Do you prefer a certain filter while running Valvoline Restore and Protect?
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BrendanC
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carquest premium, but i run that or the extended protection on everything other than my personal vehicles in which i have a years worth of OG wire backed fram titanium’s.
4wd
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That EP pretty much what the new Mobil 1 is?
I looked at several last week (boxes not taped up) - and Warren seems to have made cousins out of them - even the cellophane on the end. (Base gaskets don’t thrill me much either way) …
BrendanC
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EP is a synthetic media with polymer mesh backing. 99.5%@25um.
the Mobil 1 is like a step sibling of the premium without the silicone gasket. it is 99%@30um. i would rather run a premium over the a Mobil 1 but people see the name and believe its better quality. the premium is 99.5%@20um
4wd
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Thanks - how are you doing with those big fat XG transmission filters ? I have not even installed my mount yet and could give up a couple if you are running low …
Honestly, just 5000 mile oil change intervals and the basic routine maintenance that comes with any vehicle has gotten me thus far. I’ve replaced an alternator, a water pump and a valve cover gasket and in that mileage. Knock on wood nothing major. I would say 95% of that mileage is highway as well.We should be asking you for advice, not the other way around…
BrendanC
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i’ll always horde more filters, but i haven’t changed any yet. both accords are coming up on service time so i’ll be changing and cutting those filters open. going to changed both transmission fluids as they both have ~30k on their sumps and the oil as my wife’s car is at 11.5k and mine is at 9500miles but burned multiple gallons to get there.
I am running that same combination in one of my cars now. I think the MicroGard Select is an excellent filter no matter what oil is being used, and it is rated for 10,000 miles. If you want to change it sooner than that, it won't hurt a thing, but you shouldn't need to at 2K. Just my opinion.
Then there should be no issue with using any filter for 5K using Valvoline Restore and Protect.
It's almost like... routine oil changes matter the most instead of being picky/choosy about oils and filters?
Light discoloration should just dissolve and not even get caught in the filter.
On a relatively clean engine like you describe, the likelihood of gunk being elsewhere is low. If any carbon gets cleaned from the piston rings, the filter should catch it. The amount of carbon in the rings should not overwhelm a filter.
@NavyVet88, On the Valvoline Restore and Protect, you need to run the Valvoline Restore and Protect a minimum of 4 oci at a minimum of 4000 miles each before you may start to see any effect of the Valvoline Restore and Protect benefits. This information came directly from Valvoline tech. support. Maybe change the oil filter halfway at 2000 miles on each oci would be an idea. The oil seems to work, but it works rather slowly. You may want to takes some pics before you start so you can have some before and after to look at.
Thank you!
4wd
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Found it now - so the Mobil 1 is in the low 90’s at 20um …
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Good question, I'm thinking about running Valvoline Restore And Protect and seeking what oil filter would work best for that oil.
that's generally when switching to Valvoline Restore and Protect on very dirty engines.
If your engine is relatively clean and young, there's no reason to go super short at first.
In that case, I'd just run the MicroGard Select or Carquest Premium for the whole run of Valvoline Restore and Protect.
Most of the time. But in some of the Valvoline Restore and Protect threads in the PCMO forum there have been cases where high end oils were used with decent OCIs and the vehicle did start usually oil at some point. It's possible for rings to suffer from deposits while the rest of the engine looks clean.