Proof of MaxLife Cleaning

[FoxS]

I remember you posting about this a month or two back and was hoping you would post again. I guess you've done 1500 miles now.

What worries me from those pics is that the "dirt" does not seem to be in suspension.

I know you said it turned black very early on. Was it in suspension at the beginning or the same as the pics you just shared?

 

[MinamiKotaro]

That's what cam failures usually look like. Fine, black powder in the oil would have me thinking "iron".

 

[electrolover]

The cam failures I have seen look like silver glitter in the oil

 

[Danh]

Did you shake the bottle before adding to your car? Some additives settle out of suspension if the bottle sits for a long time. If these poured in last and had a chance to settle under the filler cap maybe? Otherwise not a clue what that stuff is.

 

[KCJeep]

Originally Posted By: FoxS

What worries me from those pics is that the "dirt" does not seem to be in suspension.



Yes, this. Does not look normal to me at all.

 

[buster]

What would you do? Mobil 1 High Mileage?

It is very weird, that's why I posted these pics.

Car runs like it was new. fwiw.

 

[FoxS]

buster, to be safe perhaps you should buy a new batch of maxlife and do an oil change. See what happens. Then contact Valvoline and see if they are willing to analyze from both samples.

Heck you may want to contact them now and send your pics. If something is wrong with the oil, perhaps they'd like to know about it. Either way you'd get more and probably the best intelligence on this from Valvoline.

 

[friendly_jacek]

Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek
I used Maxlife red bottle and saw none of that.


I thought about it more and remembered the Maxlife oil turned very bright yellow in a couple of 1000 miles. I thought about posting about it here, but found a similar discussion already. But no weird deposits I could see. The only thing is baffles in Toyotas make it impossible to look inside.

here is a post on color: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1248277&page=1

 

[buster]

I picked up a new jug of ML. Putting it in today.

 

[buster]

Quote:
How is MaxLife Synthetic motor oil different from SynPower Synthetic motor oil?

MaxLife Synthetic motor oils contain stop leak additives to help with oil consumption and extra detergents to help with the cleaning of an older engine.


From their webpage.

I'm more curious than anything. I'm not concerned at all about it.

 

[Umibozu]

this proves nothing...

 

[KCJeep]

Originally Posted By: buster
Quote:
How is MaxLife Synthetic motor oil different from SynPower Synthetic motor oil?

MaxLife Synthetic motor oils contain stop leak additives to help with oil consumption and extra detergents to help with the cleaning of an older engine.


From their webpage.

I'm more curious than anything. I'm not concerned at all about it.


Please do post some updates, an interesting/perplexing scenario you've got going here.

 

[buster]

Originally Posted By: Umibozu
this proves nothing...


I left out the "?"

 

[shell_user]

I dont know yet what to think of this "stuff" buster. I would honestly hope that it goes away and you find this stuff in your filter, like SS1970CHRYSLER did. Good luck to ya

 

[mechtech2]

So the dirt/sludge/varnish still remained, and you think it is good oil?

 

[buster]

Originally Posted By: mechtech2
So the dirt/sludge/varnish still remained, and you think it is good oil?


I have no idea, but I'll have some fun finding out which one removes it.

If this run of ML doesn't remove it in 3k miles, I'll try Mobil 1 again just to see if it removes it.

 

[bourne]

anyone consider an oil filter failure ?? It could be letting "dirty" oil back into circulation.

Buster, give PP/PU a run if this run on Maxlife doesnt clean it up.

 

[JAG]

Oil becoming black means its holding particulates in suspension but surfaces becoming black means the oil isn't doing its job of keeping surfaces clean. How black is the oil itself? This would concern me because it happened so quickly.

 

[buster]

I put a new filter on, so I'll be curious to see what happens.

I agree JAG, the oil itself came out looking very black.

 

[shell_user]

Glad I am not using MAXLIFE. Think I will gladly stick with my QSUD/QSGB and AAP oil and ST oil I have stashed. I dont think what you have "sticking/clinging" to metal parts is good period.