[Shotimes] AMSOIL By-pass filter

[Paul L Fisher]

Paul Fisher (wait, that's me!) also abused his motor. I was lazy and didn't
change the oil or filter in 50K miles. I then took that motor with that old
oil and ran it on a dyno and found my bearings toast when I came home.

I have had the valve covers off since then and there is no apparent wear on
the cams.

Paul L Fisher
'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 169K Build date 11/18/1992
- K&N Panel filter, Tokico Struts, Eibach Springs, Dynomax cat-back, Holley
190lph fuel pump, FPS rebuilt ATX, 26mm rear sway bar, Performance-Plus
Stainless Steel Y-pipe, Delrin sub-frame bushings, Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30
oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.
'00 Ford Explorer XLT 5.0L V8 AWD Oxford White Clearcoat 39K Build date
11/19/1999
- Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 oil, K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit

SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: <dmall@mwonline.net>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 1:15 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] AMSOIL By-pass filter


> For extended change intervals, sure, synthetic better afford better
> protection. For a 3K oil change, I do not see the benefit on "normal"
> engines. Blown cars, super-high compression cars, etc would be a different
> story.
>
> Now, I admit that this is a "very" limited sample, but synthetic should
keep
> engines in better shape longer, correct? I found it interesting that Paul
> Fisher needed new bearings on an ATX after around 150K miles. The Amsoil
> didn't seem to get him anything that I can see. There are 200K+ mile
engines
> that have seen hard driving and are still doing fine on dino oil with
> religious 3K changes.
>
> If folks (like me) who change their oil on regular schedules (every 3-4K
> miles) use dino, I don't feel that we are giving up anything in engine
life.
> In a way, claims for oil are misleading, as most people would never keep a
> car long enough to know if Oil "X" worked better than Oil "Y". I guess I
> have proved to myself (on my '89 SHO) that regular changes kept that
engine
> running strong and tight for 200K+ miles.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 11:39 AM
> To: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] AMSOIL By-pass filter
>
>
> Ron,
>
> You are entitled to your opinion, but a LOT of experts in
> the industry know that Synthetic does help reduce wear in a
> motor.  It is just fine for SHO cams and shims.  Nothing
> exotic in the setup.  If you knew oil you would know that
> film strenth is what helps keep parts apart, and a good
> synthetic is MUCH better in that respect than regular oil.
>
> I like the better hot AND cold characteristics of synthetic,
> and even with the cost of oil analysis, I can keep my costs
> with quality synthetic about the same as using cheap dyno
> juice every 3000 miles, and I don't have to crawl under the
> car but about 1/3 to 1/5 as often, that means something to
> me if not you.
>
> Flame away, we will agree to disagree, but I believe in
> synthetic and I have enough proof to  convince me that I am
> doing the right thing.
>
> Better filtering is always a good thing, after all the other
> costs of these cars (or any modern car you keep beyond
> warranty) a puny 100 bucks or so for top notch filtering and
> a few bucks extra for the best oil is NOTHING!
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> Ron Porter wrote:
> > Yeah, and after spending the big $$$ (even as an Amsoil distributor),
what
> > was the gain?
> >
> > I adhere to my basic philosophy, which is to do oil changes
"religiously'
> > every 3K, and it doesn't matter WHAT the oil is........$.79/quart
generic
> > oil will work just fine.
> >
> > Ron Porter
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