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Valvoline Engine Guarantee - Anyone try this?

Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by kenny1022, Jul 29, 2009.

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  1. kenny1022

    kenny1022 Formula Junior

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    #1 kenny1022, Jul 29, 2009
    Valvoine has a program that guarantees your engine life up to 300,000 miles if you use Valvoline oil for your oil changes every 3,000 miles (give or take 1000 miles) and register your cars on the Valvoline website. Anyone consider enrolling their Ferrari's in this program? Thanks.
     
  2. M.James

    M.James F1 Rookie

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    #2 M.James, Jul 29, 2009
    HA! If Valvoline Corporate found-out that they had to replace a $60,000 Ferrari engine, they'd hire a lawyer to look for loopholes in their 'guarantee' LONG before they wrote a check. Don't be so naive - corporate integrity no longer exists in America.
     
  3. kenny1022

    kenny1022 Formula Junior

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    #3 kenny1022, Jul 29, 2009
  4. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #4 tazandjan, Jul 29, 2009
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    Kenny- My 575M uses Valvoline in everything except the engine right now and I am considering changing that too, this year. My transaxle runs their all synthetic 75W-90 GL5 transmission oil and my steering has valvoline synthetic automatic transmission fluid. Valvoline's 5W-40 synthetic motor oil will work well on your 360 and is more readily available and somewhat cheaper than the Quaker State Q we in the US call the Shell high priced stuff with the Cavallinos on the containers.

    http://www.valvoline.com/products/consumer-products/motor-oil/full-synthetic-motor-oil/5

    Taz
    Terry Phillips
     
  5. BigTex

    BigTex Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    #5 BigTex, Jul 29, 2009
    I would think there'd be a huge burden of proof...

    Ferrari engines rarely fail due to the OIL, they blow up for a million OTHER reasons....LOL!

    IMO.........
     
  6. Oceanic815

    Oceanic815 Formula 3

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    #6 Oceanic815, Jul 29, 2009
    I doubt if they'll ever have to pay out for an engine. If anything, they'll get their technician out there and come up with some reason the nuked engine doesn't qualify for their replacement guarantee... its all marketing to get people to purchase their product for the next 30 years until their 'guarantee' expires.

    Meh.
     
  7. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #7 AceMaster, Jul 29, 2009
    I think I already found the loophole - you probably have to use Valvoline right out of the factory, but since Ferrari uses Shell-Helix (or whatever) then they will say that you did not use Valvoline for every single mile on the engine.
     

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