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The Petroleum Quality Institute of America is able to serve buyers and consumers of lubricants through the generous support of: 

 

 Afton Chemical
 
Chemlube International 

  
CHS Inc.

Chevron Products

CITGO

Eni USA R&M Co. Inc. 

 
Lubricating Specialties Company
 
Lubrizol

Phillips 66

Pinnacle Oil

Safety-Kleen

 Universal Lubricants
   

Lubricant Distributor Supporters

 

Circle Lubricants

Leahy-Wolf

Keller-Heartt Oil

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PQIA NEWS - October 7, 2013
PQIA's mission is to serve the consumers of lubricants by testing and reporting on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace. 
  
Michigan Orders Another Bad Motor Oil Off its Shelves!                                                           
                             

Good News!  Michigan Takes Another Big Step to Protect its Citizens from Engine Damaging Motor Oils

 

 

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PQIA tips its hat to Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, Attorney General Bill Schuette, and Jamie Clover Adams, Director MDARD for its efforts to protect its citizens from engine damaging motor oils.

 

In what is clearly starting to look like a crackdown to protect its citizens from lubricant manufacturers taking advantage of the citizens of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) now issues a Stop-Use and Stop-Removal Order on all motor oils sold by Bullseye Automotive

Lubricants, Inc. under the Bullseye brand.

 

This is the second Stop-Use and Stop-Removal Order the state of Michigan issued in the past 30 days. The first was a Stop-Use Stop Removal issued on City Petroleum (dba City Star) of Dearborn and Star Petroleum of Detroit after finding the products did not comply with the Michigan Weights and Measures Act, 1964 Public Act 283.           

 

The MDARD says it has conducted a state-wide investigation over the past 12 months, including sampling and testing of motor oils from retail shelves, and found that products manufactured, packaged, and/or distributed by Bullseye Automotive Lubricants consistently contained less product than the label represents.

  

In addition, MDARD says laboratory tests of the Bullseye motor oils have consistently demonstrated that the product does not meet the labeled viscosity grade specifications as required in the current version of SAE J300. As such, the packaging of these products is misleading and does not conform to the packaging requirements in section 3.1 of the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulations contained in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 130. Use of these products may damage vehicles and engines.

  

The MDARD actions mean these products should no longer be used, immediately be removed from store shelves or other product displays, and no longer offered for sale in the state of Michigan.

 

 

While it's good to see the state of Michigan is taking aggressive action to protect its citizens from some really bad - engine and transmission damaging products on the market, PQIA  continues to ask, what are other states doing to protect their citizens from the slop sold in their states?

 

PQIA has found the Bullseye, City Star, and other seriously deficient products sold in many other states, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

 

PQIA certainly hopes other states will follow Michigan's fine example of action, and we stand ready to assist with those efforts.

  

PQIA Issues a Consumer Alert on Everclear 5W-30 Motor Oil
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CONSUMER ALERT - The label on this product states it is a "5W-30" motor oil.  In fact, PQIA's test results show this product is not an SAE 5W-30 oil, and it lacks the critical additives needed to protect modern engines.  In addition, the high levels of iron, aluminum, copper, lead, and silicon strongly suggest this product contains used oil.

 

Further, this product is labeled as meeting API SC/CC which are obsolete specifications. The API cautions the SC specification is

"Not suitable for use in gasoline-powered automotive engines built after 1967. Use in more modern engines may cause unsatisfactory performance or equipment harm." 

 

 The product tested is manufactured by Everclear of Ohio, Youngstown, and was purchased in Arlington Hts. Illinois on September 11, 2013.

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Note: PQIA also issued a Consumer Alert on Everclear motor oil in 2011. Click for details

Consumer Alerts Issued on Super XXX Motor Oils 

 

The Petroleum Quality Institute of America recently purchased bottles of Super XXX 5W30 and 10W40 motor oils in the Chicago market and issued Consumer Alerts on both. This is not the first time PQIA found serious issues with this brand. A consumer Alert was also issued on Super XXX 5W30 in July 2011 and its 10W30 in Jan 2013.

  

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CONSUMER ALERT: Super XXX 5W30  - The label on this product states it is an "SAE 5W30" motor oil and "it is designed for use in older model automobiles requiring SB specifications." In fact, PQIA's test results show this product is not an SAE 5W-30, and does not meet any recognized specifications for motor oil, and it lacks the critical
additives needed to protect modern engines. In addition, the analysis shows extremely high levels of silicon, which is often associated with abrasive contamination.

 

Further, API SB is an obsolete specification. The API cautions this specification is "Not suitable for use in gasoline-powered automotive engines built after 1951. Use in more modern engines may cause unsatisfactory performance or equipment harm."  

     

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CONSUMER ALERT: Super XXX 10W40 -  The label on this product states is designed for use in older model automobiles requiring SB specifications PQIA's analysis shows this sample contains none of the critical additive necessary to pass SB specifications. The analysis also shows high levels of silicon, which is often associated with abrasive contamination. Further, API SB is an obsolete specification. The API cautions this specification is Not suitable for use in gasoline-powered automotive engines built after 1951. Use in more modern engines may cause unsatisfactory performance or equipment harm.

 

 

The Super XXX products tested are manufactured by New World Sales, Midlothian, IL and were purchased in Arlington Hts. and Schaumburg Illinois on September 11, 2013.

  

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Report Concerns About Lubricant Quality to PQIA.  Information provided is Treated as Confidential and Callers can remain anonymous. Or email PQIA at:  [email protected] 

 

 

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The Petroleum Quality Institute of America's mission is to serve the consumer of lubricants by testing and reporting on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace. It is expected that this improved visibility of quality will lead to wider conformance by lubricant manufacturers to specification and performance claims. 

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