Interesting in deed. What is more interesting is I had a great uncle named Arnold, spent time in Europe in WW2 also. He was a die hard Amsoil man. He talked about the Amsoil bypass filters. It is a pretty good idea, and great product. If you are running a lot of miles, it can sure save some money. My concern would be with never changing the oil. I would personally at least have an oil sample analyzed at an interval. It isn't so much the oil that is the problem with age, but the additive package.