Re: Amsoil vs Royal Purple

www.technilube.com.

Also take a look at the one that was in this past springs issue of
Lubricants World.  It is about extended drains here in the U.S. and
mentioned Amsoil and a few other brands.

Mike
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"Matthew S. Whiting" <whiting@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Michael wrote:
> >>It is one test of many ASTM tests, most of which apply more directly
to
> >>internal combustion engines than does the four-ball test.  I believe
the
> >>four-ball test is used by AMSOIL because it is one of the cheapest and
> >>easiest tests to do.  However, it really only measures one aspect of
> >>engine oil.  I was on a motorcycle mailing list and the list owner
> >>became an AMSOIL dealer.  He was constantly hawking AMSOIL on the list
> >>and I finally challenged him on some of his claims.  I posted all of
the
> >>ASTM tests relevant to engine oils and asked him why AMSOIL didn't
> >>publish results of any of those tests?  Also, Motorcycle Consumer News
> >>has at least twice now commissioned an independent lab to test oils
for
> >>articles in their magazine.  In both cases, one within the last year
or
> >>so and the other several years ago, AMSOIL performed well, but wasn't
> >>the top oil and certainly wasn't head and shoulders above all others
as
> >>this person claimed.  When he couldn't refute those results, he got
made
> >>and removed me from the list so I could no longer participare.  A
really
> >>great testimonial for AMSOIL and its dealers.
> >
> >
> > This is what I'm trying to find more info out on still.  I know Amsoil
was
> > featured in American Iron Magazine in Februrary 2001.  I have this
article
> > on my Web Site.
>
> What is your web site URL?  I'm always game to read an article on oil.
> I've thus far found the MCN articles to be the best by far in their
> depth and number of different brands and types of oils tested.
>
>
> Matt
>
>