Amsoil High Mileage

[Nuclear_42]

Havoline is higher detergent oil. If your OCI was reasonable, I would bet you have no sludge. Have you pulled a valve cover?

Valve covers have not leaked yet so no. Going in for a spark plug job and will check if any are leaking. OLM monitor was used every change.

 

[martinq]

I was just starting to wonder about using Amsoil vs Valvoline now that VRP is starting to show up in ON, Canada. I can get Amsoil SS shipped for the same price (slightly cheaper) as VRP w no shipping. If I were to go with either one I'd have to get analysis done to benefit from the 3x cost of the oil vs Walmart or Costco.

In my case, all the engines are all over 10yrs old (high mileage) but none of them really burn / leak anything significant. Should I entertain:

1. Amsoil HM, Euro, SS + testing
2. Valvoline Restore & Protect + testing
3. Stick with Walmart HM / Costco, no testing, 5k OCI

The cheapest is Costco 5w30 on sale, but no HM option.

 

[tired]

I was just starting to wonder about using Amsoil vs Valvoline now that VRP is starting to show up in ON, Canada. I can get Amsoil SS shipped for the same price (slightly cheaper) as VRP w no shipping. If I were to go with either one I'd have to get analysis done to benefit from the 3x cost of the oil vs Walmart or Costco.

In my case, all the engines are all over 10yrs old (high mileage) but none of them really burn / leak anything significant. Should I entertain:

1. Amsoil HM, Euro, SS + testing
2. Valvoline Restore & Protect + testing
3. Stick with Walmart HM / Costco, no testing, 5k OCI

The cheapest is Costco 5w30 on sale, but no HM option.

What vehicle? Any oil burning?

Hard to say no to Amsoil if it's the same price as VRP. Wow.