6768rogues
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I have used Walmart oil for years with great results. Usually my used vehicles go to someone I know and the engines always outlive the rest of the vehicle. I guess I am an *******, too.
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Any Amsoil Preferred Customers?
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I have used Walmart oil for years with great results. Usually my used vehicles go to someone I know and the engines always outlive the rest of the vehicle. I guess I am an *******, too.
The sheriff dept used to use amsoil here. They justified the cost by changing the oil less as that is what amsoil is about. Now that we have a new sheriff they have stopped using it and went back to regular oil.
I personally don't use it as I change my oil every 5K. That and my truck uses a qt of oil between oil changes so I just use regular oil in it.
I personally don't use it as I change my oil every 5K. That and my truck uses a qt of oil between oil changes so I just use regular oil in it.
n20junkie
Well-known member
I used to use amsoil (for about 5 years) until I tried their small engine oil in my old Sears Suburban 12 garden tractor. That poor tractor went from never using any oil to now burning enough oil to go from full or add on the dipstick in 2 hours run time. Nothing changed except using their SAE 30 weight small engine oil. I will never touch amsoil products again.
Thats a problem with lots of full synthetic oils. The synthetic oil doesn't get absorbed by the seals because it doesn't have the small molecules that regular oil has. Over time the seal shrinks and starts leaking. On older stuff, a semi-synthetic is the way to go.
Newer stuff is started on synthetic early and the seals never puff up and wear in that puffed state, so they don’t leak.
I went from ~13K oil changes on my Trailblazer, to changing the filter at ~13K, topping off the oil, and then changing oil and filter at ~26K. I've done this since switching to Amsoil XL. Vehicle currently has about 226K on it.
Reminds me that I'm due for oil service on the Trailblazer. Last I looked, the oil-life monitor was down to 4%. Planning to send off an oil sample if it's oil-change time.
Edit: Just a filter and top-off tonight. No oil sample.
Like you, I started with the $10/6-month plan. Bought a shitload of oil for all the vehicles in my personal fleet. I let my membership expire, because I had a year's supply. When I got low, I signed up again and placed a big order. My membership is currently expired, but when I get low--and that won't be soon--I'll pay for the membership again, and place another big order.
Lol my Trailblazer gets its workout at the track so it sees max 1000 miles mobile 1 oil changes. It's probably overkill but oil is cheaper than another 416".
I'll have to look into this preferred customer program, I've been running amsoil in the bike, have enough vehicles/equipment to maybe make sense.