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! |
