I have seen this issue on other sites and on this one. Some say you have to use Kia filters etc.
I ran across this on a chevy truck site that I frequent and found it good reading. Just thought I would pass it along. I was going to tack it onto another oil thread but found it so intresting that I started anotrher one!
Not picking any one side just passing it along.
After changing my own oil and doing all my own car work for the past 30 years I really was thinking as my first oil change is comming do that I'm just going to let my dealer do the work. But the power of my tool box and shop is calling hard
Anyway here is what I found, good reading all.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/keep...nty-intact.html
"The Vos" | Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
Quick summary:
Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and the general principle of the Federal Trade Commission Act, a manufacturer can not require the use of any particular brand of hard part, filter or oil, to satisfy fulfillment of a warranty, unless the manufacturer provides the item free of charge, under the terms of the vehicle warranty.
Consumer purchasers of lubricants, filters or parts are sometimes told (by some dealer's mechanics or service foremen) that a particular brand of replacement lubricant or part, "...cannot be used in the consumer's vehicle during the warranty period." The claim that is usually made is that the use of some brand of oil or parts will "void the warranty." There is usually an accompanying statement or implication that ONLY the original equipment supplier of lubricants or parts may be used (usually available through that particular dealership). This, of course, tends to cast doubt on the quality of the replacement item. This claim is simply not true!
If the consumer is told that only the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) item will not void the warranty, then he or she may request that the OEM item be supplied FREE OF CHARGE. If the customer is charged for such an item, the dealer/manufacturer will be in violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and other applicable fair trade laws of the Federal Trade Commission.
I ran across this on a chevy truck site that I frequent and found it good reading. Just thought I would pass it along. I was going to tack it onto another oil thread but found it so intresting that I started anotrher one!
Not picking any one side just passing it along.
After changing my own oil and doing all my own car work for the past 30 years I really was thinking as my first oil change is comming do that I'm just going to let my dealer do the work. But the power of my tool box and shop is calling hard
Anyway here is what I found, good reading all.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/keep...nty-intact.html
"The Vos" | Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
Quick summary:
Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, and the general principle of the Federal Trade Commission Act, a manufacturer can not require the use of any particular brand of hard part, filter or oil, to satisfy fulfillment of a warranty, unless the manufacturer provides the item free of charge, under the terms of the vehicle warranty.
Consumer purchasers of lubricants, filters or parts are sometimes told (by some dealer's mechanics or service foremen) that a particular brand of replacement lubricant or part, "...cannot be used in the consumer's vehicle during the warranty period." The claim that is usually made is that the use of some brand of oil or parts will "void the warranty." There is usually an accompanying statement or implication that ONLY the original equipment supplier of lubricants or parts may be used (usually available through that particular dealership). This, of course, tends to cast doubt on the quality of the replacement item. This claim is simply not true!
If the consumer is told that only the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) item will not void the warranty, then he or she may request that the OEM item be supplied FREE OF CHARGE. If the customer is charged for such an item, the dealer/manufacturer will be in violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and other applicable fair trade laws of the Federal Trade Commission.
