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AMSOIL Price Adjustment
As a courtesy to its loyal customers, AMSOIL is providing advanced notice of a price adjustment effective March 1, 2011. The lubricants industry has experienced rapidly increasing base stock and additive cost increases over the past few months, and many lubricant manufacturers have recently implemented 5 to 15 percent price increases. While AMSOIL makes every effort to maintain the lowest prices possible and has delayed raising prices for as long as possible, the ever-increasing costs of raw materials has forced AMSOIL to implement a minimal 4 to 8 percent price adjustment on select products in the U.S. effective March 1. Due to fluctuations in the exchange rate, Canadian prices will remain unchanged at this time. Even with a minimal price adjustment, AMSOIL synthetic lubricants remain the best and most cost-effective choice on the market, saving customers money through extended drain intervals, reduced wear and maintenance and increased fuel efficiency.
Please let us know if you want to place any orders with us prior to March 1. We will go to the Superior warehouse one more time before the end of the month. Orders can also be placed online at www.amsoil.com. Let us know if you have any questions.
Click here for a copy of the March 1 Wholesale Price List
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Seven Responsibilities of Motor Oil
What does a motor oil need to do? Lubricate moving metal parts, right? Well that's only part of the motor oil's responsibilities. - Minimize Friction and Wear - The #1 function of a lubricant. Friction is detrimental to engine components and results in wear, so a lubricant must act as the barrier between moving parts.
- Cleanliness - Internal cleanliness of an engine depends on contaminants being suspended, preventing them from adhering to engine components.
- Cool Moving Parts - Engines rely on lubricants to help them run cooler by absorbing heat and moving it to a different location to be safely dissipated. The cooler the the operating temps, the better the engine can perform.
- Prevent Contamination by Acting as a Seal - Acting as a seal, the motor oils help minimize combustion by-products from contaminating the lubrication system. Lubricants act as a dynamic seal in locations such as the piston, piston ring and cylinder contact areas.
- Dampen Shock - In the event of mechanical shock, lubricants help cushion the blow. The lubricant film can absorb and disperse energy spikes over a broader contact area, reducing impact.
- Prevent Corrosion - Corrosion of internal components can be reduced or prevented by lubricants, by either chemically neutralizing corrosive products or setting up a barrier between the components and the corrosive material.
- Transfer Energy - At times a lubricant is required to act as an energy-transfer medium, such as in the case of hydraulic equipment or valve lifters in an automotive engine.
AMSOIL synthetic motor oils deliver the performance and protection your engine needs for each of these critical areas. Use only the best, the motor oil you can trust. |
