million Mile Van - July 2008

The industry-standard SAE J1376 Fuel Economy Measurement Test (Engineering Type) for Buses and Trucks reveals AMSOIL synthetic lubricants can increase fuel economy in class 8 diesel trucks used in stop-and-go city driving conditions and, in this case, did by 3.15 percent.


A Study of Automotive Gear Lubes

A Study of Automotive Gear Lubes - November 2007

A Study of Automotive Gear Lubes (G2457) compares the results of ASTM testing on 14 different gear lubricants in the most critical areas of gear oil performance.

 


A Study of Motorcycle Oils, Second Edition

A Study of Motorcycle Oils, Second Edition - 2009

Updated with new test results and expanded to include 32 different motorcycle oils, A Study of Motorcycle Oils – Second Edition (G2156) describes and represents the properties of various motorcycle oils which were purchased and tested in 2008 through early 2009.

 


A Study of Motorcycle Oils, First Edition

A Study of Motorcycle Oils, First Edition - 2005

Introduced in September 2005, A Study of Motorcycle Oils (G2156) compares the results of ASTM testing on 26 different motorcycle oils in the most critical areas of motorcycle oil performance.

 


Comparative Motor Oil Testing, Updated

Comparative Motor Oil Testing - Updated March 2009

Introduced in September 2003, the Comparative Motor Oil Testing brochure (G1971) examines the results of ASTM testing on AMSOIL 10W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil and 10 competing conventional and synthetic motor oils.

Updated in March 2009 with new test results.

 


Comparative Motor Oil Testing Comparative Motor Oil Testing - September 2003

Introduced in September 2003, the Comparative Motor Oil Testing brochure (G1971) examines the results of ASTM testing on AMSOIL 10W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil and 10 competing conventional and synthetic motor oils.

 


Triple Length API Sequence IIIF Testing

Triple Length API Sequence IIIF Testing - June 2003

The Sequence IIIF brochure, (G1916) examines the results of API Sequence IIF testing on AMSOIL 10w-30 Synthetic Motor Oil.

 


Amsoil Synthetic Gear Oil vs Petroleum Gear Oil

AMSOIL 75w-90 Synthetic Gear Oil vs Petroleum Gear Oil - May 2003

Introduced in May 2003, the Gear Oil Testing brochure (G1903) compares the results of ASTM testing on AMSOIL 75W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube and Valvoline 75W-90 Gear Lube.

 


A Study of Compressor Oils

A Study of Compressor Oils - March 2006

Introduced in March 2006, A Study of Compressor Oils (G1592) details ASTM test results comparing the performance and cost differences between 11 OEM-branded and aftermarket compressor oils.

 


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