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Valvoline Restore and Protect
Replying to my own post. Yesterday, I online ordered and received from Walmart, 3x 5-qt jugs of Valvoline Restore and Protect 0W20, front labelled part # 904582, for $30 each + sales tax. There was also a tiny, faint, date code on front: 2026-02 (?) suggesting jug was filled or packaged in...- adam_reith
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- Forum: Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Vehicles
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Valvoline Restore and Protect
Yes, agree. I'm an engineer but not a "real" tribologist. ZDDP additives and such are a fairly big concern on "muscle cars" that nearly always had OHV, flat tappet cams, and high valve spring pressures. Including late 1980s Buick turbo V6 cars (GNX, Grand National, etc) where there are many...- adam_reith
- Post #3,990
- Forum: Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Vehicles
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Valvoline Restore and Protect
I had previously saved two copies of Valvoline Restore and Protect 0W20 data sheet, one dated 8/19/2025 and the other 10/1/2024. 2024: Zinc (Zn) 850 ppm, Phosphorous (P) 770 ppm. 2025: Zn 720 , P 650. Significant reductions in Zn and P. Zn & P are...- adam_reith
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- Forum: Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Vehicles