AMSOIL Synthetic Base Oil Fluids

Q. What types of synthetic base oil fluids does AMSOIL use?

A. As the developer of the world's first API qualified synthetic motor oil in 1972, AMSOIL has gained more experience than any other oil company in formulating automotive synthetic lubricants. AMSOIL draws on this experience to formulate its products using a full range of synthetic base oil and additive technologies.  AMSOIL will not be locked into any single base oil strategy. Performance is the bottom line. There are new types of base stocks being introduced, and there are additives that work best in one base stock or another.  As technology changes, equipment changes and the demands on lubricants evolve, AMSOIL will incorporate new base oil and additive chemistries if and when those new chemistries will enhance the performance of AMSOIL products.

Currently, each AMSOIL lubricant is formulated with the synthetic base oil or combination of base oils best suited to that lubricant’s application demands.  They are optimized using the most advanced premium synthetic base oils.  Although AMSOIL has publicly stated that its XL motor oils are Group III based and its other motor oils are PAO based, specific formulary information beyond that is exclusive and proprietary. AMSOIL views synthetic base oils the same as it views additives. Each has its unique set of properties, and AMSOIL, based on its extensive experience, combines them differently for superior performance in any given application or operating condition (gasoline, diesel, racing, transmission, gear, extended drain, extreme temperature, etc.).

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