Prolong Super Lubricants, Inc., marketer of one of the largest selling motor oil additives sold in the U. S., has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the firm made unsubstantiated claims for its automobile motor oil additive, Prolong Engine Treatment Concentrate (ETC).
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2. Respondent has advertised, labeled, offered for sale, sold, and distributed products to the public, including Prolong Engine Treatment Concentrate, a motor oil additive ("Prolong ETC").
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The manufacturers of the ProLong engine additive were dealt a smack in the face by a Consumer Reports Magazine report into their product. CR attempted to reproduce the "no oil" test where all the oil was drained out of an engine which had been treated with ProLong, and then the engine was run.
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At a recent trade show we were at one of these miracle oil additive companies was there with a machine that demonstrated how their additive reduced friction. It was a ... Same theory holds true for Slick50, Prolong, Dura Lube, Motor Up, Valvoline Engine Treatment and many others. Please DON'T be fooled by oil additives!
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Most of "the good stuff" that is in that can of oil additive is either dissolved in that fluid, or suspended in it. And without a doubt the "good part" of that can of oil additive is not suspended or dissolved in the same oil that YOU picked to run your hardware on! ... A. Yes, and it could help prolong the life. However,
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lucas as a gear oil additive mochester 86-95 Trucks & 4Runners 29 03-20-2007 12:20 PM ... Using oil/fuel additives like Zmax or Prolong Plays_with_Toys Maintenance & Repair Archives 11 04-05-2003 05:02 P...
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After DuPont's decision and attempt to halt the use of PTFE in engine oils, several of the oil additive companies simply went elsewhere for their PTFE powders, such as purchasing them in other countries.
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Everybody and their brother has some sort of miracle oil additive that promises to add horsepower, recondition your engine, increase fuel economy, and protect your engine from anything and everything. The snake oil category are simply those products that are a complete sham, like zMax, Slick50 and Prolong. Don't believe...
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An October, 1998, "Consumer Report" article, "Prolong additive: Don't try this at home," addressed the infomercial demonstration issue: ... "The bond is supposed to last even when the oil is drained. In the [Prolong] infomercial, Unser and others drive along a racetrack in the Mojave Desert without oil or oil drain plugs.
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Remember that the contaminants come from the combustion process of the gasoline and and the air. Synthetic oil will not prevent these contaminants. Synthetics may be marginally better at suspending more contaminant particles, but not enough to prolong oil changes by much.
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