Environmental

INNOVATION, EFFICIENCY & SOLUTIONS

Our mechanized society cannot function without lubricants. The dilemma is oil
is both necessary for our life-style and potentially destructive to nature. Quite
simply, we must select innovative, efficient products that will help solve our
pollution problems.

The introduction of AMSOIL synthetic motor oil in 1972 set all new standards for
motor oil quality. AMSOIL lubricants are 100% synthetic.

They are specially designed to protect engine components, reduce emissions,
last longer, reduce fuel consumption and prevent environmental pollution. From
the beginning, AMSOIL synthetic motor oils have out-performed conventional
petroleum motor oils on all counts.

AMSOIL synthetic motor oils resist chemical breakdown and sludging which
keeps engines cleaner. They have been specifically designed not to oxidize,
volatilize or shear back, resulting in a motor oil that lasts longer than
conventional petroleum motor oils.

While petroleum motor oil manufacturers recommend oil changes every 3,000
miles, AMSOIL synthetic motor oils protect engine components up to 35,000
miles or 1 year, dramatically extending oil change intervals.

AMSOIL PRESCRIPTION FOR PREVENTION:

According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pollution Prevention
Requirements, the first step in revitalizing a cleaner nation is pollutant source
reduction.

AMSOIL accomplishes this by extending the interval between motor oil changes
which can reduce the source of motor oil pollution more than eleven times.

Consider this: in 1993 an estimated 189.5 million motorized vehicles were on the
road in the United States alone, and an estimated 700 million motorized vehicles
were in operation throughout the world.

If, by petroleum oil manufacturer’s recommendations, these vehicles have their
oil changed every 3,000 miles on an average five-quart system, almost 1 billion
quarts of used oil will be generated each month.

So are we drowning in oil? It is estimated at present that over 240 million
gallons of oil are improperly discarded annually. Dumping 240 million gallons of
oil is nearly the same as two Exxon Valdez spills each month.

How dangerous is used oil? Just one quart can produce a two acre oil slick. One
gallon of oil can make one million gallons of water too foul to drink and 35 ppm
of oil will kill fish. Improperly disposed used oil is dangerous.

Improperly dumped used oil seeps through landfills into ground water, disrupts
bacterial digestion in sewer treatment plants and washes into lakes and harbors.
At present, used motor oil is the largest single source of oil pollution in our
nation’s waterways.

Certainly the first thing we can do is not create so much used oil to begin with,
and we can recycle the used oil we have. Both synthetic and conventional
motor oils can be recycled at any used oil recycling center.

Where Does All the Used Oil Go?
40% is dumped on the ground or down the sewer.
21% is thrown out with the trash, ending up in landfills.
6% is burned.
19% is reused for miscellaneous purposes.
14% is recycled.

PREVENT BILLIONS OF QUARTS FROM BEING DUMPED
Most automobile manufacturers recommend oil drain intervals of 3,000 to 6,000
miles for petroleum motor oils. AMSOIL recommends up to a 35,000-mile oil
change which is 5 to 11 times fewer oil changes.

Just think about the savings on the environment if, for example, the 135 million
cars (excluding trucks, buses and taxis) in the United States were equipped with
AMSOIL motor oil.

Assuming an average service life of 100,000 miles and a sump capacity of 5
quarts per car, an oil change every 3,000 miles will generate 170 quarts of waste
oil per year.

That same car using AMSOIL and changing the oil every 25,000 miles will only
generate 20 quarts of used oil per year. That is a difference of 150 quarts of used
oil per car per year that can be saved.

If we multiply the 150 quart savings out for all 135 million cars, the United States
could see a reduction in waste oil of some 20.3 Billion quarts of oil.

If you put 20.3 billion quarts of used oil into 55-gallon barrels and loaded them
onto semi-trucks, a line of trucks would stretch end-to-end from Los Angeles to
Washington D.C. and back to Los Angeles.

AMSOIL SOLUTIONS

For nearly three decades, AMSOIL INC. has been recognized as the leader in
synthetic lubrication technology.

AMSOIL was the first to introduce a synthetic motor oil qualified by the
American Petroleum Institute, the first to recommend 25,000-mile/1-year drain
intervals, the first to recommend 35,000-mile/1-year drain intervals, and the first
to implement a system for dramatically increasing drain intervals with oil
analysis.

Decades of research, laboratory analysis and millions of engine miles have kept
AMSOIL the leader in automotive applications for synthetic lubrication. Although
the results have paid off in maximizing efficiency and minimizing waste, they
are not conclusive.

AMSOIL is the leader in synthetics and with continued research, analysis and
product development will remain the industry’s leader.

LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE

In 1983 AMSOIL created the TRI-GARD system. The life of a lubricant is
dependent on the quality of oil and the filtration system’s ability to keep it clean.

The AMSOIL TRI-GARD system incorporates AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oil, the
AMSOIL Foam Air Filter, the AMSOIL By-Pass Filter and oil analysis to
dramatically extend the oil change interval. Less oil changed means less oil
disposal and less oil pollution.

With regards to the environment, the AMSOIL TRI-GARD System is the most
technologically sound, environmentally friendly motor oil program to reduce oil
disposal.

ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMICAL BENEFIT

REDUCES EMISSIONS, INCREASES ENGINE LIFE
Each year nearly 600 million gallons of motor oil are burned and exit through the
tailpipes of cars and trucks,
creating emissions pollution.

Petroleum oils volatilize (burn off) more readily than AMSOIL synthetic oils and
create more emissions pollution. The graph below shows the results of six oils
that underwent the NOACK Volatility Test.

Of all the oils tested, AMSOIL shows dramatically less weight loss . . . less than
half the weight loss of its closest counterpart. Some oils tested lost almost 20
percent of their weight. That means almost one fifth of the oil boils away and is
released into the environment. For most cars, that’s approximately a quart of oil
being burned and expelled into nature. The thicker oil left behind after
volatization contributes to damaging deposits, sticky piston rings and oil blow-
by, all of which cause reduced engine life, reduced fuel economy and increased
air pollution.

GREATER FUEL ECONOMY

The advanced lubricity (slipperiness) of AMSOIL synthetic lubricants has been
proven to increase fuel economy by 2-5%. AMSOIL reduces friction and allows
your engine to use its heat-energy more efficiently.

HOW MUCH IS 5%?

If a person averages more than 15,000 miles each year, and spends an average
of $1.90 per gallon of gas, a 5% savings would be more than $57 per year
(assuming an average of 25 mpg).