Tag: #OReilly
Preliminary Class Action Settlement Approved For Missouri Purchasers Of O’Reilly 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid
On April 10, 2019, Federal District Court Judge Ortrie Smith issued his Order granting preliminary approval to a class action settlement on behalf of more than 10,000 purchasers of O’Reilly 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid in Missouri. In Miller, et al. v. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., et al., the Plaintiffs alleged that the O’Reilly 303 Tractor Hydraulic… Read More ›
Results in on More CK-4 HDEOs, Mining the Minds
Results for a Third Group of CK-4s are in In addition to PQIA’s ongoing effort to provide consumers with information about the quality of lubricants in the market, we present our readers with information and insights about trends and changes in the industry that can sometimes be seen in the data from the samples PQIA… Read More ›
More Samples Tested / Steigerwald Joins PQIA Summit Panel
Three Brands Tested: No Issues The results of the tests conducted on samples of the brands below meet the SAE J300 specifications for the SAE Viscosity Grade listed on the product label, and are consistent with the listed API Service Categories. CLICK BOTTLES BELOW FOR TEST RESULTS Steigerwald to Represent ILMA on the Panel Discussion… Read More ›
PQIA Examines Five Samples of 5W-20; Issues One Consumer Alert, One Advisory
MORGAS SAE 5W-20 The results of the tests conducted on this sample do NOT meet the SAE J300 specifications for the SAE Viscosity Grade listed on the product label, and are NOT consistent with the listed API Service Category. The Kinematic Viscosity @ 100°C is 14% lower than the minimum viscosity specification for this SAE… Read More ›
PQIA Issues Consumer Alerts on Two AntiFreeze/Coolant Samples
Two of the five coolant/antifreeze samples recently examined by PQIA fail to meet their label claims for freeze point protection. Polar Zone: Test results on the sample of Polar Zone examined has a freeze point of -2.2°F. This freeze point is above the labeled claim stating “Protects to -20°F,” and well above the industry standard… Read More ›
PQIA Issues Two Consumer Alerts on ATF
PQIA examines five samples of automatic transmission fluid purchased in the Midwest market. While the results of the tests conducted on three of the samples meet the requirements for their labeled claims, PQIA issues Consumer Alerts/Don’t Buys on two. The two samples are branded under names all too familiar to PQIA. One is the Everclear… Read More ›
The Last of the Most Recent Group of Samples From the Illinois Market
The last of the most recent group of samples purchased in the Illinois market. They include two full synthetics, one synthetic blend (each an API SN/ILSAC GF-5), and a SAE 10W-30, API SL/CD. Each meet the SAE J300 specifications for the SAE Viscosity Grade listed on the product label, and are consistent with the listed… Read More ›