Ams Oil engine flush - Page 2

avalonandl · 06-08-2021, 07:57 AM

Yep, those tens of millions that Pennzoil spends on R and D pale in comparison to Amsoil and some homemade testing eqpt.........

LOL

Z OH 6 · 06-08-2021, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by avalonandl

Stick with Mobil 1.....Amsoil is snake oil....

Amsoil is one of the finest synthetic oils available and that has been backed up by multiple independent test results.

zx9rmal · 06-08-2021, 10:21 AM

No need to reinvent the wheel. Any name brand, properly rated, full synthetic oil is fine. These are not 15,000 rpm F1 engines.

WhiteMale · 06-08-2021, 10:32 AM

flushing the engine will guarantee to lighten your wallet and do nothing else esp @ 8500 miles. Aside from Amsoil being a quality oil. or not.

MatthewAMEL · 06-08-2021, 11:06 AM

It's really irrelevant, right? No Amsoil oil is dexos2.

But if you are getting your advice from Ted, then I imagine you are punting your engine warranty anyway, so use what you like!

Z OH 6 · 06-08-2021, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by zx9rmal

No need to reinvent the wheel. Any name brand, properly rated, full synthetic oil is fine. These are not 15,000 rpm F1 engines.

I would tend to agree here and proper oil change intervals shouldn't be an issue. Amsoil is likely superior to all others but does it really matter at 3-5K oil change intervals? Probably not.

hammerdahn · 06-08-2021, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL

It's really irrelevant, right? No Amsoil oil is dexos2.

But if you are getting your advice from Ted, then I imagine you are punting your engine warranty anyway, so use what you like!

Dexos2 was created for Diesel engines not Gas... Its irrelevant. Also Dexos overall is for dirty, low speed, turbo engines and to protect emissions systems.

Besides Amsoil meets all requirements of Dexos1-2.

https://blog.amsoil.com/gm-dexos-and-lspi/

UnknownJinX · 06-08-2021, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by hammerdahn

Dexos2 was created for Diesel engines not Gas... Its irrelevant. Also Dexos overall is for dirty, low speed, turbo engines and to protect emissions systems.

Besides Amsoil meets all requirements of Dexos1-2.

https://blog.amsoil.com/gm-dexos-and-lspi/

If you are not hitting a track, then 5W-30 Dexos is fine for street use.

As for Amsoil, I think they are fine but any name-brand synthetic oil is about as good. Also, Amsoil claims they meet a lot of standards, they just don't pay for them so they can't display the logo on the front of the oil bottles.

MatthewAMEL · 06-08-2021, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by hammerdahn

Dexos2 was created for Diesel engines not Gas... Its irrelevant. Also Dexos overall is for dirty, low speed, turbo engines and to protect emissions systems.

Besides Amsoil meets all requirements of Dexos1-2.

https://blog.amsoil.com/gm-dexos-and-lspi/

You understand that all modern diesels run the same oil as gas engines?

The RAM 1500 Diesel calls for Chrysler MS-12991 which is essentially dexos2.
(Valvoline 5W-40 MST SynPower, Redline Full Synthetic 5W-40, Motul 8100 X-Clean to name a few)

My point was, if he is tuning/modding the engine anyway, then the absence of a dexos2 certification doesn't matter. Use what you want.

If he is trying to maintain engine warranty, then no Amsoil oil works.

pauly1119 · 06-09-2021, 06:50 AM

I would never do an oil flush or put anything other then synthetic oil in my car. If you had a concern for what ever reason just do a few quick oil changes.

thescreensavers · 06-09-2021, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL

You understand that all modern diesels run the same oil as gas engines?

The RAM 1500 Diesel calls for Chrysler MS-12991 which is essentially dexos2.
(Valvoline 5W-40 MST SynPower, Redline Full Synthetic 5W-40, Motul 8100 X-Clean to name a few)

https://online.lubrizol.com/relperftool/pc.html

this is a cool tool to compare different OEM specs and see what focus they have.

20Bluezl1 · 06-09-2021, 09:15 AM

Warranty for me is out the door as I have a JRE125 package. I track the car and ride hard in the street. Car is not my daily and I take is out maybe 1 day a week. Before the mods I used Dexos2 and I noticed car burned about a qt every so often sometimes qt and half. Ted said it's pretty normal for these cars to cars to burn oil when driving hard. I'm switching to AMSoil and let's see if it burns at the same rate.

06-08-2021, 07:57 AM	#15
avalonandl Drives: 2019 ZL-1 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Troy, MI & Naples, FL Posts: 2,019	Yep, those tens of millions that Pennzoil spends on R and D pale in comparison to Amsoil and some homemade testing eqpt......... LOL __________________ 2019 ZL-1 Acquired 4/23/21 at 6300 miles. Riverside Blue, A10, PDR. Traded in 2017 2SS with 6M and 32k miles. Continental Extreme Contact Sports. Now has 10,000 miles... 2012 Yukon XL Denali w/ 6.2 AWD

06-08-2021, 10:21 AM	#17
zx9rmal Drives: '20 ZL1 M6 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: FT. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 717	No need to reinvent the wheel. Any name brand, properly rated, full synthetic oil is fine. These are not 15,000 rpm F1 engines. __________________ Mal Ft. Lauderdale, FL '20 Camaro ZL1 M6 '22 Kawasaki ZX-14R

06-08-2021, 11:06 AM	#19
MatthewAMEL Drives: 2023 CT5 Blackwing Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,618	It's really irrelevant, right? No Amsoil oil is dexos2. But if you are getting your advice from Ted, then I imagine you are punting your engine warranty anyway, so use what you like! __________________ 2017 HBM SS 1LE Sold 2023 Wave Metallic CT5-V Blackwing M6

06-08-2021, 10:32 AM	#18
WhiteMale Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: MO Posts: 1,986	flushing the engine will guarantee to lighten your wallet and do nothing else esp @ 8500 miles. Aside from Amsoil being a quality oil. or not.

06-09-2021, 06:50 AM	#24
pauly1119 Drives: 2018 ZLE Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Palm City Fl Posts: 1,341	I would never do an oil flush or put anything other then synthetic oil in my car. If you had a concern for what ever reason just do a few quick oil changes.

06-09-2021, 09:15 AM	#26
20Bluezl1 Drives: 2020 Zl1 A10 Riverside Blue Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: NJ Posts: 1,219	Warranty for me is out the door as I have a JRE125 package. I track the car and ride hard in the street. Car is not my daily and I take is out maybe 1 day a week. Before the mods I used Dexos2 and I noticed car burned about a qt every so often sometimes qt and half. Ted said it's pretty normal for these cars to cars to burn oil when driving hard. I'm switching to AMSoil and let's see if it burns at the same rate.

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