So today I helped a buddy of mine do a valve cover gasket on a 97 ram has had oil changed every 5000 valvoline conventional. Has 186k on it and that engine looked like new. No varnish or build up no where. I know valvoline gets a hard time on here but from my observation it cleans pretty [censored] well. What yalll think.
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A lot of people on here put more emphasis on friction modifiers like Moly than on the detergent factor ...I tend to be more concerned with detergency I do know that Valvoline Conventional has a good shot of sodium in it which is a detergent.
Originally Posted By: chevyboy14
So today I helped a buddy of mine do a valve cover gasket on a 97 ram has had oil changed every 5000 valvoline conventional. Has 186k on it and that engine looked like new. No varnish or build up no where. I know valvoline gets a hard time on here but from my observation it cleans pretty [censored] well. What yalll think.
Originally Posted By: Ben99GT
Originally Posted By: chevyboy14
So today I helped a buddy of mine do a valve cover gasket on a 97 ram has had oil changed every 5000 valvoline conventional. Has 186k on it and that engine looked like new. No varnish or build up no where. I know valvoline gets a hard time on here but from my observation it cleans pretty [censored] well. What yalll think.
I think we can all conjure up images of clean vs. dirty engines. It's really not that hard. People have said before the have an average of 1/8" accumulation of sludge on the inside of the engine. I don't need a picture to understand what he or she is saying. Furthermore, most of us can picture that scene. Though I did notice the cute graphic has smilies holding up the signs, so I wouldn't consider it snooty. Like rjacket said; "What has the driving pattern been like?"
Drives all over
idk how to upload pics or I would have gottensome pics. Picture a brand new 318 and cost it in oil literally looked brand spanking new. It uses about a quart in 5000 miles to. Awesome truck. Its the truck in buying in a few weeks. He changed the gasket because it had a little grime on the back. Probabky leaked a drop a year. It is super clean.
idk how to upload pics or I would have gottensome pics. Picture a brand new 318 and cost it in oil literally looked brand spanking new. It uses about a quart in 5000 miles to. Awesome truck. Its the truck in buying in a few weeks. He changed the gasket because it had a little grime on the back. Probabky leaked a drop a year. It is super clean.Alot of oils on this forums get criticized when in reality,there's NOTHING wrong with them. Valvoline is a great oil,despite what might be said on this forum.
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Originally Posted By: DragRace
Alot of oils on this forums get criticized when in reality,there's NOTHING wrong with them. Valvoline is a great oil,despite what might be said on this forum.
As many have been saying, many basic oils are now fine for most applications, especially with 6 month / 5000 mile ocis. That's what advancements in engines, engine oils and competition do for you.
At the same time, the oil manufacturer's need us to buy more expensive oils because ~$12 for PYB, VWB, QSGB is half what they could be getting. All manufacturer's in every line of business want to upsell value whether real or perceived to the consumer.
Selectively releasing information across the range of oils to optimize what they sell overall is precisely what is in their interest. The big manufacturer's are not going to release all the information.
If they released all the information they had, then two things would happen:
1) It would give the competition more marketing ammunition
2) It would lead most of the oil nerds to buy the cheapest oils
They are probably more worried about 1) than 2). For those who are really interested in the details, perhaps approach the smaller manufacturers directly who would love to get a foothold in the nerd market.
Originally Posted By: 91344George
Originally Posted By: DragRace
Alot of oils on this forums get criticized when in reality,there's NOTHING wrong with them. Valvoline is a great oil,despite what might be said on this forum.
Drag race can you elaborate
Originally Posted By: chevyboy14
Drag race can you elaborate:-)
Originally Posted By: DragRace
It probably is a good oil..BUT it would be nice if Ashland would offer up a little more about what makes it good..like what is in it.
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I could care less whats in it.
Yea, there is nothing special about Valvoline oil...Nothing
Originally Posted By: 91344George
Originally Posted By: DragRace
It probably is a good oil..BUT it would be nice if Ashland would offer up a little more about what makes it good..like what is in it.
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I could care less whats in it.
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