2 Valvoline Restore and Protect tests

[demarpaint]

correct. fuel dilution will kill any oil. HPL cannot fix bad design.

Exactly, which is why following blanket statements on the WWW can get someone in trouble. Even following those statements for use in identical vehicles.

 

[Hohn]

Yikes! Not to hijack the thread but this is my Toyota V6 baffle at 127k mi oc every 5K synthetic.


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My Lexuses look the same with well over 150k on each. My Honda looks more like the K24 pic. Using the same oils.


It's not a reflection on the oils used so much as the amount of oil circulation on the baffle and how hot it runs. Toyotas and Hondas show their varnish in different places.

 

[irollo]

Couple YT videos following Valvoline Restore and Protect updates. This is the top part of engine that doesn't see much oil, but it looks to be working quite well. Hard carbon too not sludge.



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That's the dipstick

 

[02zx9r rev2]

That's the dipstick

????

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Looks like blue & white carpeting in the top part of that engine.

Just playing with you Buster ....... thanks for the pics.

 

[irollo]

????

The screenshots buster posted are screenshots of the dipstick as per the youtuber

 

[Seven30]

Many people won’t believe me, but I will share my story with Valvoline Restore and Protect, because i am seriously impressed with this oil.

I did an oil change this past Saturday, and put in some Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30 in my 2001 Chevy Blazer 4.3 Vortec. First time using Valvoline Restore and Protect. I changed the oil, and drove 50 miles (round trip) around a big lake, to go out for dinner Saturday night. Basically highway speed driving, anywhere from 45mph-65mph, very few stop lights.

This oil fixed the random misfire issue on cylinder 5 and 6 after this 50 mile drive. I’ve had this misfire since I bought the truck 2 years ago, and this oil fixed the issue in just 50 miles of driving, I’m dead serious. I’ve replaced the spider injectors, spark plugs, checked for vacuum leaks, replaced the whole distributor, and done everything to try to fix the misfires. Nothing helped with the misfire, until Valvoline Restore and Protect went in the engine.

People won’t believe me, but I’ve verified that the misfires are gone with my topdon scan tool that can check for misfires, do bidirectional tests, and etc, and the engine runs smoother than ever. There used to be a quite noticeable vibration especially at idle due to the random misfires on cylinder 5 and 6, but now it idles crazy smooth. Never knew a 4.3 L 90 degree V6 engine can be this smooth.

Also, on the right bank of the engine, there used to be a very light lifter tick, and that’s gone too now.

No other oils I’ve used have made any difference. I’ve tried Mobil 1 0w40, Shell Rotella T6, Pennzoil, Castrol, and basically every oil you can find at Walmarts automotive section. OCI’s were always kept at 3k miles with all these oils.


I’m a firm believer in Valvoline Restore and Protect. And the oil is super dark after just 50 miles of driving. It usually takes about 200 miles of driving before the oil on the dipstick turns dark like used oil. Super impressed with Valvoline Restore and Protect!

I’m also gonna use Valvoline Restore and Protect in my 2010 ford Taurus sho 3.5 Ecoboost on its next oil change.

Some people will say I’m full of BS, and say that all this is coincidence, but I’m just sharing my personal experience, and how impressed I am with Valvoline Restore and Protect.

Tell me what yall think!

Does the 2001 4.3 vortec have a distributor?

 

[FTTSHO]

Does the 2001 4.3 vortec have a distributor?

Yes it does

 

[Seven30]

Yes it does

That's wild! I remember a Buick V6 (3800?) from the 70s without a distributor. Why on earth would a 2001 engine use that contraption.

 

[FTTSHO]

That's wild! I remember a Buick V6 (3800?) from the 70s without a distributor. Why on earth would a 2001 engine use that contraption.

They actually kept using the old 4.3 vortec on silverados up until 2013 before the new LT based aluminum 4.3 came out. Although they did upgrade the old 4.3 to a wasted spark coil block design in 2010 or so.

 

[burbguy82]

That's wild! I remember a Buick V6 (3800?) from the 70s without a distributor. Why on earth would a 2001 engine use that contraption.

 

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I thought my memory was bad. Only 20 years off

 

[burbguy82]

I thought my memory was bad. Only 20 years off

The Dauntless did have a distributor......the 3800 no, but it was not the 70s.....not sure.

 

[lawrencerd]

Pretty disappointing that this test was abandoned before it could be seen through.

I also don't agree with the logic that because it didn't clean top end varnish in ~2500mi that we can interpret that the product is unable to clean piston deposits in 4 normal OCIs as claimed.

Since the product wasn't used as directed it's hard to draw any judgements at all.