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PQIA NEWS - December 5, 2013
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PQIA's mission is to serve the consumers of lubricants by testing and reporting on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace.
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Stay Tuned... News12 New Jersey Presents an Eye Opening - Three Part Series About Bad Motor Oils in the Market.
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Next week, News12 New Jersey shines a bright light on a serious issue all car owners should be aware of; bad motor oils in the market.
In a three part series airing Tuesday through Thursday of next week, Walt Kane, Investigative Reporter for News12 New Jersey reveals some frightening facts that all car owners should be aware of and what they can do to protect their cars from bad motor oils.
It's a must see series, and for those outside the reach of News12 NJ, you can access the story on the News12 NJ and PQIA websites next week. We will provide links as the story airs.
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North Carolina Issues Stop-Sale Order on Everclear Motor Oil and Automatic Transmission Fluid
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 The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) applauds the action taken by the State of North Carolina today to protect its citizens from harmful motor oils and transmission fluids. PQIA issued consumer alerts concerning serious issues with the Everclear motor oil brand in 2011, and its transmission fluid in 2012. We are pleased to hear the State of North Carolina has ordered Everclear off the shelves. At the same time, we once again, ask, what are the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and others doing to protect their citizens from these and other known bad oils in the market?
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following press release today.
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has issued a stop-sale order for three types of Everclear brand motor oil after the products failed tests for viscosity standards. Viscosity refers to the thickness of the oil offered for sale, and its ability to protect against engine wear.
The order applies to bottles of Everclear 5W30, 10W30 and 10W40 motor oil. The products are distributed by Everclear Oil in Austintown, Ohio. In addition to failing a viscosity test, the products are not labeled according to industry standards. Everclear Automatic Transmission Fluid also was pulled from sale for failure to meet any recognized specifications.
"Only one of 96 samples of these products passed our inspection," said Stephen Benjamin, director of the NCDA&CS Standards Division. "We requested additional testing by Wear Check USA in Cary, and the results for both the oil and automatic transmission fluid showed that additives were either absent or not at the correct levels. This issue, along with the presence of wear metals, indicates these products are likely recycled in origin. Any of these results would put the products out of specification and cause them to be pulled from shelves."
Retailers or distributors with this product in stock should return it to their suppliers. Inspectors with the NCDA&CS Standards Division have already held 175 cases of product at distribution centers located in Greensboro and Charlotte. Consumers who have bottles of this motor oil should return it to the place of purchase.
The NCDA&CS says Everclear was notified of the problems, but has yet to respond to the Standards Division.
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