Author : Steve Tarini

Have you ever been to a quick lube and they try to up sell you on their high mileage oil for vehicles with over 75,000-miles? Why would an oil company make an oil specifically for cars with over 75,000-miles? Some of these slick marketing oil companies want you to believe there are special additives in this oil not found in their original motor oils

What's seems odd about this unusual marketing approach is if you listen to what they are saying it's almost like they blame there other oils for why your engine is in such bad shape It's amazing that your seals need to be reconditioned and all the sludge cleaned out right when your car hits 75,000 miles

If these High Mileage Oils do such a good job and making your engine seem like new again then why not just make all your oil as good as the High Mileage Oils? If you're using the exact same brand of oil that makes the high mileage oils wouldn't you have to wonder how your engine got so dirty

And don't be fooled by one oil company offering 300,000 miles engine guarantee Let's get real for a minute First, do you really plan on keeping your car that long? Second, another requirement is to use their highest priced synthetic oil, which is $64 00 for every oil change 95 for each oil change The guarantee requires you to logon to the internet and record all your oil changes Do you really want to be bothered with all the extra work just to keep this guarantee if affect

I don't remember exactly what year it was, but the year after a well known oil company introduced the first High Mileage Oil they won a "Product of the Year" award Can you believe that? Sounds like someone owed someone a favor What it should have been was the most clever advertising campaign award We have tested several of the High Mileage Oils against a very high quality synthetic oil and there was a clear difference in engine cleanliness, fuel mileage and performance Synthetic oils especially the longer drain synthetic oils offer so much more then the high mileage oils

The extra money you pay for High Mileage Oils is exactly what the oil companies want you to do These cost about fifty extra cents per quart to make, yet they make an extra ten dollars on every oil change Although higher quality synthetic oils are a better choice, but you feel the high mileage oils have some value then you would be better off using them at your first oil change A better option is to look at some of the longer drain interval synthetics on the market These oils increase your fuel mileage and you don't have to change your oil for 15,000-25,0000 miles



Author-Steve Tarini has been testing motor oils for over 14 years with Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants. In every test we ever conducted with high mileage oils there was no noticeable difference when compared against regular petroleum oils. Amsoil Synthetics not only perform better, but offer 25,000 mile drain intervals. Want to learn more about high mileage oils?

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