I have a question for Johnny, who I guess works for Pennzoil-Quaker State. I used to use Pennzoil and FRAM filters all the time. I am not going to use FRAM filters again unless there is a major improvement in filter quality. But what I want to tell Johnny is, I have encountered an incredible amount of negative opinion about Pennzoil (and Quaker State since they have merged with Pennzoil). When I owned a Toyota Tercel and I attended a maintenance seminar at the Toyota dealership, the dealership was in the process of switching from recommending Pennzoil oil to Valvoline. People in the maintenance department of another new car dealership told me not to use Pennzoil. Mechanics have told me that Pennzoil and Quaker State cause sludge. Men who have raced cars told me they do not like Pennzoil. Now, I don't know if any of this is true or not, but I have encountered negativity about Pennzoil, so much so that I switched to other brands. Rightly or wrongly, there seems to be a belief that Pennzoil and Quaker State have problems. I don't know if Pennzoil-Quaker State are aware of this image problem, but I think that Pennzoil-Quaker State should have some sort of ad compaign or demonstration of some sort to show that Pennzoil-Quaker State are as good as any other motor oil product.
