Hard
Working Oil
Truck Loses Oil But Doesn't Need A Rebuild
California
Dealer Jerry and Marion Kinyons commercial account customer Hans
Rishell, a self employed heavy equipment operator, has a great
story to share.
Jerry convinced
Hans to try AMSOIL in his 1994 UD 1800 Nissan truck. During December
of 1999, Hans was working at a job site 31 miles from his home.
He would start each day by letting his truck run for a few minutes
and then driving back to the job site. Upon returning to the site,
Hans noticed a group of people standing around a pool of oil in
the parking lot. The group was speculating as to who had lost
their oil. Hans said his truck was running fine and went to work. |
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Pictured from left:
Hans Rishell and AMSOIL Dealer Jerry Kinyon with the 1994 UD 1800
Nissan Truck. |
Later that day Hans
decided to check his oil because no one had identified the vehicle that
was leaking. When he checked his dip stick it came out dry. He added
4 gallons of oil on the site, the exact amount needed for an average
oil and filter change. Hans decided that the sump and filters must have
been dry. Through a more thorough inspection, Hans found that his vehicle
had a broken sending unit which failed to light his oil warning indicator.
Hans retraced his drive and found that an oil trail could be seen for
approximately 7 miles. When he returned to his home Hans found only
several small spots of oil in his driveway. This lead him to conclude
his vehicle had been out of oil for nearly 24 miles on the way home
the previous night, and had warmed up and returned 31 miles to the job
site that day without any oil in the sump! His expensive engine had
been running normally all morning, so Hans had no reason to suspect
he had lost all of his oil the night before.
It would have
cost Hans $9,000 to $12,000 to rebuild his engine," Jerry said.
He asked me if I believed AMSOIL saved his engine, and I told him yes,
I believe it did!
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