By the title I mean: do you prefer or use more Valvoline EPHM or R&P more? Currently I’ve used both oils in family and friends vehicles. I’d safely say I love both.
Valvoline oils: which do you like or prefer?
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After my oil burner results I’m sold on R&P cleaning piston deposits.
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I tend to use the normal Extended Protection variant, rather than HM. That’s just because it’s Dexos1 Gen3 approved. I use the Advanced from time to time as well in my hybrid Camry. I advise many of my friends to run the EPHM in their vehicles.
I have an itch to run R&P, but just don’t have anything that really needs it currently.
I have an itch to run R&P, but just don’t have anything that really needs it currently.
I'm glad it's working for some of you. On my 3rd run of R&P in my sons Santa Fe. Zero change so far. Still goes through 1/2-3/4 quart per OCI. Which isn't too bad, but R&P hasn't seemed to touch it. Maybe 4th oil change will be the charm.
No oil is going to fix normal oil consumption rates.
I'm using R&P in the van (3rd round) and it did no harm (still uses no oil between changes). At this point I have no objective data to know whether it's cleaning more than other oils, but the area under the fill port looks a little lighter colored than it did before.
I also use their regular advanced synthetic and maxlife blend, as well as their ATF, when I find it on sale. Every valvoline product I have used, had been excellent.
I also use their regular advanced synthetic and maxlife blend, as well as their ATF, when I find it on sale. Every valvoline product I have used, had been excellent.
Great point. Hard to accept that 3/4 quart in 4,000 miles is okay, but I guess it is these days.
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Until R&P came out the only other Valvoline oil I have ever used was Maxlife and that was way back in 2001 when I first found the original version of BITOG. So I have never really been a fan of many of their oils. They aren’t as readily available up here either.
I’m sold on R&P and MaxLife EP. Regular MaxLife in the red bottle/label isn’t a bad pick for a syn blend at all.
Last Valvoline I used was the Advanced probably going close to ten years ago. Bought 15L of R&P and it's currently in the 2019 Escape. Others have mentioned how smooth their engines run on R&P. My finely tuned senses seem to indicated it is indeed a very smooth running oil.
Walmart and NAPA carry Valvoline Advanced in Canada. Canadian Tire had it briefly about a year or two ago then it disappeared from their shelves. Valvoline never marketed EP in Canada, otherwise might have tried it.
Walmart and NAPA carry Valvoline Advanced in Canada. Canadian Tire had it briefly about a year or two ago then it disappeared from their shelves. Valvoline never marketed EP in Canada, otherwise might have tried it.
To me, I always thought - correctly or not - that Valvoline was slighter "lesser" than M1 or Penzoil. No real reason other than maybe marketing and anecdotes. VRP, with the testimonials provided here and elsewhere, has changed that for me and why I use it currently.
VRP is my present huckleberry, and it's been exciting to watch the near-miracle in cleaning it's done on my old Odyssey.
That said, I've enough experience with their regular "Advanced synthetic" and other formulas to be quite happy with Valvoline overall. I've not used EP or EP HM that I can remember. Lot of red jug on short OCIs in vehicles I care for on behalf of others.
That said, I've enough experience with their regular "Advanced synthetic" and other formulas to be quite happy with Valvoline overall. I've not used EP or EP HM that I can remember. Lot of red jug on short OCIs in vehicles I care for on behalf of others.
Yea it is unfortunate but manufacturers consider it normal even brand new off the lot especially in vehicles with low tension rings such as your sons Santa Fe. Only when you fail their nonsense oil consumption test they might do something but people are usually out of warranty by the time it gets that excessive.
Since you are doing 4,000 mile intervals I would stick to the VRP to help prevent stuck piston rings since it is cheap enough at Walmart.
I run the EP/HM 5w30 in my ram 1500 .....last oci I added 2qts R&P 5W30....... just to see what's up ... went 4k and changed it memorial day for the summer all ep/hm 5w30 and a wix filer ..... motor super quiet and smooth
My wifes 2018 frontier gets valvoline HM full synthetic and a mobil 110-a filter ,, , Picked up 2 garage boxes at walmart dirt cheap .... really good add pack and doesn't burn a drop 4-5k oci
My wifes 2018 frontier gets valvoline HM full synthetic and a mobil 110-a filter ,, , Picked up 2 garage boxes at walmart dirt cheap .... really good add pack and doesn't burn a drop 4-5k oci
years of absorbed marketing is hard to shake off---even if you know that (most) marketing is bunk. Funny how Valvoline invented high mileage oil, but never gets the glory for it anymore.
Same will go for R&P when everyone else has a "cleaning" oil.
I like Valvoline products but I'm pretty sure Kendall beat them to it.
Your local store has Synpower? In 2025? I’ve not seen anything sold new with the SynPower branding in quite awhile.
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