> jmwagner@greenheart.com wrote:
>
> The FTC previously halted allegedly deceptive advertising by the
> marketers of
> Valvoline, Slick 50, and STP, other major brands of engine treatment
> products.>>
WEmery7451@aol.com replied :
> This statement is certainly surprising. Several years back, I
> copied Jack
> Wheeler's use of Valvoline 20/50 Racing mineral oil with a
> Molydine additive.
The case against Valvoline was only about their "TM-8 engine treatment",
which was their answer to Slick 50. They apparently bought the product line
from someone else, and didn't do any research on their own, just continued
marketing it. When the FTC asked for proof of the non-existent tests,
Valvoline quit advertising the stuff (without admitting any wrongdoing).
Dupont, who holds the patent on Teflon aka PTFE, has stated they do not
believe it has any application as a motor oil additive. They even tried to
refuse to sell to Slick 50, but the courts ruled that they had to.
Randall
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