Date: 26 Oct 2001 15:32:23 GMT From: saab85900nopsamcom (Saab85900) Subject: Re: Does anyone use synthetic oils?
>I'm saying we don't know, because they only submit a couple of their >engine oil products for API approval testing. The manufacturer's own >claims and tests pretty much have to be discounted as worthless, Interesting comment--far as I know, the API licenses are based on data provided by the oil companies, and API only does a relatively few samples during the year to check compliance. >I can say that Mobil-1 has been on the market, >API-approved, since the 1970s and is the factory fill for several >extreme-performance cars. Can you say the same about Scamsoil? Nope, but I can say that AMSOIL marketed the first API licencsed synthetic oil, back almost 30 years ago and a few years before Mobil started test marketing their 5W-20 Mobil 1. Incidently, there are several large manufacturers now marketing non-synthetic without API license--think Valvoline for "older cars" is one. Always nice to hear from you, Daniel, and know that you haven't changed your views. Dick in Falls Church