Oilsnmore in Palmer, AK, US (United States)

Lubricants are generally composed of two groups of materials. The first is a base or stock fluid. This fluid will make up 75-95 percent of the finished product. The most commonly used stocks today are derived from petroleum crude oil. Other stocks are derived from chemical synthesizing. 

(first published in Nov., 2000 issue of Car and Driver by Patrick Bedard) Now that the meaning if "is" has gotten so slippery you need to grab it with both hands, we'd better keep an eye on longer words, too. One's already got so squirmy on us- "synthetic," as in synthetic motor oil. 

How Long Have AMSOIL lubricants been on the market? AMSOIL introduced the first synthetic motor oil with an API (American Petroleum Institute) Service Classification in 1972. Since that time, AMSOIL has varied and expanded its product line. What are AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oils? 

Amsoil Lubricants Save You Money Reduce your operating costs by using Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants. Amsoil motor oils are designed to last many times longer than conventional motor oils while reducing engine and component wear. 

That is one of the biggest untruths we have heard yet it goes on day in and day out. We constantly receive calls from customers that were told this by their servicing dealership.