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Coalition Seeks FTC Review of Dexos

I suppose someone already posted this? FTC Consumer Alert

More regulations Wisconsins new law

They are now designated as 15,000 miles filters (size matters) and carry new part numbers. EAO09 is now EA15K09 etc Also some 25,000 mile filters are being re-designated as 15,000 mile filter They are EA15K20 (EAO20) EA15K29 (EAO29) EA15K32 (EAO32) EA15K33 (EAO33) EA15K46 (EAO36) EA15K50...

Did not find anything on this posted as of yet, if so sorry! Found this on a truck forum.. GM no longer spec's Mobil for new Cadillac's PI0215: Oil Filler Cap Identification and Changes - (Aug 23, 2010) Subject: Oil Filler Cap Identification and Changes Models: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V, DTS...

Story Link I never heard of these brands but maybe some reading this have used them. Excerpt for story Quote: U.S. motor oil watchdog Petroleum Quality Institute of America has posted the sad results of its latest tests: four of six private-label oils failed to meet their labeled specs...

Here are 2 premium brand oil filters. Which one would you prefer to use just going by looks. I will tell you the one on the left has 43 pleats, the one on the right has 35. One is OEM and one is after-market. Anyone care to take a wag at which brands these are? Very well know ones. Here is...

Just to alert anyone who may use the Wix 57701 Trans filter for GM 1000 series Allison Trans (GM PU's) that I got 4 of them that are no good. They all got defective threads and will not spin on the transmission. They go about 1+ turn and become tight. One filter has squiggles in the thread and...

I was looking up info and was referred to this info. I recall a discussion about this a while back so I wanted to share. Seems many dealers don't have a clue about not using Dexron VI in a manual trans. FYI This comes from prior issue (2006) of GM Techlink service news and it may applicable...

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http://www.jobbersworld.com/January%2019,%202009.htm Quote: WAL-MART SETTLES CONSUMER PROTECTION CASE FOR $357,800.00 Shasta County District Attorney Jerry Benito announced that his office joined with the District Attorneys of Monterey, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties to settle a consumer...

From Jobbers World Online Quote: Selected ExxonMobil PAO based lubricants on allocation effective October 1, 2008. ExxonMobil marketers (and direct served customers) were advised that allocation of Mobil 1 lubricants will take effect October 1 as a result of Hurricane Ike causing significant...

Thought these 2 were interesting. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Have you ever had a damage claim go to court? If so, what did you have to do to defend it, and what was the outcome? I give Sue a lot of trouble over this one. In my five years in law...

Read all about it here. Tease Quote: The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the automotive oil filter industry on charges of price fixing, bid rigging and allocation of customers. Honeywell International, maker of Fram filters, confirmed that its...

GM, California to Bust ‘3,000 Mile Myth’ excerpt Quote: Auto manufacturers today are calling for 5,000-mile to 15,000-mile drain intervals, Jon Myers, communications director for the Board, told Lube Report, “but quick lubes are still saying 3,000 miles, so we need to educate drivers.”

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Found this interesting. Quote: AOCA Uncovers Misleading Warranty Notice Scheme in Canada The Automotive Oil Change Association (AOCA), which represents the fast lube industry in North America, recently investigated the following notice found printed under the hood of several Chrysler vehicles...

Thought this would generate a lot of opinions. From GM Techline Dec 2007 Quote: Over the years there has been an overabundance of engine oil myths (fig. 1). Here are some facts you may want to pass along to customers to help debunk the fiction behind these myths. figure 1 The Pennsylvania...

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