So, I switched to AMSoil. Rattle rattle...
Maybe i missed something, btu more and more i keep seeing people spell Amsoil with the "AMS" part emphasized with capitals. I thought Amsoil was a separate company from AMS. It seems like some people on this forum, including the OP are under the impression that Amsoil is made by AMS. Is it???
Maybe i missed something, btu more and more i keep seeing people spell Amsoil with the "AMS" part emphasized with capitals. I thought Amsoil was a separate company from AMS. It seems like some people on this forum, including the OP are under the impression that Amsoil is made by AMS. Is it???
Amsoil is separate from AMS. Just an FYI for anyone wondering, I believe it's pronounced as one word, not A-M-S oil
Maybe i missed something, btu more and more i keep seeing people spell Amsoil with the "AMS" part emphasized with capitals. I thought Amsoil was a separate company from AMS. It seems like some people on this forum, including the OP are under the impression that Amsoil is made by AMS. Is it???
AMSOIL was founded back in 1973 by an american USA airforce pilot, he was the first one to introduce synthetics into the car industry.
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x2, I used to run OEM, which sucked, then started using AMSoil, not bad, but very noisy, then Redline gear oils. Night and day difference for me, noise and shift quality way way better. Im not trying to knock AMSoil, i LOVE their products in subarus, but my evo only gets Redline now.
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Do a quick search for OEM fluids in the tranny and you will quickly find out that the best fluid for your tranny is the oem. It pains me to keep seeing people put anything other then oem fluids in the tranny, but oh well, should be an expensive fix and a lesson learned. Amsoil is a great product, unfortunately the evo drivetrain can be quite picky and for the most part hates anything except for OEM.
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!. Drive around to stir and heat the transmission oil.
2, Drive onto ramps and pull the fill plug. It is labeled "Oil".
3. Pull the 24mm drain plug and watch the oil shoot out horizonality landing on the other side of your drain pan.
4. Quickly move the pan over making an even bigger mess.
5. Replace the drain plug. I use a funnel with about three foot of hose. Drop the funnel in from above next to the mass sensor, crawl under and place the end of the hose in the fill hole. From above pour fluid until you hear it dripping into the pan.
6. Pull the funnel and back off of the ramps so the car is level. Watch as a lot of your expensive oil drains onto the garage floor making still more mess. Replace fill plug.
7. Go to the store to buy oil dry since your wife used all you had as kitty litter.
2, Drive onto ramps and pull the fill plug. It is labeled "Oil".
3. Pull the 24mm drain plug and watch the oil shoot out horizonality landing on the other side of your drain pan.
4. Quickly move the pan over making an even bigger mess.
5. Replace the drain plug. I use a funnel with about three foot of hose. Drop the funnel in from above next to the mass sensor, crawl under and place the end of the hose in the fill hole. From above pour fluid until you hear it dripping into the pan.
6. Pull the funnel and back off of the ramps so the car is level. Watch as a lot of your expensive oil drains onto the garage floor making still more mess. Replace fill plug.
7. Go to the store to buy oil dry since your wife used all you had as kitty litter.
Last edited by barneyb; Jul 7, 2009 at 09:49 PM.