2024 Silverado 3. 0 Duramax, 18,800 total miles; 5W-30 Amsoil Diesel Oil . . . If I owned that truck, with the 3 0 Duramax, I would run a 5w40 such as VPBE, Delvac ESP, Delo 400 XSP, HPL CC CK-4, or AMSOIL Diesel oil Diesel oil is made to handle higher soot levels and contains the dispersants to do so This is the point I’m trying to drive home, and it is especially relevant to emissions-intact diesel pickups
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Driven HP-X 5w-50 or Amsoil SS 5w-50 for M119 V8 Hi, I am new here but have lurked a bit I have a 1993 400E and currently have Amsoil EFM in it and was curious about whether the new HP-X is the best oil possible due to the extremely high moly for the alusil block
Amsoil EA Filters 2022 vs 2024 | BobIsTheOilGuy Both of those Amsoil filters look to have some leaf spring to end cap "seal" leak gaps The one with the smooth looking leaf spring must have a warped leaf spring that won't sit flat on the end cap The smooth spring one has much less leakage- and fits tightly in the filter The wavy one is not flat or square and fits loosely in the filter
Is Amsoil Really Worth The Money? | BobIsTheOilGuy Amsoil IS worth the money for protection and longer intervals b t oil changes The one thing that you may not have thought about though is that the 6 0 PSD shears oil more than any other Diesel Engine Due to this, you need to change the oil in your truck more than the others
Mobil 1 0w40 vs Amsoil OE 0w40 | BobIsTheOilGuy Amsoil OE is a GrpIII base stock oil while Mobil 1 0w40 is a GrpIV I believe Both oils should get the Job done for your application That’s the thing, Mobil 1 seems to change their formulas around quite a bit with this particular oil…last time I checked it was around 40% PAO, which is pretty impressive to me
Amsoil TEOST 33C - High Mileage Comparison | BobIsTheOilGuy Of course and Amsoil 100% agrees Buster posted this, not me or Amsoil I know the outcome here Very few folks have attempted to answer @buster 's question The way Buster started this thread, and naturally the responses follow - make it seem like this singular characteristic was the the only thing Amsoil tested, the only thing evaluated and
Amsoil vs everyone else | BobIsTheOilGuy Amsoil doesn't encourage extending OCI without UOAs, or in severe service conditions They also recommend regular filter intervals and there are qualifications on 100K+ cars I don't do super extended changes, but their recommendations, if followed, are sound; there are several 20-27K miles OCI documented on this site
EFFICIENCY: Royal Purple Amsoil vs. Fram Ultra Titanium Upon doing a little research on the websites of Royal Purple and Amsoil I noticed that Amsoil has published a 99% @ 20 micron efficiency rating while Royal Purple has published 99% @ 25 microns, 98 7% @ 20 microns, and 80% @ 10 microns As these two brands have been acknowledged as having