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    Finally took the Valvoline Restore and Protect plunge today

    Well, bought mine brand new, and I typically drive the wheels off of my vehicles. Other than the original engine puking out on me, it's a really nice car. The replacement engine has been good so far, fingers crossed. I'm also curious to see what happens. After just 3 days of having the VRP...
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    Awaiting new Hyundai Theta II Engine Install

    I don't keep mine in eco around town any more. But on the highway I do. My Sonata immediately shifts down if going up a decent grade, the RPM won't get low enough to lug the engine. But around town it does want to upshift too quickly.
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    Quaker State???? Any good?

    After doing some research I believe the TBN additive package in the Ultra was a little better if memory serves, so went to it. And before VRP came out, THE hot oil at the time that was getting all the rave reviews was PUP. I was also running it in my truck at the time so it just kept...
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    Quaker State???? Any good?

    Quaker State Ultimate Durability was the "recommended" oil in my 2015 Hyundai Sonata and what I started off using. And the research I did at that time pretty much stated it was a very good oil, and it was usually cheaper than competing brands too, so good all the way around. However I...
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    What can Valvoline do to top Restore and Protect?

    Oh good gosh.🙄. Well, there goes my marketing career down the tubes.☹️
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    What can Valvoline do to top Restore and Protect?

    Good question actually. I don't know what the sales have been (I think anecdotally it could be said sales have been pretty good, but that's not solid data). However, by all indications it seems to be a "breakthrough" oil that is doing stuff that no other off the shelf or mass market oil seems...
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    What can Valvoline do to top Restore and Protect?

    Valvoline Restore and Protect 100,000 mile oil?😆
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    Finally took the Valvoline Restore and Protect plunge today

    Naw, no need, that's what I've got several of y'all guys for so I can ride your coattails. 😆. But I promise to give y'all the credit.😁
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    Post your latest oil change

    2015 Hyundai Sonata 2.4 N/A. Right at 50,000 miles on replacement engine. No oil burning so far, oil completely full at change this morning. Almost exactly 3,000 miles on Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w20. Went with Valvoline restore and protect and up the viscosity to 5w30 on this change with a...
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    Finally took the Valvoline Restore and Protect plunge today

    I keep seeing that the Boss and the One are still good, I have a few One's that I got a while back and kept in stock when I caught them on sale in Amazon. My and my wife's car both use the same size so I stocked up. If they have indeed diminished in quality I definitely have no issue going...
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    Finally took the Valvoline Restore and Protect plunge today

    There have been a few oils over the years that seemed to grab a huge amount of attention when they came out. The original Mobil 1 full synthetic comes to mind. I know when I was in high school auto shop in the early 80s that was talked about like it was some sort of unicorn magical elixir that...
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    Mobil 1 Advanced Clean game on at WalMart.

    And I'm sure they pay for that privilege.
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    Mobil 1 Advanced Clean game on at WalMart.

    LOTS! Especially those of us with GDI engines, and probably those with turbos as well. On the other hand, my old 1996 Ford Ranger that doesn't burn a drop of oil and still looks relatively light and clean when changed? That probably doesn't need it.
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    Awaiting new Hyundai Theta II Engine Install

    Mine was no hassle at all as well. Now one requirement is that the car has been brought in for all recalls and updates, which I had done. I have heard of some horror stories where people had not brought their cars in for software updates and when their engine went Hyundai would not honor the...
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    Awaiting new Hyundai Theta II Engine Install

    Pennzoil Ultra Platinum is mediocre? Ok, I just noticed I stated Pen Platinum. Actually it's Pen Ultra Platinum I run. Everything I have researched points to Pennzoil Ultra Platinum being a pretty "top of the line" level oil. But I assume your reply was geared towards the basic Platinum...
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