So many times over the years I have been asked,

How often should I change the oil in my car when I am not putting a lot of miles on it?"

It is a good question since many of actually drive their cars less than the oil change requirements specified by the manufacturer, usually 3,000 or 4,000 miles but sometimes as high as 7,500 miles. The answer to this question lies in the fact that conventional petroleum oil companies stipulate change intervals by time as well as by mileage and time: usually three or four months though some even say as much as six months.

Short Mileage Driving is Hardest on Your Vehicle's Engine

The reason the oil companies stipulate a time constraint as well as one for mileage revolves around the fact that short mileage driving, that does not let the engine completely warm up, tests an oil's longevity like nothing else. When the oil does not heat up to at least 140°F, moisture in the oil does not evaporate. As moisture builds up in the oil, it depletes the additives in the oil and it accelerates oxidation that results in sludge. Low mileage vehicles are prone to accumulate sludge and varnish if the oil is not changed at least every six months using conventional petroleum-based oils.

AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oil Overcomes the Short Mileage Issue

The original Amsoil Full Synthetic Motor Oil is designed for one year oil changes and up to 25,000 miles. For low-mileage, short-drive vehicles, the 25,000-mile limit is obviously not the important factor; the one year service interval, however, is critical. Vehicles driven less than 7,500 miles each year are perfect candidates for AMSOIL's longer drain interval oils that specify one year between oil changes. You can enhance your vehicle's protection, cut cost and send significantly less used oil into the environment with the original AMSOIL 25,000-mile/one year oil.

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I am throwing together some chili for a Cub Scout campout tomorrow night (and some for the Superbowl on Sunday too) and thought I would solicit people's favorite chili recipes. We'll cap the recipe responses at 100 and then award the winner an AMSOIL Synthetics polo shirt (either male or female flavor).

Cincinnati Style Chili

My favorite kind of chili is Cincinnati-style which I first had, appropriately enough, on a trip to Cincinnati when I was younger. The familiy I travelled with, name of Glaser, visited Skyline Chili several times during our week there. Everything was yummy including the chili-dogs like we will be serving at the campout tomorrow night, but my favorite dish was the Cinci chili served on thin spaghetti with cheese and onions etc. A few years back, I found a pub like joint right off the Metro in Arlington, VA named Hard Times cafe. Whenever I got out of the morning meetings that I attended every other week, I would try to stop at Hard Times for their excellent Cinci-style chili and a pint of homemade root beer, before heading back to Washington-Reagan for the flight home. They had other chili styles to offer but when you can get Cincinnati style chili, why bother?

Well, I stopped flying to DC and eventually wised up and looked for a Cinci-style chili recipe on the Internet. I may have tried one or two and I forget where I found the one below (if you know, tell me and I will link to that site). I'm not certain that it is just as good as Hard Times or Skyline chili, but then if I did not have to make it myself it might be even better.

So here's the recipe (the pictures show a recipe that has been multiplied 6x for all the people I'll be feeding this weekend)...

To send us your TheLubePage AMSOIL Chili Contest, just click on "Read More" and fill out the comment form at the bottom of the page.

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I will posting an updated video with the information soon, but TheLubePage.com is awarding $75 in retail AMSOIL Products to one of our "TheLubePage.com Updates" subcribers each time we send out the monthly newsletter. To be eligible, you simply have to be subscribed to "TheLubePage.com Updates". To make it fair, we will also say that you can't win twice in a twelve-month period.

To sign up for "TheLubePage.com Updates", all you have to do is fill out any one of the contact forms on the website AND confirm the link in the email that we send you after you fill out the form. Then, as long as you stay subscribed, you will be eligible for the monthly prize. We are using Aweber, which upholds the highest standards when it comes to email, so you can easily unsubscribe at any time and rest assured that we won't sell, lend or give away your email address or other information.

Here are a few of the forms available at TheLubePage.com, one of them should suit you. If not, feel free to make a comment in this post to let us know how we can tailor TheLubePage.com to help you.

• Purchase at Wholesale as an AMSOIL Preferred Customer
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• Commercial and Fleet Purchasing
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Best of luck. I look forward to helping you with any questions or issues you have with your AMSOIL Synthetics Product applications.

Dan Watson
800.661.7242

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We spend the last few weeks redesigning TheLubePage.com website. We have added bunch of information that will help you better understand why AMSOIL Synthetics are the best choice for your vehicle(s): how they help save you money and, at the same time, do a better job of protecting the investment you have made in transportation. Here are a few areas of the website that may help you:

• Here is a list of Product Information Categories. Right now, these are in PDF format.
• Here is a list of "Lube Notes" articles starting with "Intro to Lubrication" and including a Synthetic Vs Oil comparison and more.
• Preferred Customers purchase AMSOIL Synthetics for the same price that I do as a dealer (20% or more off the retail price). There is a $20/year fee to become a Preferred Customer but I would be glad to get you started on a six-month trial membership. Just fill out this form.

We will be adding more helpful information as soon as we can. If you have a Twitter account and want to keep updated on new information as it becomes aavailable, follow us on Twitter. You will also notice the "Tweet This" icon (this one works, try it) on many of the pages at TheLubePage.com. This is an easy way for you to share information with your followers that you believe will be valuable to them.

Most importantly, we would love to hear from you. Do you have a question, comment or issue that you would like help with? What type of information would you like to see posted here? You can use the comment form below to submit your thoughts. I look forwrad to receiving them and intend to respond to them quickly.

Sincerely,
Dan Watson
TheLubePage.com

PS -- I intend to post more AMSOIL videos soon, if you'd like to watch a video produced by AMSOIL about the significance of Ea filters (currently on the front page), just click on the Read More link below...