Valvoline MaxLife 150K Synthetic Blend 5W20

[himemsys]

Healthy dose of moly, decent TBN and high viscosity for a 5W20. Valvoline advertises a KV100 of 8.8, so the 8.77 result is spot on. Is anyone willing to do a VOA of the 5W30?

 

[himemsys]

So, going strictly by VOAs found here and at PQIA, this is the thickest 20 grade oil so far.

Valvoline MaxLife 150K 5W20 8.77
Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 5W20 8.70
Toyota Full Synthetic 5W20 8.70
Mobil 1 EP High Mileage 0W20 8.56
Amsoil OE Full Synthetic 0W20 8.52

 

[BigShug681]

Looks like a good oil!

 

[Gene K]

So, going strictly by VOAs found here and at PQIA, this is the thickest 20 grade oil so far.

Valvoline MaxLife 150K 5W20 8.77
Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 5W20 8.70
Toyota Full Synthetic 5W20 8.70
Mobil 1 EP High Mileage 0W20 8.56
Amsoil OE Full Synthetic 0W20 8.52

I saw a Castrol Edge High Mileage 5W-20 that came back as 9.1 on one of the Ford Sites.

 

[himemsys]

I saw a Castrol Edge High Mileage 5W-20 that came back as 9.1 on one of the Ford Sites.

If you find the UOA, could you link it here?

 

[Gene K]

If you find the UOA, could you link it here?

If I find it I will. I remember it jumped out at me because it was slightly higher than the 9.0 they already claimed on the SP GF-6A.
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[53' Stude]

So, going strictly by VOAs found here and at PQIA, this is the thickest 20 grade oil so far.

Valvoline MaxLife 150K 5W20 8.77
Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 5W20 8.70
Toyota Full Synthetic 5W20 8.70
Mobil 1 EP High Mileage 0W20 8.56
Amsoil OE Full Synthetic 0W20 8.52

Thank You for this VOA

 

[53' Stude]

Healthy dose of moly, decent TBN and high viscosity for a 5W20. Valvoline advertises a KV100 of 8.8, so the 8.77 result is spot on. Is anyone willing to do a VOA of the 5W30?


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Is this in the Black jug you posted about recently? Thank You kindly

 

[himemsys]

Is this in the Black jug you posted about recently? Thank You kindly

Yes sir.

 

[53' Stude]

Yes sir.

Very good, Thank You friend

 

[addyguy]

Isn’t black-jug 150k oil a full synthetic; and the red-jug HM oil a syn-blend ??

 

[Duffyjr]

Isn’t black-jug 150k oil a full synthetic; and the red-jug HM oil a syn-blend ??

That's what I thought but looking closer it appears to be a blend.

 

[bbhero]

Really appreciate your voas here...

I actually got some of this unicorn oil from Dollar General... For the lady's 98 Camry. Definitely runs good and quiet on Valvoline.

 

[SR5]

Thanks for the VOA
Valvoline MaxLife synblend has always been a well respected oil here.

 

[PimTac]

A lot of boron in that. Thanks for the post.

 

[Scott S]

I have the UOA for 5W20 Valvoline maxlife synthetic blend. And that was also a healthy dose of Molly and boron..

 

[Scott S]

I probably should have stayed with that oil!! How come a blend will have such a healthy dose of Molly and boron and a full synthetic will not? In this type of situation, does does this make the blend better? Since it has so much Molly and boron? I realize this ain't everything when it comes to a synthetic oil. But just curious?

 

[BMW Dom]

I probably should have stayed with that oil!! How come a blend will have such a healthy dose of Molly and boron and a full synthetic will not? In this type of situation, does does this make the blend better? Since it has so much Molly and boron? I realize this ain't everything when it comes to a synthetic oil. But just curious?

Are you saying that synthetic oils don't have enough moly? An old VOA shows Redline at over 500 ppm of moly. I'm sure there are others, too

 

[himemsys]

I probably should have stayed with that oil!! How come a blend will have such a healthy dose of Molly and boron and a full synthetic will not? In this type of situation, does does this make the blend better? Since it has so much Molly and boron? I realize this ain't everything when it comes to a synthetic oil. But just curious?

From what I understand, different formulations are just different ways of creating a quality oil. You can get Valvoline Full Synthetic and it will have a ton of moly (300 ppm). Different manufacturers have different methods. Most use a kind of standard amount of moly (70-80 ppm), some use more. Others (Castrol EDGE) use Titanium while most others do not use it at all. Some use different combinations of Boron, Calcium, Phosphorus and Zinc for various reasons. There is no rule about full synthetics using less moly than blends. It's just the manufacturers expressing their creativity and uniqueness in formulating.

 

[Scott S]

From what I understand, different formulations are just different ways of creating a quality oil. You can get Valvoline Full Synthetic and it will have a ton of moly (300 ppm). Different manufacturers have different methods. Most use a kind of standard amount of moly (70-80 ppm), some use more. Others (Castrol EDGE) use Titanium while most others do not use it at all. Some use different combinations of Boron, Calcium, Phosphorus and Zinc for various reasons. There is no rule about full synthetics using less moly than blends. It's just the manufacturers expressing their creativity and uniqueness in formulating.

Thank you