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Very similar to my previous post because both vehicles are on a similar cadence. Onto my second run of Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w-30. Unsure if I spilled some oil somewhere but I've made the error of not checking the level before doing the change, and about 3.5L is accounted for from a 4L...

Yokohama Geolander G018 AT4 in 245/65 R17 for my 2020 Holden Equinox LTZ-V. Wheels skins also applied because black suits the car way better than the standard alloy colour. For reference, the car came with 19" wheels and I was running Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV in 235/55 R19 till they wore out...

Onto my second run of Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w-30. Just as before swapping to Valvoline Restore and Protect, the motor doesn't seem to consume any oil between changes, it's right at the full mark every time I check. 2020 Holden Equinox LTZ-V, 115,920km / 72,029mi - Oil life indicator...

Missed that logo, and while there is some nuance to it's use, that's great to know and is nice to see.

I wonder what this statement is worth from the PDF I linked earlier... "This information only applies to products manufactured in the following location(s): Australia" It would surprise me if it was actually manufactured here, but I really have little industry knowledge so it could easily be true.

Not sure if they've been posted before, but here are some listed differences between 5w30 and 10w40 for interest now that I've found those PDF's.

Is this what you're after? Not exactly sure what you mean by VOA. EDIT: 'virgin' oil analysis? as in buy a jug and send some unused oil for analysis and provide the results? I got the above table from this PDF, hopefully the link works.

I'm in Perth Australia and have seen the 10w40 for sale here, but getting it to USA... I think will be very costly, perhaps prohibitive... depends how badly someone wants to experiment!

Well, I've read a lot about it here and figured I'd taste the Kool-aid. Perhaps among the more excited I've been to do an oil change so I could try the new stuff. After fairly short OCI's mostly due to impatience, both vehicles in the last week got their change to Valvoline Restore and Protect...

Very much agreed here, although both tuned cars do make a little more peak power/torque and accelerate harder at wide open throttle, it's more about how dynamic and responsive it is under normal driving conditions. The shifts are more purposeful and do better at reading the drivers inputs, so...

I can certainly vouch for the Trifecta tune waking up my Equinox, I do have the 2.0T though so with a good jab it was already pretty lively. But yeah, throttle response is a lot sharper and it feels lighter under foot, and the transmission tune along with it really helps it hold gears longer...

I did have a picture!

2017 Astra R+BK 1.4T (LE2/B14FXT), 139,705km. OCI this time is 6345km / 3942mi, OLM read 37% life remaining at time of change. ~4.5 L of Nulon Apex+ Long Life 5w30 Dexos1 gen 3, and of course an oil filter. Also rotated the tyres. Unfortunately no pic :(

I have a 2020 Equinox LTZ-V (Australian), with the 2.0T LTG and 9AT / AWD - currently ~107,000 kms. Also a 2017.5 Holden Astra BK 1.4T 6AT with ~140,000 kms with essentially identical engine oil requirements. Agree with the comments about ease of serviceability of this car, I've done several...