Ok guys i just bought my first diesel 4 days ago. I was talkiing to a fellow Dodge owner and he was telling to use Amsoil oil and one my first oil change just change the filter and level off the oil then run it another 10,000 mile and on the next one do a complete change.
What is your thoughts??

Im so green its crazy>

 

sorry,it's almost a year later. just read your question 1st time.Yes, he is correct. I bought my '2000 Ram 2500 24v cummins 11-25-16 with 223,000 mi. it's had Amsoil 5-30 since it was broke in. synthetic oils last alot longer than reg.oil, however it's very important that you keep your filter changed(& top off oil level) @ manufacturer recommended intervals. after alot of research 10,000 miles between oil changes should be no problem. mine has almost 10k on it now & still looks clean, I plan on changing it @ 225k with Amsoil 10w-30.

 

Wow... and it's now 2018 and this topic is still on the front page. Why is there not a ton of posts on this forum? If you start Amsoil in your truck while it's fairly new, you should get an easy 1,000,000+ miles. Don't forget, you need to change the transmission fluid, differentials and transfer case to their fluids as well. You should see a nice increase in highway gas mileage after switching all the components over.

 

I've been a user of Amsoil lubricants for many years. Its the best out there and unsurpassed. Sure its a little pricey, but the benefits are totally worth it, in my book!

 

If they were pricey, I wouldn't be using them myself. All other oils, synthetics and conventional, cost more than Amsoil. Conventional oil is SUPER pricey. If you have to buy sometimes 3 to 8x as much as Amsoil, how is THAT not more expensive?

And if you're going to switch to conventional oil and lose 1 or 2 MPG, how is that not pricey? Anybody who thinks Amsoil is expensive is SADLY misinformed and has not sat down and done the math. A co-worker put Amsoil in his lifted F-150 and got an extra 1 MPG. You think, what is the big deal about 1 MPG? Let's break down some math. He was getting 12 MPG. Now he's getting 13 MPG.

Let's suppose he kept using his old oil and stayed with 12 MPG. And driving 15,000 miles per year and paying $2.74/gal for the cheap fuel.

15,000 miles divided by 12 MPG = 1250 gallons of fuel. 1250 gallons x $2.74/gal. = $3,425/yr. for fuel.

Now with Amsoil:
15,000 miles divided by 13 MPG = 1153 gallons of fuel. 1153 gallons x $2.74/gal. = $3,159/yr. for fuel.

Difference of $266. Solid proof that AMSOIL IS NOT EXPENSIVE. That means Amsoil is FREE, paid for by rebates at the pump!

I figured all of this stuff out when I was on the fence about sticking with my previous brand of oil. Then when I ran all of the numbers, I came out with something similar to the above and said screw this... I'm going to keep using Amsoil. I found these people out totally by accident. I had a job where I was putting over 40,000+ miles on my car per year. I was saving a boatload of fuel from these products. If I had time, I'd probably become a dealer for them one day.

 

Another good point. I have 3 trucks and all use amsoil products. Pricey is when I buy for all of them at once. Ive never done the break-down like you did. Good info.

 

Yeah, but then you don't have to do anything for a LONG time. Like right now I'm getting ready to buy oil and transmission fluid. I won't have to change that transmission fluid for 100,000 miles. Some cars you gotta change it every 30,000 to 40,000. Volkswagen's and Audi require it every 40,000. VW costs about $350 to do the tranny flush. Audi is $600! And both cars can only get it done at the dealer. I would love to get one of those Amsoil bypass filters, but sometimes you have to fabricate brackets and other stuff to make it fit. So for this next time I'm thinking about just getting a Trasko filter and change the filter every 10,000 miles and then I never have to change the oil. I can probably go at least 50,000+ miles on an oil change if I use the Trasko bypass filter. And the Trasko simply goes in place of the factory OEM filter. Super easy. It's only messy to change the cartridge each time. But at least I don't have to drain the oil all the time.

 

Im not familiar with Trasko filter. I'll have to look into that. I have the Amsoil bypass filter system in my Dodge only, not my gas trucks.

 

The Amsoil one is the best and you can go 60,000 miles with that large filter. But not every vehicle has space under the hood or has a place to install that. Trasko is the next best option. The two downfalls of it is that you have to change the filter element every 10,000 miles with Trasko vs 60,000 miles with the Amsoil. And the other is that it's sort of messy having replace that cartridge out every 10,000 miles, so you should wear rubber gloves. The Trasko is installed in the same place your factory filter goes. And some people who don't have a $200-250 budget for the Amsoil bypass can spend less than $100 on the Trasko and have the identical filter protection. Also, the Trasko only works if you have a Spin-on filter. Lots of GM cars that have those Mercedes and BMW type drop in oil filter cartridges cannot use this filter. But it should work on most all Ford vehicles because they all use spin-on filters.

 

I have been thoroughly schooled...…..