Motor Oil Selection

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When it comes to changing your oil - where do you get your advice?
Friends? Salesmen? Commercials?

Before spending any more money on oil changes, synthetic oils, premium filters, engine flushes or oil treatments, read what leading lubrication expert Jim Fitch recommends.

In his new book, How to Select a Motor Oil and Filter for Your Car or Truck, Jim gives practical advice and answers to questions like:

How often should I change my car’s oil?
Should I use synthetic motor oils?
Do I need a premium oil filter?
What’s the best oil viscosity to use?
When should I flush my engine – if at all?
Should I use oil treatments?
Should I use a high-mileage oil?

Introducing ...

	How to Select a Motor Oil and Filter for Your Car or Truck Jim Fitch, Noria Corporation Price: $19.95
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Topics covered in this book:

Setting the Record Straight on Synthetic Motor Oils. Learn when you should consider using a synthetic oil and when you should avoid them completely.

How to Set Your Optimum Oil Change Interval. Learn Jim's technique for changing your oil based on your vehicle type, vehicle age, lubricant selection, driving conditions, climate, and desired engine endurance.

The Truth about Motor Oil Viscosity. Find out why your car's owners manual recommendation may not be right for you and why more than half of all cars owners use the wrong viscosity. Learn the true differences between monograde and multigrade viscosities (for example: SAE 40 versus SAE 5W-30). How to select the right viscosity for your car and driving conditions.

When and How to Perform an Engine Flush. Should you let oil change shops "flush" your engine? Do you even need to flush your engine? Learn how using the wrong engine flush fluid and procedure could be disastrous.

Dispelling Myths about Engine Treatments and Aftermarket Oil Additives. There are hundreds of products that claim to keep engines clean, protect against friction, restore horsepower and compression, quiet valves, stop oil leaks and more. Learn how to separate fact from fiction when evaluating these products.

The Facts about Motor Oil Filters. Are "premium" oil filters really better for your engine? Get Jim's practical recommendations for selecting oil filters that deliver long engine life and the highest performance. You'll also hear what one automaker states about changing your oil filter that will reduce engine wear by 70%.

How to Select Motor Oils and Filters for Optimum Fuel Economy. Learn why you may, or may not want to buy motor oils that are labeled “Energy Conserving”.

Effective Oil Change Procedures. Learn what Jim considers best practice for changing your oil and filter and why you might want to change the way you change your oil.

You will also learn:

When to perform the first oil change on new cars
7 reasons you might want to change your motor oil less frequently
10 reasons you might want to change your oil more frequently
8 specific problems you can reveal by inspecting your dipstick
Is it okay to be a quart low?
Unbiased, vendor-neutral recommendations

Don't worry about getting a sales pitch in this book. Jim Fitch has built his career on providing straight-to-the-point, unbiased information. You'll get solid, surefire advice that you will use right away.

Consider this fact:

You will spend thousands on your vehicles during your lifetime. Why waste another minute using the advice you get from your local quick lube or auto parts store? With Jim Fitch's sound recommendations, you'll know exactly what to do next time you change your oil.

Book Review

Secrets of Proper Auto Oil Selection and Maintenance
(For Less Than the Cost of An Oil Change)

Jim Fitch’s book, How to Select a Motor Oil and Filter for Your Car or Truck, is a goldmine of information in one easy-to-read package. Packed with technical information from Fitch’s background working in the motor oil industry for more than 10 years, the book includes chemical analysis of oils, discussion of performance tests, and in-depth examination of the differences between various motor oils and filters on the market today.

How to Select a Motor Oil and Filter for Your Car or Truck is technical enough to impress even the most informed gear head, yet the wording and descriptions are at a level that the average car-owner can understand. And there are pictures, graphs and diagrams on most every page to help explain the concepts.

The book explains the makeup of motor oils, gives information on how to read an oil can, and discusses the effectiveness of after-market additives. It also includes a discussion on the interaction between motor oil and fuel efficiency. With gas prices rising to record heights, this section is especially timely.

The main focus of the book is to help readers learn how to determine which motor oil and filter best meet their specific needs, and to help them develop a customized motor oil maintenance schedule. The author is not out to sell anything, and there are no pitches, just good information on motor oil products from an expert in the industry.

Unlike owner’s manuals that include maintenance schedules based on a composite of driving situations and habits for all drivers, Jim Fitch has provided an easy method for conducting a personal evaluation of your driving conditions. Using his list of factors that affect oil needs, and a points system to add or subtract from the standard recommended schedule, this book helps readers determine their own needs according to how and where they drive.

Another valuable section in the book teaches readers how to check the condition of their oil in five short steps. This information can help to determine a car owner’s maintenance schedule and also provide early warning of problems related to the vehicle’s lubrication system. This section alone is worth the cost of the book, which happens to be less than the cost of most oil changes.

At $19.95, this 68-page book can help you add thousands of miles to your engine’s life and save hundreds of dollars in the process.

Buy this impartial guide now ... for less than the price of a single oil change!