apneablue

So I am sitting here with some of my uncles older friends and told them I just got my FD a week ago...One of them procedes to tell me about this "super oil" called AMS Oil www.amsoil.com He seems to think it's the ****...some fully synthetic motor/tranny/diff oil...I am about to do a full flush and wanted to know if I should try it or not...let me know your thought in this...

thanks,
ME

R Xplicit

yeah, it is amsoil. pronounced like it is spelled.....one word. i think that the oil is good, but i did blow my motor while running it........i would not say that it was better than royal purple or redline....

-louis

apneablue

So he has this binder full of testimonials and adn showed me a pic of this guy named David something and he was racing an RX-3...pretty cool stuff...Just checking to see if anyone else is running it...I just scanned the pic of that RX-3 looking like it wan't to flip over around a turn

juliof

Any synthetic oil is good but not worth the added expenses for a FD.If you are going to replace youre oil every 3K or less which most owners do why buy expesive synthetic oil.Youre motor will not last any longer than someone using mineral based oils the 13BREW dosent fail from oil break down or wear and tear most failers are o-ring related.

GsrSol

AMSOIL is some good **** and has been for a long time. I wouldn't use a fully synthetic in the motor but you can use the gear oils for the tranny and diff.

JayProulx

I use the synthetic 20W50, thats what amsoil recommended as well as some local shops..

7thHeaven

I use them too..but they are ******* expensive....on my Z32, I needed 4 quarts which translate to about CAD $ 90 for an oil change.

Amsoil are well-known racing oil used on the tracks...definately recommend to anyone who don't mind paying more.

eurautodave

as a mechanic and racer i don't understand while there is still a resistance to synthetic lubricants. anywhere you go where machines are used to make money, those machines are using synthetics(assuming the maintenance dept knows what it's doing). i've see the difference firsthand and on high milage engines it is amazing. amsoil 20/50 is the only thing for my fd and just for good measure 4 oz. amsoil synthetic 2 stroke oil mixed in every tank of su2000.

Enthu

iTrader: (1)

It's $25 for a case (6 quarts) of mobil 1 or syntec at autozone, and like $6 for a purolator pure one filter with the anti-drain back valve. that's about the same cost as going to a jiffy lube or something arond here, so I use syntec 5-50 and do it myself. really not a whole lot more for a better oil. AmSoil is one of the most readily available full-sythetics, but I was not sure on price of it. Syntec and Mobil ones are not full synthetics like they claim. I heard they changed there formula several years back, so it is part dino juice.

GsrSol

Basically synthetics don't burn as much as mineral and can produce more of a carbon buildup causing the seals to stick. A synthetic will be ok for someone who "gets on" the car alot, that will help clean it out.