Glad to hear the old myth is still alive, as I need a chuckle every now and then. Well, I'm not really glad. The first time I heard it was in around 1997, and although it sounded ludicrous I decided to give Torrington a call. Obviously they make bearings and I talked with one of their engineers who was amused by the idea, saying he had never heard it before. He said "If the oil is too slick to make the bearing roll, thus making it "skate," it is also too slick to impose any wear." Think about it, as that makes sense. He said the only time a roller bearing might "skate" is in a centrifuge where no load is on the bearing, and a no-load condition will never happen in an internal-combustion engine, especially in an HD with such a heavy flywheel.

We'd probably be appalled by the number of people who are taken-in by this type of BS, though.

 

They don't need to prove it, you must prove it. If they lose, you can try and go after 3X damages. They have something you want "warranty work", if they deny it to you then you can take them to court and prove that you lived up to the stipulations of the warranty. The 3X thing is only if they blatantly tried to mislead and cover it up.

 

If the dealership in my area said you couldnt use amsoil they'd be outta business! Amsoil HQ is right in my backyard. I asked the service rep at my dealership about using amsoil and the whole warranty thing. He said that Amsoil is ok to use according to the moco. He also said that if they would loose alot of customers if they denied the use of Amsoil, since one of there biggest customers is a relation of Al Amatuzio, the founder of Amsoil.

 

Maybe this question is better for a different thread, but what's so wrong with the Syn 3 that ditching it could be the best thing you ever did?

 

Just for info purposes, Most of the staff from American, ended up at Brighton as they were both owned by the same person. I used to go to Brighton for all my work (only by thier head tech.) but last time I went, and as always stated that I wanted a certian tech to perform the work, they had someone else to the job. That won't cut it with me, and I refuse to go back. If I need anything done I can't handle myself, I have a good friend that helps me out, or does the job for me.

If I really need a dealership (warrenty work) I'll go to Motor City. They have a good reputation, and I have several friends that have all thier work done there.