by AMSOILCorporate
According to the Car Care Council, vehicle inspections held across the nation in April and October 2012 revealed 77 percent of vehicles need service or parts. Neglected areas included low or dirty motor oil (22 percent); low, leaky or dirty coolant (20 percent) and inadequate brake fluid levels (18 percent). Power steering and transmission fluids were also inspected, with failure rates of 14 percent and below. The “check engine light” was illuminated in 8 percent of inspected vehicles, 19 percent required new air filters, 14 percent had at least one unsatisfactory belt, 10 percent needed at least one new hose, 10 percent had batteries improperly held down, 11 percent needed maintenance on battery cables, clamps and terminals, 14 percent had front windshield wiper failures, 1 percent needed service to rear wipers, 13 percent needed lights replaced, 9 percent had improperly inflated tires and 10 percent needed new tires.
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by AMSOILCorporate
AMSOIL Racing Grease Joins DOMINATOR ® Family AMSOIL Series 2000 Synthetic Racing Grease has been moved to the DOMINATOR ® family of premium racing products and boasts fresh new packaging; its formulation and pricing remain unchanged. DOMINATOR Synthetic Racing Grease (GRG) offers superior wear protection for high-speed, high-temperature, extreme-pressure applications, effectively protecting wheel bearings and chassis components in racing vehicles operated on snow, dirt, water or pavement. New Synthetic Fifth-Wheel Grease Well-greased fifth-wheel hitches allow trailers to properly pivot behind their pull vehicles, and the benefits include decreased tire wear, decreased steering-component wear, less tendency toward jackknifing, improved fuel economy and decreased wear to the hitch plates
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