I did see a deal at AA that you get a $15 store gift card if you buy a 5 quart jug of any Mobil 1 product. That makes it a pretty good deal. About even with Walmart if you factor it in that whatever you buy there is probably a little more expensive than Walmart. Of course...I would probably spend it on a couple Carquest oil filters.
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Shame when you know your oil is good but marketing has to keep up with the jone’s. Mobil 1 already hit home with this with their triple action. So has Pennzoil with their GTL oils and Castrol I feel has always advertised as a sludge buster keeping engines clean. I was a huge fan of Valvoline when I was younger but drifted away from the brand only when I buy NAPA auto oil am I back with Valvoline.
I don’t know. If the difference was related to some metallic or otherwise element tested in the analysis, and you knew which one, and you knew what elevation of that element you were looking for (or if it was unique), then you might.
Valvoline was very forthcoming and specific about Valvoline Restore and Protect's abilities. Valvoline Restore and Protect specifically targeted piston deposits. The verbiage used was - "no other oil can" "first and only motor oil to actively clean piston deposits", "revolutionary" and "game changer"
Mobil's answer is - here we also have an oil that can clean up existing sludge. No mention of piston deposits and no visual proof. However, this looks like a nice oil that may be good enough to clean up existing sludge and varnish. It does contain PAO per MSDS and looks like a new formulation. The density is a bit low which may not mean much but I did notice that.
Beating a dead horse here but removing tough piston deposits is quite different than removing sludge and varnish. It's a very hot environment and the deposits are very difficult to remove.
Mobil's response is clearly aimed at Valvoline Restore and Protect. Valvoline Restore and Protect has to be cutting into their sales a bit. Valvoline Restore and Protect has gained a lot of traction since it's released. You see it all over YT with many people trying it on any auto forum you go on.
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Agree. It’s very similar to their claim for Mobil 1 Extended Performance.
I don't want to knock it too soon as I do think it has potential. Thanks to @Glenda W. we have a VOA and it does show it is a new formulation with no boron. It could contain a good slug of AN, who knows.....but whether it can actually clean piston deposits is where it gets tricky. Until proven otherwise, I think Valvoline Restore and Protect is the only oil that can clean pistons back to OE cleanliness. Possibly HPL but to what degree I don't know...
Let's not forget that Valvoline proved Valvoline Restore and Protect can clean pistons BACK to 100% OE levels. That's very impressive. They're very specific about it. They could have just said "aids in cleaning rings" etc. but instead they lab tested and proved 100% OE cleanliness level.
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100% agree. Many here especially @Glenda W. has submitted testimony to its performance. I just find it interesting when a company is go bold to its claims.
I recently started my sister on a diet of 5w30 Valvoline Restore and Protect.
XOM could make a product like Valvoline Restore and Protect without question, but i think they are a bit more choosy with words and claims. Ill bet the XOM product will work such as well.
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I don't think so. Why haven't they? I think it's a very novel product that no one can match yet.
I dont think until now, have they had to. I agree with some that the market share with Valvoline Restore and Protect has swung toward Valvoline. Walmarts are normally out of stock, especially the 5w30.
I am sure a bean counter at XOM said something to someone.
I look forward to testimony from members here on Advanced Clean from Mobil.
There’s a lot of value in being first to the market on this kind of thing. This has definitely raised Valvoline’s profile.
I don’t think it’s from lack of trying on XOM’s part. They spend billions and billions on R&D. If they’d discovered it best believe they would have released a new product.
What? Is your sister dirty?
Precisely. So many people here have said that they have not used Valvoline in a long time untill they came out with Valvoline Restore and Protect. Personally their products were always up there for me along with Pennzoil and Mobil 1. But looks like for many they were kind of a second tier brand, which definitely has changed with Valvoline Restore and Protect.
I do like their VR1 line quite a bit though
I know Valvoline Restore and Protect started off at AAP too. After a few months it showed up at Walmart.
She has a 2021 Honda Pilot 3.6, which has been on Honda dealer oil. 0w20. Scope relvealed a bit of nasties, harsh driving conditions, etc. Started her on Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30. 5w30 is the recommended viscosity everywhere else than the US.
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