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I still have 8 quarts of Valvoline Restore & Protect 5W30, 8 quarts of Mobil 1 High Mileage Full Synthetic 5W30, and 10 quarts of Castrol Edge High Mileage Full Synthetic 5W30. I have a lot to last, but I will be using up the last of the Mobil 1 later this year since I'm closing in on the 1 year...

Royalty Auto Service on YT mentioned in one of their "How To " videos from 2 years ago to do that extra step to prevent the dirty fluid from being pushed back up into the brake system. He said to open the bleeder valve, have it drain into a container and then compress the piston. Once the piston...

Well I just went to Walmart and sure enough, all the prices have gone up as has been mentioned in this thread. Castrol Edge is the only full synthetic oil that is still priced decently around $23. I bought 2 5Qt jugs of their Full Synthetic High Mileage 5W30 to add to my existing stockpile of...

Project Farm posted a video over a month ago (definitely worth watching) trying various products and those "Made in China" plug in gas saver things do absolutely nothing to your car. What was even more hilarious is that there is a product that plugs in to the cigarette lighter port that...

I'm running Valvoline Restore and Protect as well, but I'm still on my 1st interval with my Chevy. Besides Mobil 1 ESP, its a beloved oil on here. It's that good! My Pontiac will be getting the Valvoline Restore and Protect treatment later this year and it needs it since it consumes oil.

Cant go wrong with Sunoco or Exxon. I would use whatever has the lower price. Shell isn't bad, but it always seems to be more expensive. Me personally I like BP, especially now since they are Top Tier Plus.

I recently cleaned the MAF sensor and Throttle Body on my 2009 Pontiac G8 GT using CRC's 2 can pack of Throttle Body and Mass Air Flow Sensor cleaner and immediately noticed much smoother acceleration, especially at lower speeds. The low speed low RPM "surging"/hesitation issue I was having...

I'm already done with the AI slop low effort videos flooding YouTube. Its even more annoying when they make a video with years old inaccurate data (referring to a Top Tier gasoline video I watched a while back), oil ranking videos where the AI is going off of peoples opinions on certain brands...

For me, I go with BP primarily and Quik-Trip as my second option. There are no Exxon stations that I know of in my area, but there are a few Shell stations.

Good to know. Thanks!

This was the oil isle at my nearest Walmart. I wasn't buying Oil, but I stopped by to see if... 1: There was any Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30. 2: See if the oil filter section was still a ghost town.. No Valvoline Restore and Protect. But the near empty shelf that used to house the...

Last time I checked the oil isle at Walmart, I saw plenty of oil, but the oil filter section was below half empty. Thankfully I have a stash of Mobil 1 High Mileage Full Synthetic 5w30 ready for my Pontiac's upcoming oil change in October and another stash of Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W30...

I ran Quaker State Full Synthetic 5w30 in my 2014 Caprice with the GM 3.6L LFX. It never consumed any oil, never had any startup chain rattle, or other odd noises. Very solid oil that is on the thicker end of a 5W30. Very underrated oil IMO.

The two stations I always go to are BP or QT as my backup location. BP has been my go to since they are now Top Tier Plus rated and because their 93 Premium is somehow cheaper than the QT 91. Another bonus is that BP 93's Invigorate has more additives in it than their regular BP 87. BP 87 is...

I'm on my 1st run of Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W30 in my Caprice PPV. I'm going to do the 4 intervals and then decide after that. Leaning towards staying with Valvoline. My G8 GT would definitely benefit the most from running Valvoline Restore and Protect considering its age, but I've got...