valvoline conventional or maxlife?

[Frankie02]

I picked up a truck a couple months ago, and I changed oil within the first week with havoline like I always have. the truck is ten years old with 58k miles on it and I have decided that I am going to run valvoline maxlife syn blend in the truck once it reaches 75k miles so should I be running conventional valvoline until then? Or should I go ahead and start running the maxlife now?

 

[coffee]

You could use the Valvoline MaxLife 5w30 now and be fine.

 

[PT1]

Use the maxlife...great oil!

 

[02zx9r]

X3

 

[dave1251]

Is there really a need to run maxlife? Are you burning oil? If not just use conventional at an reasonable OCI and your engine will last longer that most of the truck.

 

[02zx9r]

what harm will it do? It can be safely run in newer motors too, not just for "higher mileage" cars.

 

[TallPaul]

I'd use the Maxlife, but in 10w30, especially in your climate.

 

[Dad2leia]

I love it, I go away for a while an TallPaul STILL is with Valvoline..now THAT'S loyalty and trust in a product.

Given his experience, I give his recommendation a thorough consideration.

 

[glennc]

Maxlife is great stuff and there's no reason in the world not to use it now or then. They advertise it for 75000+ miles but it is perfectly suitable and perhaps superior at any mileage. However Havoline is also an absolutely first-rate PCMO. I would say change whenever ready but no hurry.

 

[Lost1]

I'm running Max Life in all 4 of our 2006 model vehicles (2 Mustangs, an F-150, and a Cobalt SS) and all have less than 40k miles on them. Valvoline says go for it, the cars love it, and it's only a couple bucks more than dino Valvoline for a 5-qt jug at Wal Mart, so why not...

I say start using it today.

 

[Frankie02]

I saw that NAPA has there valvoline oil on sale. The conventional valvoline is $2.29 and Maxlife syn blend is $2.99 and I printed a rebate off from valvolines web site for $5 off 5quarts of oil up to $35. So I can get 35 quarts of conventional for $1.29 a quart or maxlife for $1.99 quart. What would ya'll do?

 

[Lost1]

That's a good deal- I usually pay about $12.99 for 5 qts of Max Life at Wal Mart...

 

[HeHarHeWeh]

how does valvoline high mileage compare to pennzoil high mileage ?

 

[ThirdeYe]

I'd assume that they're very similar. They probably both have seal swellers/conditioners, and a large amount of additives and partially synthetic. However, I don't believe the Pennzoil is marketed as such and I'm not 100% that it's a synthetic blend. I've personally used Maxlife a couple of times and I've been very impressed with it.