I've tried all oils that were recommended thus far. M1 0w40, German Castrol 0w30, and finally got to Amsoil 5w30 yesterday.

All I can say is that my piston slap has disappeared. No more embarassing tapping sound in the parking garage.

 

How bad was your slap with the other oils? What temperature is the air at for your slap to be bad?

 

Very good to hear. This and the fact that the price is very competitive to M1, you cannot get better.

 

I've never heard of this oil before, has anyone else tried it?

 

love my amsoil, tried the beloved GC oil last month and only left it in there for a week becuase i noticed a piston slap, switched back to my amsoil and engine is smooth and quite.

Justin

 

I tried Royal Purple 10W30 and at first it was louder than the Pennzoil 10W30 dino oil it replaced. After a few days though it quieted down to where the dino oil was. My guess is that it freed the rings up a bit. I will have to try the Amsoil however.

I found the Castrol 0W30 synthetic was loud as hell in my car.

 

I've also been noticing my car is loud with the German Castrol. I used to run Amsoil in my motorcycle, I think I'll try this out next oil change. Thanks for the info.

 

Good to hear. I only use AMSOIL, of course I'm a dealer sooo I might be a little bias.

 

Ive been using amsoil since the early 80's, never had a problem that was oil related.

 

we sell amsoil here at the yamaha dealership that i work and i have switched all my cars/bikes/atvs over to amsoil and its honestly the best oil ive ever used.. i was a mobile 1 guy before but now its all amsoil.. i also lost all piston noise after the swap its awesome stuff!

 

Ok, its settled then, but where can I get a deal on this stuff besides their website? Any sponsors that are authorized dealers??

 

What filter are you supposed to run with the amsoil? Id like to try some 5w-30 in my car (no pistonm slap but always willing to put in better fluids) but not sure what filter to use. Does amsoil offer their own filter and if so what is the part number on their website?

 

Oil Filter......SDF32

 

I'm an independent Amsoil dealer, and I give the best price I possibly can for fellow LS1TECH members. I can also ship anywhere in the US or Canada... if you'd like a price quote just let me know what kind of oil you want (XL 5w30, Euro 5w40, SS 0w30, etc) plus whether or not you want oil filters. All I need besides that is your zip code/postal code to give you price quote that includes shipping and sales tax for your area.

Also, you all might want to take a look at the new air filter Amsoil is offering, the Ea Air Filter. Its a resuable filter like a K&N/Holley, except it is a dry filter, so no messy oiling or "recharging".

Shoot me a PM or email (jrsracing@hotmail.com) if you have any questions!

Jason

 

what weight amsoil are you guys putting in your motors? I might give this a shot next oil change.

 

XL 5w30

 

I'd like to hear your thoughts on the air filter, I've yet to try it out.
Amsoil is good stuff,I run it in everything. My father noticed I used it and to try it out he replaced all the fluids in his modded harley softail with amsoil, loved it, became a dealer and now uses it in all his heavy use work trucks with good results.
I use 10w30 for turbocharged engines lol, but XL 5w30 would work just as well. I've never bothered to look into how thick their 5w30 is compared to the notoriously thin M1.

 

Amsoil 5w-40 European formula here....

 

So some of you guys are reporting the Piston Slap/Ticking Noise to be gone after you put some of this Oil ?

 

I have been using Series 2000 Synthetic 0W-30 Motor Oil for the past year +