They have been great so far. Unfortunately, only minor snow storms since they were installed but so far so good (y). Very quiet and predictable handling.
I would definitely keep using the Valvoline Restore and Protect and do a piston soak too. Berrymans B12 does a good job. I've done this on both the Corolla's and it has helped with the minor oil consumption that I was having. Good luck (y)
Looks fantastic! Thanks for the photos. I'm running the first of round Valvoline Restore and Protect in my 1zzfe to hopefully get mine that clean. Mine had a fair amount of vanish the last time I did the valve cover gasket IIRC around 160k. I plan to do side by side photo of the before and...
Looks good. I also have Valvoline Restore and Protect in the 08' Corolla and the 09' Matrix. Both have around 3500 miles on the OCI and I'll probably run them to 5k'ish. My 08' looked sililar to yours when I did the gasket a few years back. I check it again after about 4 of the Valvoline Restore...