Selecting The Right Synthetic Oil
SELECTING THE RIGHT SYNTHETIC OIL
Every Amsoil 100 percent synthetic product has been designed to provide the world’s best protection for every application. Different oil formulations contain different additives to deliver protection properties that are appropriate for specific lubrication needs.
Today’s motor oils contain a wide variety of additives designed to improve their protection and performance capabilities. Additives serve three essential functions: protecting metal surfaces, expanding the lubricant’s application range and extending lubricant life.
Surface protection additives contain anti-wear agents that protect against friction, wear, scoring and seizure, while rust inhibitors protect internal metal parts against corrosion and rust.
Detergents keep surfaces free of deposits; dispersants prevent insoluble contaminants from agglomerating by keeping them dispersed in the lubricant and friction modifiers alter the oil’s coefficient of friction.
Performance Additives
Another group of additives can improve lubricant performance. Seal swell lubricants help swell elastomeric seals by causing a chemical reaction in the elastomer and viscosity modifiers help reduce the rate of viscosity change with fluctuations in temperature.
The service life of lubricant is extended by a third group of additives. Anti-foamers reduce surface tension and speed the collapse of foam; anti-oxidants reduce the oxidation rate by decomposing peroxides and terminating free-radical reactions. Metal deactivators reduce the catalytic effect of metals on the oxidation rate to slow oxidation.
AMSOIL 100 percent Synthetic Oil
Combining the industry’s premier synthetic technology with AMSOIL premium additives, AMSOIL synthetic motor oils exceed the high performance demands of modern engines, effectively withstanding the stress of higher horsepower, higher heat and complicated emission control systems.
AMSOIL synthetic motor oils consistently outperform competitive conventional and synthetic motor oils for superior protection and performance over extended oil change intervals.
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