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AMSOIL Series 3000 Synthetic
5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel Oil Is Correct Choice For Jeff Foster
Trucking
With
the help of Jeff Foster Trucking Inc. of Superior, WI, AMSOIL
put its Series
3000 Synthetic 5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel Oil (HDD), as well
as its Dual-Gard
filtration system, to the test.
Ten 1996 Kenworth Class 8 tractors
used as interstate freight hauling vehicles and equipped with
Cummins N-14 ESP3 diesel engines participated in the demonstration.
Five trucks equipped with AMSOIL
Series 3000 Synthetic 5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel Oil, AMSOIL
BMK-12 Filter mounts and BE-110 By-Pass filtration elements
utilized 120,000-mile oil drain intervals,20,000-mile full-
flow oil filter change intervals and 40,000-mile By-Pass filter
change intervals, while the other five trucks continued using
petroleum motor oil, utilizing 20,000-mile oil and filter
drain intervals.
The 10 Jeff Foster Trucking
vehicles were identical in the following areas:
1. Vehicle manufacturer,
model and model year
2. Engine model, displacement and year
3. Transmission and differential manufacturer and model
4. Tires (brand and design)
5. Mileage (10,000-mile minimum;25,000-mile maximum)
The objective of the field demonstration
was to prove that using AMSOIL
Series 3000 Synthetic 5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel Oil, together
with the AMSOIL
Dual-Gard filtration system, would result in a reduction
in operating expenses when compared to the use of conventional
petroleum lubricants and filtration methods. Verification
will be demonstrated through increased fuel economy, extended
drain intervals, reduced oil consumption and reduced maintenance.
Both the AMSOIL motor oil and
the petroleum product were sampled and tested at 20,000-mile
intervals in the areas of elemental analysis (including wear
metals, contaminates and additives), physical properties (including
viscosity, total acid number and total base number) and contamination
(including water, solids, glycol, oxidation, fuel soot and
fuel dilution). Oil condemnation limits vary due to individual
engine idiosyncrasies, operating conditions and time the fluid
has been in service.
The total mileage in this demonstration
exceeded 2,548,580 miles, with the average over-the-road mileage
for each demonstration vehicle exceeding 217,527 miles. Even
while making use of extended drain intervals, the protection
and fuel economy advantages of AMSOIL Series 3000 Synthetic
5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel Oil met or exceeded that offered by
the petroleum products utilizing conventional 20,000-mile
fluid and filter change intervals. Furthermore, Jeff Foster
Trucking saves $61.90 in lubrication costs per vehicle by
using AMSOIL products. Calculated to cover the entire Jeff
Foster fleet of 200 vehicles, that's a savings of $12,380.
The chart below demonstrates
the fuel economy benefits of the AMSOIL products. Overall,
AMSOIL provided a 3.065 percent increase in fuel economy.
For every 240,000 miles a single Jeff Foster truck travels,
it saves $1443 in fuel costs by using AMSOIL products. Calculated
to cover the entire fleet, that's a savings of $288,600 at
an average diesel fuel cost of $1.30/gal. Jeff Foster Trucking
currently uses AMSOIL Diesel Oil in its entire fleet of 200
trucks.
JEFF FOSTER TRUCKING INC./AMSOIL
INC.
Fuel Economy |
Control
Group Monthly Average
(Petroleum) |
Test
Group Monthly Average
(AMSOIL) |
September |
6.595 mpg |
September |
7.175 mpg |
October |
6.708 |
October |
6.7975 |
November |
6.63 |
November |
6.9446 |
December |
6.3633 |
December |
6.2 |
January |
6.23 |
January |
6.245 |
February |
6.034 |
February |
6.378 |
Average for the
six month period: |
Petroleum 6.4267
mpg |
AMSOIL 6.6237 mpg |
Overall, the demonstration was
quite successful. The chart below demonstrates the group averages
related to the conditions of both the petroleum product and
the AMSOIL Series 3000 Synthetic 5W-30 Heavy Duty Diesel Oil.
Miles
on Oil |
Iron
(Fe)
(PPM per mile) |
Lead
(Pb)
(PPM per mile) |
Soot
(% per mile) |
|
Petroleum |
AMSOIL |
Petroleum |
AMSOIL |
Petroleum |
AMSOIL |
20,000 |
0.001672 |
0.001255 |
0.000875 |
0.000752 |
0.0000204 |
0.000008 |
40,000 |
0.001420 |
0.001362 |
0.000426 |
0.000732 |
0.0000167 |
0.000010 |
60,000 |
0.000911 |
0.001599 |
0.000398 |
0.001153 |
0.0000197 |
0.000014 |
80,000 |
0.000809 |
0.001222 |
0.000818 |
0.000766 |
0.0000031 |
0.000015 |
100,000 |
0.001151 |
0.001064 |
0.001738 |
0.000737 |
0.0000264 |
0.000013 |
120,000 |
0.001001 |
0.000927 |
0.001176 |
0.006310 |
0.0000223 |
0.000012 |
140,000 |
0.000921 |
0.001135 |
0.001191 |
0.001094 |
0.0000315 |
0.000025 |
160,000 |
0.000886 |
0.001032 |
0.001165 |
0.001151 |
0.0000300 |
0.000018 |
180,000 |
0.001246 |
0.000938 |
0.009280 |
0.000759 |
0.0000313 |
0.000016 |
200,000 |
0.001079 |
0.001039 |
0.000755 |
0.000891 |
0.0000306 |
0.000016 |
220,000 |
0.000937 |
0.000656 |
0.001236 |
0.000777 |
0.0000219 |
0.000012 |
240,000 |
0.001677 |
0.000687 |
0.000864 |
0.000609 |
0.0000199 |
0.000010 |
*PPM = Part Per Million |
Miles
on Oil |
TBN |
Viscosity
(VIS. cSt @ 100° C) |
|
Petroleum |
AMSOIL |
Petroleum |
AMSOIL |
20,000 |
4.41 |
8.92 |
12.62 |
10.87 |
40,000 |
4.42 |
8.45 |
14.08 |
11.22 |
60,000 |
4.63 |
8.22 |
14.49 |
11.03 |
80,000 |
4.52 |
8.36 |
13.17 |
11.12 |
100,000 |
4.36 |
6.90 |
13.09 |
11.31 |
120,000 |
4.21 |
7.24 |
13.61 |
11.49 |
140,000 |
3.87 |
8.80 |
13.90 |
11.10 |
160,000 |
4.81 |
7.97 |
13.40 |
11.03 |
180,000 |
5.02 |
7.34 |
14.01 |
12.17 |
200,000 |
4.72 |
5.71 |
14.04 |
11.39 |
220,000 |
5.37 |
5.54 |
13.73 |
11.24 |
240,000 |
5.63 |
6.05 |
13.90 |
11.56 |
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Why Motor Oil Deteriorates
It is common knowledge
that, at some point, engine oil must be changed. It's something
that is preached relentlessly to vehicle owners by vehicle
manufacturers, quick lubes and oil companies. But consumers
are widely unaware of what exactly makes oil changes necessary.
Many factors contribute
to a motor oil's demise, but it is essentially the accumulation
of contaminants in the oil and chemical changes in the oil
itself that make a motor unfit for further service. With time,
it is inevitable that the oil will be contaminated by dirt
or sludge, or succumb to the extreme pressures or temperatures
found inside an engine. AMSOIL Motor Oils are formulated with
the industry's most advanced synthetic base stocks and additive
packages to combat the forces that deteriorate conventional
oils. (read
more)
What is the NOACK Volatility
Test?
Volatization is a term used to describe
what happens to a fluid as it is heated to the point it begins
to "boil off." Upon reaching a certain temperature,
oil will begin to lose some of its lighter weight molecules
as they "boil off" and leave heavier weight molecules
behind. Not only does this cause higher oil consumption, this
process can also cause increased viscosity making the oil
more difficult to circulate through the lubrication system.
(read
more)
Quality Takes Priority at AMSOIL
The AMSOIL chemical
laboratory plays an important role in the daily operations
at AMSOIL headquarters. The lab fulfills tech service requests,
performs competitor testing and comparisons, and works on
the research and development of products at AMSOIL. One of
the most important jobs at the lab is quality control. AMSOIL
is known for formulating high-quality products and the AMSOIL
chemists ensure that everything coming in and going out meets
AMSOIL standards. How do they do it? (read
more)
Premium AMSOIL
Synthetic Motor Oils offer the longest drain intervals
on the market, unsurpassed protection and performance that
effectively extends equipment life and improved fuel economy,
saving customers money at the pump and reducing the nation's
dependence on foreign oil.
"AMSOIL
INC. warrants that the use of its lubricants will not cause
mechanical damage to any mechanically sound equipment when
AMSOIL INC. products are used in full compliance with the
company's recommendations and instructions."
FULL
WARRANTY
AMSOIL
synthetic motor oils are formulated to surpass engine test
specifications, offering protection far greater than competing
motor oils for extended drain intervals. Most synthetic oil
manufacturers make no claim to extended drain intervals, deferring
to the maintenance schedule provided by the vehicle manufacturer.
With its unparalleled oil and warranty program, AMSOIL offers
consumers unprecedented protection and economics.
Another
AMSOIL First
More than 20 years
ago, AMSOIL began using the NOACK volatility test as a comparison
tool and measurement of quality. Back then, nearly every oil
tested side-by-side with AMSOIL synthetic motor oils failed,
and those that passed barely squeaked by. Other oil companies
paid no attention to NOACK results until Ford Motor Company
made it a requirement for service fill oils, validating what
AMSOIL had said all along.
THE
NOACK Volatility Test
The NOACK
Volatility Test determines the evaporation loss
of lubricants in high temperature service. The more
motor oils vaporize, the thicker and heavier they become,
contributing to poor circulation, reduced fuel economy
and increased oil consumption, wear and emissions. AMSOIL
Synthetic Motor Oil resists high temperature volatization
better than other motor oils. AMSOIL Synthetic Motor
Oil maintains peak fuel efficiency and reduces oil consumption
and emissions. |
AMSOIL Now An ISO Certified
Manufacturer
AMSOIL recently
received ISO 9001:2000 certification of our Quality Management
System (QMS). NSF International Strategic Registrations is
the registrar that has verified our QMS meets the requirements
of the ISO 9001:2000 standard, the most widely utilized quality
standard throughout the world for quality management systems.
ISO standards are used by over 300,000 companies worldwide
setting rigorous standards for businesses, government and
industry.
ISO 9001:2000
is applicable to any manufacturing and service organization
providing a framework for system development that focuses
on the customer, quality system performance and ongoing improvement.
AMSOIL received ISO 9001:2000 registration under the scope:
synthetic lubricants blending, packaging, and other fulfillment
directly associated with lubricant product.
The ISO
certification puts AMSOIL in line with some of the most efficient
companies in the world. It is further assurance that the products
and services AMSOIL provides will continue to maintain the
high level of quality the company always demanded.
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