The results of the tests conducted on this sample do NOT meet the SAE J300 specifications for the SAE Viscosity Grade listed on the product label. The Low-Temperature Cranking Viscosity is 43% higher than the maximum viscosity specification for this SAE grade. In addition, the organometallic additive levels in this sample indicate the product is NOT suitable for use in the majority of automobile engines currently on the road, and the metal analysis results for this sample indicate the product may be contaminated with used oil and abrasive material.

Use of this product in automobile engines will likely cause harm to the engine.

It should be noted that this is not the first time the PQIA has issued Consumer Alerts on these brands. In fact, this is the thirteenth time PQIA has issued Consumer Alerts on lubricants marketed under the Everclear brand.

Whereas PQIA has brought this issue to the attention of the Attorney General's office in Ohio (the State where the Everclear brand is manufactured), the product continues to be observed on the shelves in the Midwest and elsewhere. It has, however, been ordered off the shelves in the state of Georgia by the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Fuel & Measures Division, and in North Carolina by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

In an effort to help protect consumers, the PQIA will once again reach out to the Ohio Attorney General's office regarding the Everclear motor oils manufacturer in Ohio.

Related Stories:
WILL OHIO TAKE ACTION? -- Originally Published on May 19, 2014

Related Everclear Pages:
Everclear 10W-30 7/2011, Everclear 10W-30 3/2014 (2 year Follow-up), Everclear 10W-30 9/2014 (6 month Follow-up ),Everclear 10W-40 3/2014, Everclear 10-40 12/2014 (9 Months Follow-up), Everclear 5W-30 9/2013, Everclear 5W-30 3/2014 (6 month Follow-up), Everclear 5W-30 9/2014 (6 Month Follow-up), Everclear 5-30 2/2016, Everclear ATF 8/2012, and Everclear ATF 3/2014 (2 year Follow-up)

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