hey all i was doing some thinking about valvoline restore and protect. it seems as if the consumers are divided due to the fact that it takes 4 oci's to clean out an engine which for some people could be 20,000 miles +++
i understand that could be more then a year for some people but i remember reading something about vrp being stronger during production but valvoline had to tone it down as it was cleaning too well and could clog filters
so this got me thinking and i hypothesize that maybe VRP doesn't need a full 4 oci's to clean to the best of its ability but much rather needs 4 oil changes with fresh VRP due to special additives being consumed during the cleaning process
Maybe I am fetching but I was thinking about it like this
1st oil change with VRP - loosens sludge and carbon build up but additives get used up
2nd oil change with VRP - continues to loosen sludge and carbon build up until additives are used
3rd oil change with VRP - loosens and cleans more of that build up until additives are used
4th oil change with VRP - all potential cleaning / loosening is done and this last oil change is to just polish / clean the rest of whatever is left
if this could be the case then people could do 4 oil changes with 1 every 2000 miles or etc (however long it takes the special additives to become consued/inactive)
but if this could have some truth then we need to find what time frame / heat cycles / mileage those additives are consumed
discuss!
i understand that could be more then a year for some people but i remember reading something about vrp being stronger during production but valvoline had to tone it down as it was cleaning too well and could clog filters
so this got me thinking and i hypothesize that maybe VRP doesn't need a full 4 oci's to clean to the best of its ability but much rather needs 4 oil changes with fresh VRP due to special additives being consumed during the cleaning process
Maybe I am fetching but I was thinking about it like this
1st oil change with VRP - loosens sludge and carbon build up but additives get used up
2nd oil change with VRP - continues to loosen sludge and carbon build up until additives are used
3rd oil change with VRP - loosens and cleans more of that build up until additives are used
4th oil change with VRP - all potential cleaning / loosening is done and this last oil change is to just polish / clean the rest of whatever is left
if this could be the case then people could do 4 oil changes with 1 every 2000 miles or etc (however long it takes the special additives to become consued/inactive)
but if this could have some truth then we need to find what time frame / heat cycles / mileage those additives are consumed
discuss!