Tranny Fluid Additives
07-12-2001 | 04:03 AM
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Suzuka Master
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From: Ninth Gate & So Cal
I believe ZMAX just got busted. Use the recommended or a superior ATF (I just use the Honda/Acura fluid for now).
zMax: placebo effect case study
The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in U. S. District Court seeking to halt false and misleading advertising for zMax auto additives and has asked the court to order refunds to consumers who bought the products. The agency alleges that enhanced performance claims for the product are unsubstantiated, that tests cited to support performance claims actually demonstrated that motor oil treated with zMax produced more than twice as much bearing corrosion than motor oil alone, and that the three different products - an engine additive, a fuel line additive and a transmission additive - were all actually tinted mineral oil.
I know someone out there bought this stuff and thought it worked
zMax: placebo effect case study
The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in U. S. District Court seeking to halt false and misleading advertising for zMax auto additives and has asked the court to order refunds to consumers who bought the products. The agency alleges that enhanced performance claims for the product are unsubstantiated, that tests cited to support performance claims actually demonstrated that motor oil treated with zMax produced more than twice as much bearing corrosion than motor oil alone, and that the three different products - an engine additive, a fuel line additive and a transmission additive - were all actually tinted mineral oil.
I know someone out there bought this stuff and thought it worked
07-12-2001 | 04:08 AM
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Suzuka Master
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 7,388
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From: Ninth Gate & So Cal
BTW -- the following link has more info on this:
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/02/zmax1.htm
You will enjoy the article -- it also mentions the following:
"This case is the latest in a series of FTC law-enforcement initiatives targeting unsubstantiated claims made by auto additive manufacturers. The FTC previously halted allegedly deceptive advertising by the marketers of Dura Lube, Motor Up, Prolong, Valvoline, Slick 50, and STP, other major brands of engine treatment products.
(It says engine treatment products, but ZMax was a tranny, engine, and fuel rip-off!)
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/02/zmax1.htm
You will enjoy the article -- it also mentions the following:
"This case is the latest in a series of FTC law-enforcement initiatives targeting unsubstantiated claims made by auto additive manufacturers. The FTC previously halted allegedly deceptive advertising by the marketers of Dura Lube, Motor Up, Prolong, Valvoline, Slick 50, and STP, other major brands of engine treatment products.
(It says engine treatment products, but ZMax was a tranny, engine, and fuel rip-off!)
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