Preferred Customer Brock Fraser of Las Vegas counts on his 1998 Toyota* Tacoma* to keep his business on the road.
How does a work truck reach 508,000 miles?
“This is a pickup I use primarily for work,” Fraser said. “I own a commercial printing and mailing operation. Frequently, I make runs to Phoenix and Los Angeles (600-mile round-trip runs each) to pick up loads of printed material to bring back to customers in Las Vegas.”
The truck, with its six-cylinder engine, and five-speed tranny, is a workhorse that consistently hauls heavy loads through hilly territory, he said. It had 70,000 miles on the engine when he bought it in late 2005. The odometer recently turned over to 508,000 miles.
Why did he choose AMSOIL?
Fraser first learned about the qualities of AMSOIL lubricants from a chemist friend. “(He) did a bunch of research and was telling me how highly he thought of AMSOIL,” Fraser said. “That is all it took for me to become a fan. That had to be a good 15 years ago.”
Fraser installed AMSOIL Signature Series® Motor Oil when he first bought the truck.
What maintenance schedule does he follow?
“I have always maintained oil change intervals of 25,000 miles with filter changes at 8,300 miles and 16,700 miles using EA15K51 filters,” Fraser said.
Every 100,000 miles he services the transmission and differentials with AMSOIL 80W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube.
- Motor oil: AMSOIL Signature Series, changed every 25,000 miles
- Oil filters: AMSOIL EA15K51, changed at 8,300 and 16,700 miles
- Transmission and differentials: AMSOIL 80W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube, every 100,000 miles
What condition is the truck in after 508,000 miles?
“The transmission has never been opened up and performs flawlessly,” Fraser said. “This engine has never been opened up. The heads are bolted in place as they came from the factory. The bottom pan has never been removed. She passes smog every year without fail and uses very little oil between changes.”
He is a satisfied Preferred Customer, he said, and now installs AMSOIL products in his lawn mower, his ‘86 Mercedes-Benz* 560 SL and his 2002 Toyota 4Runner*.
Which AMSOIL products does he use?
Fraser keeps his truck on the road using the following AMSOIL products:
 | AMSOIL Signature Series 100% Synthetic Motor Oil
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 | AMSOIL Oil Filter
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 | AMSOIL SEVERE GEAR® 80W-90 100% Synthetic Gear Lube
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1Based on Sequence VH and IIIH tests. 2Based on double-length Sequence IIIH test. 3Using AMSOIL Signature Series 5W-30 100% Synthetic Motor Oil following a 25,000-mile service interval in the Sequence IX aged-oil LSPI test. 4In accordance with industry-standard ISO 4548-12.
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