Archive for July, 2009
Oil and Fuel Additives do NOT Void Car Warranties
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is a Federal Law that protects the buyer of any product, which costs more than $25 and comes with an express written warranty. This law applies to any product that you buy as a consumer.
The warranty coverage can be denied only if the aftermarket part caused the malfunction or damage for which warranty coverage is sought. Disputes in this area usually boil down to arguments over facts and technical opinions, rather than arguments over interpretations of the law.
The Law Protects Consumers
The law was written to protect consumers from manufacturers that sell products that become defective. In addition, they also protect consumers from manufacturers who may require you to buy a “their” part for replacement. Prior to the Magnuson-Moss Act manufacturers would require you to buy a certain part at an extremely high price to the consumer.
The Magnuson-Moss Act states that if a manufacturer requires you to use a certain part, then they must supply it free of charge until it’s off of warranty. Manufacturers don’t like this part of the law so they create a specification for a part so that you can purchase it from other suppliers.
When someone says that your cars’ warranty is voided if you use an oil additive automatically this is a false statement. As long as an oil additive does not compromise the specification for motor oil, it cannot void the warranty. And if there is question that it might compromise the specification to the point it could cause damage, then the manufacturer must prove it to actually void a warranty.
Oil and Fuel Additives Don’t Automatically Void Warranties
Presently, the sequence tests for gasoline engine warranty cost in excess of $500,000 and for diesel engines it’s more than $1,500,000. Thus, if a manufacturer is going to claim that an oil additive will void their warranty, they must run these series of sequence tests. This would be very rare if such an occurrence happened, but protects the manufacturer just in case. But for a manufacturer to make a blanket statement that the use of an oil additive automatically voids the cars warranty, is strictly false.
Many oil additive companies, such as SFR have run some of the sequence tests to prove they are effective and will not void the cars warranty. So next time someone says your cars warranty will be voided if you put in an oil additive tell them that the Magnuson-Moss Act protects me. And if a manufacturer tries to make you buy their part only when its under warranty, tell them they cannot force you as you can buy any part that meets the specification.
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Gun Oil/Lubricant SFR’s ProTecta Precision Oiler Proves Superior
Friday, July 10th, 2009
As a lubricant formulator and an ex-professional shooting instructor for shotguns with the old Winchester Repeating Arms Company, I find that gun lubrication is critical for performance. Many gun enthusiasts use poor lubricants or do not lubricate properly.
Today’s special gun lubricants are a waste of money and are sold at ridiculous prices.
Gun cleaners for cleaning out the bores are fine, however lubricants possess premium prices and they only consist of a light lubricating oil, like hydraulic oil, with a carrier.
Because they are wet they work okay initially but do not last under metal-to-metal contact.
How important are gun lubricants to performance? Let’s put it this way, has this ever happened to you?
- Safety doesn’t work easily and you cannot get a shot off while in the field.
- Slide action in pump shotgun doesn’t shuck easily and you short shuck it.
- Your clip doesn’t slide in easily and you struggle.
- Your semi-automatic pistol jams and you have to clear it.
- Your over an under shotgun is newer and tight to open.
- The bolt in your rifle doesn’t move like silk when you’re racking in a shell.
- Works okay as long as you oil it all the time but who has time for that?
- Doesn’t open or function properly in bad weather—especially cold.
What is needed for a superior gun lube that will make my gun perform optimally?
There are many applications in guns where friction occurs. This requires a boundary lubricant, which means a strong film to keep two moving pieces of metal from rubbing against each other. The best boundary lubricant contains Extreme Pressure Additives.
Extreme Pressure Additives will get into the pores of the metal and work without having to re-lube all the time. On a standardized test called a 4 Ball Extreme Pressure Test ASTM (American Society of Testing Materials) D-2783, most all leading gun oils will go the same as dry. SFR’s ProTecta Precision Oiler, which allows precision one drop application, will run 420 kilograms or 924 lbs. of friction pressure before failing.
Over oiling can be a problem with coming in contact with gun-powder residue, but SFR’s ProTecta only requires one drop to reduce friction.
I have included some pictures to point out the many uses of SFR’s ProTecta Precision Oiler on your guns.
ProTecta Precision Oiler protects against wear like no other gun oil you have ever used.
- Protects against corrosion a guns worst enemy.
- Gun will perform even better than when it was new out of the box.
- Actions, safeties, bolts, revolving chambers, slides, hinges will work like never before.
- And it is inexpensive costing a fraction of regular gun oils.
If you would like a gun oil tested that you have used regarding friction send a sample to:
Robert H. Sanborn
SFR Corporation
P.O. Box 457
Whitehall, MT 59759.
We will video tape testing results on a friction testing machine and send you a copy.
Comments are welcome.
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