Recent content by Gremil

Originally Posted By: Towel_Rail LOL, I bought that wrench to adjust the steering-box locknut on old Volkswagens. I love it. I thought that size looked familiar. I tinker with vintage VWs. I hadn't thought about the fact that it's quite a bit bigger than the rear axle nuts.

Originally Posted By: Gary Allan VI improvers are there to prevent a thinner base stock from thinning when heated. That's why when they shear you lose viscosity. You're probably thinking of pour point depressants. Without VI's ..your 5w-30 would probably (with todays basestocks) be a 10 weight...

Originally Posted By: kd5byb Originally Posted By: ConfederateTyrant I'm willing to bet that he was saying the idiots in the service department were draining ATF instead of engine oil, if the AT has a drain plug. I know I've read at least one story on BITOG where someone got the wrong drain...

Originally Posted By: The Critic Originally Posted By: ConfederateTyrant If you are implying that Amsoil only tested it to prove that it is inferior to these "specialized" fluids, yet still made the recommendation, then that is completely bogus. Actually, I don't think Amsoil can make that...

Originally Posted By: Towel_Rail This may border on minutiae, but I had to find out the size of the neato "nut caps" on these bottles... 40mm. But a 1 5/8" wrench fits nicely. - Scott Never seen this done before! But I have to admit I've been tempted when I see these bottles and know there...

The synthetic manufacturers brag about their cold weather performance especially their cold cranking performance. Synthetics typically don't have paraffin and flow more readily in cold weather. Another benefit is the lack of Viscosity Index (VI) additives in most synthetics to accomplish this...

Another way to check for wear prevention is to see how the oils fare in the 4 Ball Wear test. Some companies like AMSOIL use lots of ZDDP and post their 4 Ball Wear tests to back it up. When checking the results of the 4 Ball Wear test watch the parameters the test was run under. Clearly a wear...

When I read the title I assumed it meant the car was running on alcohol. Clearly it's much worse with the driver is!

Those (the Dual Remote) are great for Automatic Transmission lines since they "full flow" and don't "by-pass" like the single stand alone By Passes. I've installed a full flow filter on the cooling lines of an Automatic transmission before, but I made sure the filter I used was equipped with a...

Every time I've heard someone say, "My engine loves this oil" they were feeling the engine was smoother, quieter, etc. after by using the oil or they felt it lasted longer maybe. I hear this sort of thing from time to time. Just a matter of expression I guess. However, if the motor oil in...

It gets debated hotly that Group IV motor oils are superior to Group III based motor oils. I see where some say the difference is "slight" where others feel in certain key categories the difference is significant. I feel it depends on additives and application, but I do feel Group IV superior...

You make a good point. Many customers are misinterpreting the warranty requirements concerning motor oil. I've talked to the lube center operators and they claim to be telling the customer that they do not have the oil in stock for their vehicle. If that is true, someone is taking an awful...

AMSOIL isn't the only company experiencing increased production/shipping costs. Most companies have been increasing prices at different intervals. Sign of the times right now. I don't think it will go on forever. At least I hope not! When I became a Dealer in 1983 we were selling AME 15W-40...

I have a lot of vehicles and By Pass filters. On the Dual Remote BMK-13 there would be some pressure drop due to the restricter valve and I have acknowledged that in other posts. However, on my vehicles the drop isn't showing on the factory electrical gauges that came with the vehicle and on the...

When the Dual Remote By Pass filters came out I thought the stand alone filter would become a dinosaur. But in actual practice, the stand alone filter works great, better than great in some applications. Easy to install too. The Dual Remote By Pass filters can flow more oil potentially through...