The 3000
Mile Oil Change
Conspiracy
You'll
learn about:
-
synthetic
oils
-
the history
of synthetic
oil
-
myths of
synthetic
oil
-
why you
should use
synthetic
oil
-
how you can
save money
by using
synthetics
Understand
Synthetic Oils in
Minutes
This Guide
will take you from
square one basics to
an advanced level of
understanding of
synthetic oils in
minutes. There is no
need to spend $30 to
$70 for a book.
Everything you need
to know about motor
oil is here without
charge! Your only
investment is your
time. You can save
money, help our
environment, use
less oil, and make
some money in the
process.
You've been
brainwashed
You've been
brainwashed by TV,
radio, magazine,
newspaper ads and
commercials to
change your oil
every 3000 miles.
Most people have
believed they have
to change their oil
every 3000 miles
since they first
started to drive.
3000-mile oil
changes are not
supported by
engineering and
chemical data. It is
more of a marketing
program to sell you
more oil.
When looked at from
an engineering and
chemistry standpoint
there is absolutely
no way an arbitrary
number such as 3000
miles can be
recommended and
specified for all
cars and light
trucks. Motor Oil
varies in quality
and the conditions
it operates under.
Motor oils also vary
by what is added to
them.
A motor oil of
average quality and
average additive
will need to be
changed more
frequently than
those of a higher
quality. A high
quality synthetic or
premium motor oil
can be suitable for
extended oil drain
intervals far beyond
the 3000 mile myth.
There are wide
variances in the
quality and additive
package of motor
oils and wide
variances in vehicle
operating
conditions.
Certainly an average
quality petroleum
oil can require
changing at 3000
miles because the
base oil and
additive package is
also average,
however a premium
quality petroleum
oil with a superior
additive package can
be suitable for
continued service
for longer than 3000
miles.
My oil is
black, I'm sure it
needs changing!
Not So!
The only way
to accurately
determine the
suitability of any
motor oil service is
to perform oil
analysis testing.
Oil analysis testing
is the way you
determine the
suitability of oil
for continued
service. It is easy
to determine when to
change your oil when
using oil analysis
testing. It
certainly is not
going to be 3000
miles for everybody
and in many cases
can be well beyond
3000 miles, even
with petroleum oil.
Now, normal average
everyday drivers are
not likely to go to
these extents to
determine when their
motor oil needs
changing so they
tend to go for the
3000-mile oil
change. They pull
into the quick lube
and pop the hood,
while the service
tech pulls the
dipstick out, wipes
it on a clean cloth
and goes to the
window of the driver
and shows them their
black "dirty oil".
This is a common
practice I have seen
used many times.
They know very
little, if anything
at all, about oil
analysis testing and
do not utilize oil
analysis testing in
determining drain
interval
requirements.
I've seen them do
the same thing with
certain synthetic
oils also. They
charge the customer
a lot more money for
the added protection
and performance of
the synthetic, but
tell them to come
back in 3000 miles
to change it.
However, statistics
show that most
customers do not
come back in 3000
miles. Some do
consistently but
others stretch it
out to the 4000-mile
range for both
petroleum oil and
synthetic oil. It
makes sense as a
business owner that
if they can see
their customers more
often they can make
more money.
Europeans
get to go longer
between Oil Changes,
Why can't we?
It is
important to note
that in Europe
manufacturers
recommend
significantly longer
drain intervals
using synthetic
lubricants, as well
as with petroleum
oils. In fact,
Europe's target is
to achieve
30,000-mile oil
change intervals
with synthetic
lubricants in the
near future. Many
manufacturers are
also beginning to
recommend extended
drain intervals in
the U.S, well beyond
3000 miles, but
still not
approaching where
Europe is at.
These differences in
oil change interval
recommendations
cannot be explained
by superior
engineering of the
European vehicles.
There may be
significant cost,
quality and
performance
differences between
the European
vehicles and U.S.
vehicles but the
fact still remains
that they are both
internal combustion
engines operating on
the same engineering
principles with
similar engine
designs and
materials.
Synthetics
provide better wear
protection in all
conditions
Synthetic
lubricants will
provide for improved
wear protection
under all operating
conditions and
especially under
high and low
temperature
extremes. Synthetics
will provide for
immediate start-up
wear protection and
faster warm-up wear
protection that a
petroleum oil simply
cannot come close to
providing.
Less Sludge
Buildup
Synthetic
lubricants will also
provide for improved
deposit control such
as reduced piston
deposits, intake
valve deposits,
turbocharger
deposits, combustion
chamber deposits and
oil system deposits
such as sludge and
varnish.
Better Fuel
Mileage - Less Waste
Synthetic
lubricants have also
been proven to
provide for improved
fuel economy, energy
conservation,
reduced oil
consumption,
extended engine
life, as well as
maintaining the
engine at peak
performance, which
assists in reducing
emissions. Extended
drain intervals also
reduces the quantity
of oil used and the
quantity of used oil
that must be
disposed of.
But I
thought Synthetics
were expensive?
Many people
are scared away by
the high cost of
synthetic
lubricants. However,
this is simply not
the case when the
facts are numbers
are reviewed. Here's
why...
Say you pay $27.95
to get your oil
changed every 3000
miles. That's 8 oil
changes to travel
24,000 miles at a
cost of $223.60, not
including your time,
for 8 trips to the
quick lube. If you
change it yourself
at a cost of $15.00
per change for the
oil/filter then your
total cost is
$120.00.
Now, do it yourself
using
AMSOIL
premium
quality synthetic
with a change
interval
specification of
25,000 mile/1-year
oil at a retail cost
of $5.70 per quart
times 8 quarts
(enough oil for the
initial change, 2nd
filter change and
enough to add as it
is used during the
course of the 25,000
miles) plus two
Super Duty 12,500
mile/6-month oil
filters at a cost of
$20.00. Your total
cost is $45.60 plus
$20.00= $66.00.
You've Saved
Money & Time
The
AMSOIL
premium
quality synthetic
saves you $158.00
over the quick lube
cost and $54.00 over
the do-it-yourself
cost. Plus, if you
drive 25,000 miles
per year and get an
average of 17 MPG
you would use 1470
gallons of fuel per
year. With a
conservative
estimate of 3% fuel
economy improvement
with the premium
quality synthetic
you would now only
use 1428 gallons of
fuel per year, which
saves you 42 gallons
of fuel per year
times $1.40 per
gallon= $59.00 fuel
savings.
Your total savings
now increase to
$217.00 over the
quick lube cost and
$113.00 over the
do-it-yourself cost.
Thus, a premium
quality synthetic
lubricant pays for
itself and provides
the ultimate in
performance and
protection. In
addition, your time
is valuable. Add up
the time it takes to
go to the quick lube
eight times and the
cost benefits of
synthetics increase
even further.
Even if you don't
drive 25,000 miles
in a year and do
less than 8 oil
changes per year,
you are still saving
money and providing
the absolute best
protection and
performance
available for your
engine. If you drive
more than 25,000
miles in a year
there is one premium
quality synthetic
lubricant on the
market that is a
0W-30 Severe Service
motor oil which
specifies and
guarantees 35,000
mile/1-year change
intervals, with a
Super Duty oil
filter change at
12,500
mile/6-months.
The bottom
line...
You are
getting a superior
product for a lower
overall cost while
saving yourself time
and increasing the
performance and life
of your engine. In
summary, when you
look at the data and
facts comparing
petroleum oil to a
premium quality
extended drain
interval synthetic
lubricant there is
simply no
comparison.
The synthetic
product comes out on
top in every single
parameter. Read and
understand the data
and facts presented
in this short
course. Become an
informed consumer
and utilize the
absolute best
quality synthetic
lubricants in your
vehicle.
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