Amsoil, its what I run on my truck, my DD, and my wifes rig.

It depends entirely on the filter. Amsoil filters can be run for the full OCI, up to 25K.

 

cool. I didn't know that. actually I didn't know amsoil had filters.

How is it designed that it can filter smaller, and last longer. In my mind inherently smaller media, would clog faster. No?

 

That's the beauty of synthetic media, and the nanofiber in the Amsoil/Donaldson is the best there is. The nanofiber media flows better, filters finer, and holds more dirt.

 

nice. we carry donaldson in the shop too. I'll have to find the 12v cross

 

Elf7349

 

thankyou.

 

What he said..

 

What he said............It's called the miracles of science.....
Not a grease monkey as some pretend to be but I've'd run a few different lubes on the 150+ vehicles that I've'd owned and Amsoil is just the best I came across.......... Oh and the Mrs. loves that crappy auto tranny in her WV, however I prefer my stick shift............

 

I though we could get along ignoring each other here. how about you continue to do that. Keep taking pot shots at my trade, you lush. I don't give a **** about you or your wifes car.

filter change recommendations for those that would still run a "normal" filter and swap to good oil.

 

If you want to run the stratapore and amsoil I would run the filter for 7500 miles.

Regardless of what filter you run I suggest UOA at 7500 mile intervals.

 

I never noticed a difference between brands of filters. The oil gets dirty around the 6000k mark on the 02 and the 10 is around the 8000k mark. I've run wix/napa/fleetguard dino/syn, I'm sure once the engine comes apart it will be in decent shape.

I would run 5W40 at least for oil, helps the starter on the those cold mornings we have. This year my trucks have been outside and the truck has never run better.

I have to come downtown and have chat with you (Dave) and Chris, I think its my turn to buy.

I torn down a 02 24V about a month ago, the rods bearings all had damage and the pistons skirts were all scuffed up. The truck only 180000km on the time the engine died. I was supprised that the babbit was almost gone on a few of the rod bearings. The damage was on both sides of the bearing near the bolts.

The VE 12V I torn down was in alot better shape, and I'm sure it had the 15W40 dino oil in its entire life. That 97 12V with mud was also in decent shape, except one melted piston.

 

You once did me a favor and I am grateful for it regardless if you came to help me or Fred. I will never forget that and one day I am sure I'll have a chance to return it. However it seems that we don't share a brain when it comes to opinions. I really tried and I mean I TRIED HARD ignoring your posts, however there's so much one can take. Here it comes:
I would imagine that first thing you learn in a mechanics school would be the fluids? And what kind'a advice is that to swap to a good oil and skimp less than $10 on a good filter? So if you have to change 2 filters during the life of the oil you'd spend more on filters and topping the oil then if you'd use a good one to begin with? Economics, first lesson. And I can do the math sober too.... Same result, go figure.
Say what you want about you and the trade you think you master but on the latest engines/trannies and now lube/filters it seems you have some catching up to do. However that doesn't stop you from giving "recommendations". Have you driven/seen/worked on a dual clutch auto tranny ever? Those WV idiots need to start learning from you and stop copying from Ferrari........
Personally I don't care if I look like an idiot, I always ask if I don't know, nobody was born smart.

 

An Amsoil dealer on another site had run the same oil for 80,000 miles in his truck until he sold it. He did OA's regularly and changed out the filters and topped up, he was also running the amsoil bypass set up. Amsoil is great stuff, i will probably run it in my next vehicle, this old girl just leaks too much to bother with it now.

 

I think that most failures that occur from oil failures are very rare. Even the walco el-cheapo stuff works.

Chris the oil leaks is just a economic way of rust proofing. Mines does the same thing.

I've run 5W40 duron petrocanada oil since day one in both trucks. Been really good oil. I know it works well, when ever I spill oil onto the ground, that spot is very slippery and it takes alot of effort to remove it from the ground.

Most failures I've seen have been a result of injector issues

 

The oil bypass seems like a great stuff to have, however it would eliminate too much of the fluid changing. In my case, every time I do some work on the truck or in the shop I always change all the fluids too.
MY FLUIDS.
I usually replace them with Bud and Danzka. Ask Mike Holmen, he likes changing fluids when he works too, don't think he'd want the bypass either.......