Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: buster
Synthetics existed before Amsoil did. In fact, it was Hatco that developed Amsoil's first oil.
In terms of formulations, Amsoil followed Mobil in using PAO's, then started using Group III's like the industry was doing for awhile. Their additive system is not much different than any other oil and in many was was lagging in years past. Mg and no moly.
I think oils like RLI and Fuchs are more advanced or innovative. Amsoil seems to like to boost additive packages. Great oils, but I don't see any real advancements from them.
Ah Buster, Amsoil was the first to develop an API-rated 100 percent synthetic motor oil , not the first to develop synthetic motor oil as they'd like us to believe. But you knew that! Funny thing, now decades later their top of the line SSO and ASM aren't API approved.
Originally Posted By: TimVipond
First to develop an API-rated 100 percent synthetic motor oil." XOM followed.
Get the quotes right fellas... amsoil CHANGED their statement to:
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AMSOIL, the leader in automotive synthetic lubrication, produced the world’s first API qualified synthetic motor oil in 1972
Tim, you sell it... would figure you'd know it.
Yes i know it says that on the "COMPANY" tab of their website, but they changed it on every other product description.
But, as it stands right now, the ONLY api certified and rated oils are XL and OE... those aren't "group iv" (to my understandings, please correct me if i'm wrong!)... so technically to Amsoil's past arguments, those aren't "true" 100% fully synthetic oils.