5qt. G-Oil Synthetic Motor Oil (5w-30) Free After $26 Rebate

I just checked on my rebate for the G-Oil from last month.

"We are unable to process your claim for the following reason:
-Did not receive an original rebate certificate.
You will receive a letter in the mail that explains the steps required to resolve this issue."

WTF? There is no such thing as an "original" rebate certificate. It's printed off their website...

Any idea how I should proceed?

Quote from OstrichSak : And why, pray tell, would supercharger manufacturers require a certain motor oil?

Because some of them are lubricated and cooled with the engines oil system just as a turbo is. I have one of those type on one of my cars now. I guess you've never seen that type and assumed they did not exist. Some have their own internal lubrication systems and do not use engine oil.

Quote from Cutaoden : Just have an oil change yesterday from last Deal! The oil is pretty good, my car feel faster and lighter after the oil changed. I'm heading to walmart to get another for the next oil changed!

so you are saying you put in the same quantity (in weight) of oil and now your car feels lighter and somehow makes your car even drive faster.....I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you had some huge improvement switching from conventional to synthetic....still your obvservation is quite comical.

Quote from cracovian : More than half of the people who buy based on the rebate don't send the forms in. Half of those who do and receive the check don't actually deposit it, so it's a great promotion for the company and they come ahead each time.

They sure don't like SD'ers then.

My rebate was not processed because I submitted a copy where I bought two, one for me and one for my buddy. Try to explain no one respond. oh well.

Quote from awoolf : I just checked on my rebate for the G-Oil from last month. "We are unable to process your claim for the following reason: -Did not receive an original rebate certificate. You will receive a letter in the mail that explains the steps required to resolve this issue." WTF? There is no such thing as an "original" rebate certificate. It's printed off their website... Any idea how I should proceed?

They have unique certificate #s on the rebate form when you print it from their website -- did you share your rebate form with someone else?

Quote from zhopa : You must know something that API engineers and engine designers don't know or you have a custom built car... because all production engines are built accept a certain API spec oil. As long as the oil meets API specs (read the symbol on the back of the bottle) acceptable for the engine, it is good to go. This oil meets at least SM rating which is good for pretty much any production car today.

I'd love to know how may API engineers use this stuff... I bet it's LOW.

Quote from JaTaN : They have unique certificate #s on the rebate form when you print it from their website -- did you share your rebate form with someone else?

Nope. I bought one item, printed one form, submitted one rebate request.

Just submitted an email via the"contact us" web form on rapid-rebates.com. We'll see what happens..

I cant Click to print or even go to website is there a problem

Quote from nolife : Because many of them are lubricated and cooled with the engines oil system just as a turbo is. I have one of those type on one of my cars now. Some have their own internal lubrication systems and do not use engine oil.

I love the game of semantics you're playing. You say MOST call for specific oil and SOME have their own oil. Very convenient for your stance. The truth is MOST use their own oil, a gear oil to be more specific, so motor oil change intervals don't matter and therefore a supercharger manufacturer doesn't spec your OCIs. No reputable supercharger will share the motor's oil.

Now, back on topic. This motor oil meets ALL requirements and will work just fine in ANY turbocharged or supercharged or naturally aspirated engine that calls for a 5w30. I use Mobile 1 if I'm buying but if Walmart's paying G-Oil works just fine. I own N/A, turbo AND supercharged vehicles currently and have owned a combination for almost 20 years and do all my own work including various forms of racing. But what do I know?

Quote from dealme : My rebate was not processed because I submitted a copy where I bought two, one for me and one for my buddy. Try to explain no one respond. oh well.

You ring them up separately. It's pretty obvious because it says you have to send in the original receipt, not a copy.

I added a copy of the rebate form http://imgur.com/0QoS9. However, you still need your own certificate number.

Quote from OstrichSak : I love the game of semantics you're playing. You say MOST call for specific oil and SOME have their own oil. Very convenient for your stance. The truth is MOST use their own oil, a gear oil to be more specific, so motor oil change intervals don't matter and therefore a supercharger manufacturer doesn't spec your OCIs. No reputable supercharger will share the motor's oil. Now, back on topic. This motor oil meets ALL requirements and will work just fine in ANY turbocharged or supercharged or naturally aspirated engine that calls for a 5w30. I use Mobile 1 if I'm buying but if Walmart's paying G-Oil works just fine. I own N/A, turbo AND supercharged vehicles currently and have owned a combination for almost 20 years and do all my own work including various forms of racing. But what do I know?

There was no game dude, just you jumping in to pinpoint some fine point. There ARE engine lubricated superchargers and I have one and have had a few others through my hands in the past as well, One of my current externally lubricated is a Vortech V-1 S trim (very reputable and they last for decades although the V-1 is a little loud in my oppinion). I put externally lubricated superchargers in my original description because they do exist. Regardless of most, some, a few, they are older blah blah, they still exist, it was a small point in my entire post and it was to point out the concept, not to quantify how many there are. In the Vortech manual they SPECIFICALLY call for using 10w-30 full synthetic oil with 3000 miles change intervals and another ditbit to not rev engine and minimize boost when outside temeperature is less than 30F until the oil warms up to normal. Sorry if you've never seen them or used them but they are there. On that note, I have used other than full sythetic Ialmost at random) and so far I've only had to rebuild my current SC rebuilt once and I have no doubt it my random oil selection has an measurable effect on the SC. Why so hostile anyway? Would you say "pray tel" and whip out some car experience creds of your background at the track or at a local hangout with a bunch of people standing around talking and looking at cars? Why do it here then?

Like I said in my earlier post, I wonder why I get involved in these oil threads.

so ok to buy multiple as separate transactions then use multiple address?

Quote from sosimple : so ok to buy multiple as separate transactions then use multiple address?

Shouldn't be a problem using multiple addresses, just remember:
- Rebate form has a unique certificate # on it so make sure you save multiple rebate forms with different certificate #s
- Use a different email for each rebate
- You also need to send in the original receipt so purchase them on separate receipts