Grit at the bottom of Valvoline wb jug.

[aquariuscsm]

I changed the oil in my gf`s car with Valvoline white bottle 10W40 (5 quart jug from Walmart) and noticed that the half quart left in the jug had this small gravel/particle looking stuff floating around at the very bottom. W-t-f is that stuff????? I just emailed Valvoline about it. I`ve never seen this with any oil I`ve bought at auto parts stores. Made me think about the old posts about people asking if Walmart sells substandard oils.

What do y`all think? Anything I should be worried about or am I over reacting?

 

[river_rat]

Additive precipitate, usually. Shake your bottles before pouring it in.

 

[StevieC]

I get this all the time with Pennzoil Platinum and never had any engine problems or UOA problems. Nothing to worry about.

 

[Captain_Klink]

There's always a bit of something in the bottom. I've never paid any attention to it. Try filtering through a paper towel and it will probably disappear.

 

[Mr Nice]

Don't worry...

I've seen it with Castrol GTX, Pennzoil yellow and Havoline Synthetic

 

[Eddie]

I always shake oil to mix as I've seen stratification in several instances. Only an issue if you are using a partial quart though.

 

[tig1]

Iv'e never noticd that with M1, but look the next OC.

 

[Finklejag]

10W-40 probably sits on the shelf for awhile. Even at Wallworld.

 

[demarpaint]

They claim you don't have to shake oil. I always do, and never noticed anything out of the ordinary that I can remember.

 

[daves87rs]

Should be fine...

 

[aquariuscsm]

Here`s a picture of it in the photo section:

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/picture-of-the-grit-in-valvoline-bottle.108622/

 

[webfors]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
I get this all the time with Pennzoil Platinum and never had any engine problems or UOA problems. Nothing to worry about.

Ditto. Additive fallout. I've seen it on jugs only a couple of months old. If you're a basket case like me you'll shake your jugs periodically.