Valvoline Maxlife's Cleaning Ability?
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No more - or less than any other brand-name HM dino. You are better-off using Auto-Rx for engine-cleaning.
I've had it for 1000 miles in a gunked up 229,000 mile jeep 4.0. You can still see solids well-caked on rockers, yet the oil is virtually clear. No cleaning happens overnight, but if it were cleaning I'd expect to see a darker tint to the oil by now.
OTOH, clear oil suggests good ring condition, minimal blow-by! AND, the maxlife blend has almost completely eliminated drips on the floor from rear crank seal.
Valve seal leaks, howev, are alive and quite active... :-(
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OTOH, clear oil suggests good ring condition, minimal blow-by! AND, the maxlife blend has almost completely eliminated drips on the floor from rear crank seal.
Valve seal leaks, howev, are alive and quite active... :-(
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Darn, no gun metal grey?
There is some things to Merkava's claims that are a little fishy.
The whole "deposit reduction" is because they add extra calcium, which in other words.. dosen't turn your engine to a gun metal grey color.
Also based on the PAO's in MaxLife, as far as I am concerned.. PAO's don't clean.
Solvents and Certian esters clean. There is no way they could put enough in an oil to completely remove varnish in 1500 miles. Take this to mind, if it is based on calcium cleaning.. I know alot more motor oils with MORE calcium than maxlife and none have been reported to remove varnish stains.
There is some things to Merkava's claims that are a little fishy.
The whole "deposit reduction" is because they add extra calcium, which in other words.. dosen't turn your engine to a gun metal grey color.
Also based on the PAO's in MaxLife, as far as I am concerned.. PAO's don't clean.
Solvents and Certian esters clean. There is no way they could put enough in an oil to completely remove varnish in 1500 miles. Take this to mind, if it is based on calcium cleaning.. I know alot more motor oils with MORE calcium than maxlife and none have been reported to remove varnish stains.
finger nail polish removes varnish 
.... i used M1 for over 40k miles and i can tell that it cleaned my motor up a little bit.. seriously... but this was 40k miles (1year of m1 use for me) yes i drive that much
.... i used M1 for over 40k miles and i can tell that it cleaned my motor up a little bit.. seriously... but this was 40k miles (1year of m1 use for me) yes i drive that muchbtw who cares about varnish? its just cosmetic remember?
Dr NO you are not a chemist working for Valvoline are you? If not then you know nothing of what the extra cleaning agents are...You've seen a VOA and made a hypothesis...but you have not proved your educated guess as factual...I regard your
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Run some redline in the thing and let us know if it starts cleaning for you.
Camu, on the phone or on the website valvoline says they use detergents for their cleaing claims/abilities. Not some magic formula trade secret.
How is my post spam? It's no where near spam, people just hate me because I don't know why.
Why don't you cuss at SCPF for spamming.
Apparently eddyzima is spamming. Mikeg5 is spamming. Why, because they shared their oppinon?
FYI buddy it was my 2c based on what I have gathered
WHAT MORE DO YOU EXPECT
I gave my "spammy" opinion the best I could
Do I not have freedom of speech officer?
How is my post spam? It's no where near spam, people just hate me because I don't know why.
Why don't you cuss at SCPF for spamming.
Apparently eddyzima is spamming. Mikeg5 is spamming. Why, because they shared their oppinon?
FYI buddy it was my 2c based on what I have gathered
WHAT MORE DO YOU EXPECT
I gave my "spammy" opinion the best I could
Do I not have freedom of speech officer?
Of course they are not gonna tell you the magic formula...duh! If you think Calcium is the only thing Valvoline Maxlife has that cleans than you spend your
any way you want. Say whatever you want but so will I...
Oh and by the way I didn't cuss at nobody...
The varnish is not just cosmetic. It is an acidic deposit of finite thickness that is very damaging to an engine. It will ruin the gaskets and seals in an engine by not allowing oil to condition these essential parts. It will also make critical parts such as hydraulic lifters, lash adjusters, and chain tensioners malfunction. It is very difficult to get the varnish out of these parts because of the low oil flow and minimal movement across the critical surfaces.
So avoid varnishing an engine. Also, it wipes off readily onto an ammonia soaked paper towel or swab if you have the chance to do a little internal cleaning.
BRILLIANT POST!
I wonder if an ammonia engine flush would be possible?
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