API emergency provision - Group 3

[ripcord]

I'm confident that if oil change intervals happen at OEM specifications, the fleet wide effects is this change will be very close to nil.

 

[Foxtrot08]

I'm confident that if oil change intervals happen at OEM specifications, the fleet wide effects is this change will be very close to nil.

Mopar is revising OCI’s down.

But the problem is, most people don’t take care of their cars.

BITOG is literally the top 1% of oil users. I say this consistently.

The bottom 50% of car owners, don’t even know there is oil in their car. Let alone the viscosity or brand. This is why the DIY market is shrinking and the DIFM market is growing. Why dealers are doing free oil changes. Why they’re pushing leases and maintenance packages so hard. Why on vehicle telematics is a thing with the different apps and such.

Because people don’t maintain their cars.

 

[SC Maintenance]

The supplier agreements are out the window right now, are they not? I don’t think much of anything is guaranteed.

All agreements of this type are force majeure. However it’s very unlikely they would get cut off. On allocation likely.

 

[McRightclick]

At best, this is deceptive. The containers should be labeled appropriately with a sticker.

More infuriating, we are trying to keep piston rings clean and high-quality oil is a major part of that effort. How do we know what oil to use?

Well, there is only one oil with a widely accepted ability to clean piston rings...

 

[WarEagle]

Well, there is only one oil with a widely accepted ability to clean piston rings...

But there are several (many?) that can keep them clean