Recent content by STMech

Ok. You doubt my speculation. That's ok. I doubt your unsupported opinion.

Nobody really knows why these Honda rod bearings were failing. Honda blamed machining problems, but they only fessed up to a small percentage. Lots of folks outside of the chosen VIN’s have had bearing failure. What’s really going on? I don’t know, but that doesn’t stop me from speculating...

Fair enough. I will just let this rest, and get back to you in a year. Should have about 20,000 miles on VRP by then at 4k OCI. I will post all UOA' s too.

I’m not interested in getting the most miles possible from a VRP oil change. I plan to run about 4k miles per oci, as recommended by Valvoline. Maybe VRP is not robust enough for longer oci’s? I know that this is just a seat of the pants impression, but I feel that my older Pilot runs much...

I am running VRP on a 4000 mile OCI. So far I am on my 3rd fill of VRP. I have sent samples to Blackstone after the first 2 OCI's, and will do the same for the next one

Yes, you have a point. My real question is why this oil runs so quiet. Are the anti -friction and anti -wear additives something new? What do boron and moly additives do to reduce friction and quiet valve train?

I drive a 2018 Honda Pilot. The Pilot is on its 3rd OC with 0w-20 VRP. Right now that is 10k on VRP. Pilot seems to have better power and fuel economy. Most noticeable is very quiet idle. What are the VRP anti-wear and anti -friction additives? Are these additives unique to VRP?(probably...