Stanley and All,
I have used NAPA Gold filters for years - heard that they
are made by WIX - Have you heard of any problems with Amsoil and NAPA
filters?
-Joey
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 4:23 PM, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> wrote:
> So this is where it all started...
> Many have said much, including myself, about synthetic oils. Some are
> better than others, the best in stores being Mobil 1, most years. If you
> are going to go with Amsoil, use their filter or a Wix or a Donaldson or
> Hastings. It has to filter out stuff for 25,000 miles or more and these can
> do it. Most you purchase at the local parts houses and WallyWorld&etc do
> not sell these filters. Too expensive, but they do a much better job. If
> you have to use a cheap filter, don't make it Fram. They have some not so
> dependable innards... I am sorry, but I don't remember the ones to use that
> are sold locally, but I think Purolator is one. Ford Motocraft is another.
> And change it about halfway through the 25,000 or more miles, and top off
> the oil.
> You can go back, and you can even mix them together, but if you do you lose
> your longevity, with Amsoil.
> Providing there are no problems, it will run cooler and use a little less
> fuel. As for it being exactly 20°cooler, I can not say.
> If your engine is not healthy, is old and/or it wasn't well maintained, then
> switching to synthetic may cause problems, because seals that have
> deteriorated and are doing their job because of crud taking up the slack,
> will begin to leak, on account of the cleaning action of the oil. You will
> end up having to add oil more frequently and that defeats one of the
> purposes of changing: save money by not buying as much oil.
> BTW Diesel rigs go from 40,000 to 60,000 between oil changes; but with a
> bypass filtration system and Amsoil, they never have to change their oil
> again. They change the filters and top it off.
> These systems are available for autos also. You never have to change your
> oil. Some have gone over 500,000 with no oil change.
> And now, I hope this expands on Graham's answers well enough to give you the
> criteria to make a more informed decision pro or against the switch.
> ciao,
> Stanley
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Kim Paddock <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 12:23:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Changing to synthetic...
>
> You did your level best as always.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 10:16:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Changing to synthetic...
>
> Here are my answers
> 1. yes
> 2. false
> 3. false
> How did I do?
> Graham
>
> On Jun 25, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Kim Paddock wrote:
>
> Hey all...I know I'm going to be close to the edge of an oil discussion with
> this one but let's just keep it on track and nobody should get hurt. I'm
> changing my bikes over to pure synthetic oil and I have some questions. I
> wanted to know: 1) if the synthetics last twice as long between oil changes
> then do I use a regular oil filter? 2) I was told that once I change to
> synthetics I can't change back to regular oil...true or false? 3) I was also
> told that my bikes should run up to 20 degrees cooler with
> synthetics...true? Thanks to all. HotrodMamma
>
>
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