Super tech synthetic oil from Walmart
Was looking in Walmart and saw this oil. It's cheaper than the Castrol full synthetic I usually get. Has any one used it? Is it any good?
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amxpress wrote:Amsoil just buys their "synthetic oil" from whoever and repackges it.
Please tell me where you learned this information so that I may investigate it.
Thanks
Actually they are a blender, as many are. They buy their base stocks and additives from various suppliers. Very common practice with many "manufacturers".
From their web site;
If all AMSOIL motor oils were API licensed, the company could not source new raw materials from multiple suppliers, which would greatly increase the threat of supply disruption and the likelihood of extraordinarily high prices. To solve this problem, the API must establish base stock interchange guidelines for synthetic base stocks just as they have for other base stocks, as well as develop interchange guidelines for other components too. Furthermore, licensing formulas limits the ability to quickly adopt new technologies as they are discovered; each variation from the originally licensed formula requires re-submission for complete engine testing (see the Ask AMSOIL entry above for more information).
As to the OPs original question, while not the synthetic, I use their dino oil in my gas farm tractors, and have for years. It seems to be working as well as any other oil I've ever used.
