Topic: Amerilube (Read 6988 times)

greggmo · « **Reply #25 on:** January 29, 2009, 05:50:37 PM »

oi nothin wrong with leaf springs.

Bubba · « **Reply #26 on:** January 29, 2009, 08:25:27 PM »

yup leaf springs are the future man...........i mean a few folk in the premere jeep club inthe uk have spent the last few years developing and modifying there jeeps to a pinicle too high for us mere mortals to reach they have trailblazed a path striding closer and ever closer to the ultimate manifestation of jeep kind and then took a mighty step for mankind

backforwards

60 years and bought a willys

and they are all saying how fookin cool is the and shocked how good it is offroad and having a load of fun too welldone boys good on ya some old ideas are the best after all :smt028

isle of man · « **Reply #27 on:** January 29, 2009, 08:40:46 PM »

To be honest the answer is weight.....logic sorta takes over.

Bubba · « **Reply #28 on:** January 29, 2009, 08:43:36 PM »

to be honest the heavyer i get i dont feel more logical

isle of man · « **Reply #29 on:** January 29, 2009, 08:50:49 PM »

This is my point....

Bubba · « **Reply #30 on:** January 29, 2009, 09:12:18 PM »

hmmmmmm maybe

Bishops Finger · « **Reply #31 on:** January 29, 2009, 10:21:59 PM »

Bubba/IOM...cheers for such opinions...

scrw · « **Reply #32 on:** January 30, 2009, 09:11:10 AM »

not much in the way of reasoned discussion on this oil on the web. wondering what it has over other fully synthetics out there? as gtx magnatec made similar claims when that first came out.

anyone noticed oil ain't advetised on the tv any more

captain cavalier · « **Reply #33 on:** January 30, 2009, 09:15:35 AM »

only now youv mentioned it

go on then why not

scrw · « **Reply #34 on:** January 30, 2009, 09:17:56 AM »

no idea, just that they aren't on the box anymore

scrw · « **Reply #35 on:** March 25, 2009, 10:46:30 PM »

Well finally did the swap the other week, jeep had done 4k since the last oil filter (K&N) & top up of amerilube. Oil pressure was down around 2bar when hot (mk2 OPG). When I dropped the oil it was v black, thinner than the stuff going in but still sticky between your fingers (tested by dropping my ratchet in the oil when putting the sump plug back in :roll:

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Now running an oversize fram oil filter & Morris 10-40 semi synth which I have used in all my other jeeps, oil pressure back upto the 3 mark when hot or cold, so either the oil was shot or the filter clogged after 4k miles of use. Oh and done 500 miles since the change and the MPG ain't changed either which was one claim of amerilube.

All in all I don't think it is worth the expense, I am sticking to a full oil & filter change every 6k miles, my last XJ was on 160k miles when I sold it and had good oil pressure & the wifes WG is on 148k miles on morris 10-40 and doing fine.

Bishops Finger · « **Reply #36 on:** March 25, 2009, 11:04:57 PM »

Try sticking this post on J33P Steve or contacting Mark at MDG directly...

scrw · « **Reply #37 on:** March 25, 2009, 11:19:47 PM »

Bishops Finger · « **Reply #38 on:** March 25, 2009, 11:28:03 PM »

To get a considered response...about the product...

scrw · « **Reply #39 on:** March 25, 2009, 11:54:34 PM »

err, being tactful here, but some claims about this stuff are dubious. I gave it a go, found it to be no better than so called lesser oils, & certainly it doesn't give better MPG that is claimed by the supplier plus I was suffering from lower oil pressure when I wouldn't have expected it (may have been the filter, maybe the oil). I leave it at that.

Dave69 · « **Reply #40 on:** March 26, 2009, 05:48:41 PM »

engine oil is engine oil which is designed to lubricate and thats it. the only difference is the cost and brand name, if you buy cheap then change the oil sooner than expensive oil, never leave oil in an engine for more than 6k miles
Never one for leaving oil in an engine and just topping it up,

captain cavalier · « **Reply #41 on:** March 26, 2009, 06:14:00 PM »

At what frequesncy would people change synthetic in a 4l xy on gas

The oil should be in better condition in a gas vehicle (gas is carbon hungry and cleans up deposits)

scrw · « **Reply #42 on:** March 26, 2009, 07:00:29 PM »

Jeep say 7.5k, I do 6k, even with LPG, it pays in the long run to change more often

rob.79 · « **Reply #43 on:** March 27, 2009, 01:42:19 PM »

not sure if this makes a difference, my old man worked for a haulage company in the 90's, and they had a 30+ fleet, and apparently some of the oil was never changed for 120'000 miles, the filters where changed regularly, and a guy from esso came out monthly, took samples of the oil and told them if it should be changed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock:

Dave69 · « **Reply #44 on:** March 27, 2009, 03:19:12 PM »

if the truck is running 24/7 then there shouldn't be a problem as the oil remains warm and never cycles hot to cold which isn't that good.

I'd change the oil regularly and on the highes would be 6k. for the sake of £30 for a decent oiol change it's quite cheap compared to repairing engine wear from worn out oil

Bubba · « **Reply #45 on:** March 27, 2009, 04:20:32 PM »

some things are funny if folk keep tellin them that somthing is good they will start to think its true
like cults ya know give them all ya cash then sit round in a circle and take poison or such seen it a few times :rolleyes:

greggmo · « **Reply #46 on:** March 27, 2009, 10:16:14 PM »

yup. just regular oil changes is as good as spendin soopid money on expencive oil wich is still made of.....yup you guessed it OIL :lol:

scrw · « **Reply #47 on:** April 07, 2009, 05:35:43 PM »

Further to this I just checked over the emissions for my XJ for the previous 2 MOTs with amerilube against yesterdays with a normal semi-synth swapped out 500 miles ago, the emissions on the standard oil are less in all departments, test machine is also the same for this MOT and last years.

Personally think this stuff isnt worth it.

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