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I’ve only seen the new formula in gallon jugs so far. Is there a date stamp on it?

Agree. Sounds like rings to me. But usually blue smoke I think.

Which car?

Well it's been a few weeks so I called yet again. First time it was rejected for being "unqualified" (narrator: it was qualified). She manually processed it that time, and said I should be hearing soon. Never heard anything. Called again today. Physical card mailed out a few days ago. No...

I think this post might be helpful for you to understand the difference between winter rating and oil grade.

For a brief moment, this oil looked to punch above its weight.

Thanks. Yeah that’s the CAS for GTL for sure, but I haven’t seen that on the Valvoline Restore and Protect SDS. I wasn’t aware of any GTL in Valvoline Restore and Protect. I feel like Valvoline uses more middle of the road base oils and puts more into their additive package in general.

Yeah if what you’re doing is working for you in an engine not known to have problems, carry on I suppose. You always have the Valvoline Restore and Protect escape hatch if problems arise. I think an issue with newer engines is we may not know they are problematic until later, but if you keep an...

Did it ever have GTL?

I was referring to Valvoline Extended Protection but it looks like I read it too fast. Mobil 1 Extended Performance High Mileage seems like it’s pretty good. Comments on ring cleaning still apply though.

Well one cleans rings, keeps them free from deposits, and consistently returns outstanding UOAs. The other appears to be a mediocre group III oil that has been known to stick rings on a meticulously maintained Subaru. Easy choice to me!

Is that smoke after you hit the throttle after cruising at highway speeds or after going down a hill with a closed throttle? If you go down a hill with a closed throttle and then stomp on at the bottom, that’s more likely to be valve stem seals. If you cruise along at highway speeds for a few...

The guy who bought this from you won the used car lottery.

I would 100% run Mobil 1 ESP 0W-20 or Valvoline Restore and Protect 0W-20 for life. You can also easily run 5W-30 or 0W-30 as well which is what I'd do, but that probably makes some people too nervous. However, people are doing it. Here's a guy running Mobil 1 ESP 0W-30 in his Camry calling for...

There is no need to be torn about it. I have seen nothing but negative reports here. I think it's the weakest option in the Mobil 1 line up.