Upcoming mid-size SUV's for towing

RinconVTR wrote:

BenK wrote:
Note that any OEM reference to: "recommend" is more than that...

If something goes wrong and you claim warranty...then if they find out that you
did NOT follow their 'recommendation'...they can deny

Sorry, but this is very false and completely inaccurate. Dealers might scare you with such verbiage, but OEM's will not. Dealers are not owned by the OEM's.

Examples;

1. Every OEM "recommends" that you use their brand fluids. Do you?

2. We all have an "recommended" oil weight stamped on the oil cap. Mine says 5w-20. But I use 0w-20. And what if I run 5w-30? If you think it voids any warranty, you would be wrong.

3. Many manufactures "strongly recommend" specific break in procedures, yet I hear people whose flat out refuse to follow them. Does this void their warranty? No.

I can go on forever with this sort of thing, so I hope you get the point.


OP, I'm sorry to hijack this hijack...but I am really getting sick and tired of the******info being posted here.