Valvoline Engine Guarantee

[JHarris1385]

Register before 125,000. Log on and submit your oil changes online and keep receipts. Any oil filter too.

Don't we have engine failure as a result of oil loss?

[Riff Raff]

Don't we have engine failure as a result of oil loss?

No, we have engine failure due to the pure negligence of people not checking their engine oil level with the dipstick on a frequent basis.

[VX KAT]

I haven't actually gone and read any of the small print, but just from what's been mentioned here, and knowing how marketing works, sounds like it's full of weasel words and nearly impossible criteria to meet, and then probably has some really gray areas they can use to rule against you....just like those fabulous "extended warranty" policies.

I understand your thoughts JH, seems easy enough to sign up, log your oil changes, keep receipts, yadda yadda yadda, but honestly, I wouldn't even waste my time with it..... and I don't want to use that oil anyway.
I do all that record keeping anyway.
..just my 2 cents...

[rsteinmetz70112]

I actually read it and there is wiggle room. Loss of engine oil does seem to be a reason for denying coverage, but if oil is checked frequently and topped off then it should hold. Give the small number of Isuzu engines and the likely probability that most engine failures fall outside their warranty, it seems to me that if someone is religious about changing their oil and can document it Valvoline would rather pay the $5,000 than have the bad publicity.

How much extra would it cost to use Valvoline, if you're going to change your oil and filter every 3500 miles or so anyway?

[circmand]

I actually read it and there is wiggle room. Loss of engine oil does seem to be a reason for denying coverage, but if oil is checked frequently and topped off then it should hold. Give the small number of Isuzu engines and the likely probability that most engine failures fall outside their warranty, it seems to me that if someone is religious about changing their oil and can document it Valvoline would rather pay the $5,000 than have the bad publicity.

How much extra would it cost to use Valvoline, if you're going to change your oil and filter every 3500 miles or so anyway?

Its a decent oil, though if something else is on sale like Quaker State I prefer to have the option. As for bad publicity well they wouldn't like it but how many newspapers would carry the story or how many web sites can you post on and would people read it?

[Ldub]

No, we have engine failure due to the pure negligence of people not checking their engine oil level with the dipstick on a frequent basis.

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