Valvoline Restore And Protect 2 Stroke Oil?

[ClutchThreeGod]

Hello all I just want to discuss the possible good application if Valvoline would ever choose to make Valvoline Restore and Protect 2 stroke oil so it could compete with something like Echo Red Armor. There isn't any oils other than Red Armor in the market. I'm actually running Valvoline Restore and Protect in my lawn mowers.

 

[Rand]

There isn't any oils other than Red Armor in the market.

uh What?

 

[Dutchy491]

Yah Right.
What, No other oils besides Red Armour?

 

[Brian123]

There isn't any oils other than Red Armor in the market.

Amsoil Saber Pro!

 

[ARB1977]

Yah Right.
What, No other oils besides Red Armour?

Another vote for Amsoil saber.

 

[brandon9715]

OP is clearly saying that Red Armor is the only 2 stroke oil that claims cleaning explicitly, and I think he’s correct. I don’t know of others that make the claim. Red Armor does a good job at cleaning, it’s what I’m currently running.

I agree that Valvoline Restore and Protect or another competitor would always be good, just so we have more options as consumers.

 

[ClutchThreeGod]

Yah Right.
What, No other oils besides Red Armour?

I wrote it differently and somehow it ended up cut off. Sorry about that. What was originally wrote was "nothing else like red armor on the market right now"

 

[ClutchThreeGod]

OP is clearly saying that Red Armor is the only 2 stroke oil that claims cleaning explicitly, and I think he’s correct. I don’t know of others that make the claim. Red Armor does a good job at cleaning, it’s what I’m currently running.

I agree that Valvoline Restore and Protect or another competitor would always be good, just so we have more options as consumers.

Thank you this is exactly what I meant when I originally wrote it. I'm not sure how part of it got cut out of my post

 

[Japanese]

I agree that Valvoline Restore and Protect or another competitor would always be good, just so we have more options as consumers.

I think using any fuel injector cleaner in 2-stroke would be much beneficial regarding cleaning than any 2-stroke oil. And there is already Valvoline Restore and Protect fuel injector cleaner at AutoZone for $13 which treats 18 gallons. The gas percentage in a 2-stroke is a a few dozen times higher than the oil one. So in that matter it will clean easier and better than the oil.

 

[martinq]

If you were to add a typical dose of Fuel System Cleaner (Techron / PEA) to any modern, quality 2-stroke engine oil, I think most 2-stoke engine carbon problems would be solved. Substitute PEA for 'Valvoline Restore and Protect' magic.

Convince me I'm wrong.

 

[brandon9715]

I’ll have to look into it more, but I’m not convinced a fuel injector cleaner, whether it be solvent based or PEA based, would be ideal. Solvent based would obviously be bad because it would simply dilute the lubrication of the oil and stop it from clinging as well. PEA might help with hard carbon deposits, but I’m not sure it would help with the softer carbon deposits typical in a two stroke engine. You would think that fuel injector cleaners would claim cleaning for two strokes as well if they worked well, but I haven’t noticed that on bottles.

 

[Bwalker]

OP is clearly saying that Red Armor is the only 2 stroke oil that claims cleaning explicitly, and I think he’s correct. I don’t know of others that make the claim. Red Armor does a good job at cleaning, it’s what I’m currently running.

I agree that Valvoline Restore and Protect or another competitor would always be good, just so we have more options as consumers.

I've never seen a two cycle oil thst cleaned up carbon deposits and not for lack of looking and that woukd include Red Armor.

 

[Bwalker]

I think using any fuel injector cleaner in 2-stroke would be much beneficial regarding cleaning than any 2-stroke oil. And there is already Valvoline Restore and Protect fuel injector cleaner at AutoZone for $13 which treats 18 gallons. The gas percentage in a 2-stroke is a a few dozen times higher than the oil one. So in that matter it will clean easier and better than the oil.

I have tried Techron amongst others in a two cycle and at high treatrates and they do nothing for removing carbon.

 

[Japanese]

I have tried Techron amongst others in a two cycle and at high treatrates and they do nothing for removing carbon.

That's interesting. Tell it to the people who use it reguraly @tired, I don't.
I use Yamalube Ring Free Plus. It's specifically for 2 and 4-stroke outboard engines. It's more expensive but you use only 1 oz per 10 gallons. I use double though.

 

[tired]

That's interesting. Tell it to the people who use it reguraly @tired, I don't.
I use Yamalube Ring Free Plus. It's specifically for 2 and 4-stroke outboard engines. It's more expensive but you use only 1 oz per 10 gallons. I use double though.

I've never used Techron any where except in a gas tank of a car. I didn't realize people were putting into oil in OPE.

 

[brandon9715]

I've never seen a two cycle oil thst cleaned up carbon deposits and not for lack of looking and that woukd include Red Armor.

Really? Red Armor removing carbon is pretty well documented, both on forums and YouTube, as well as their marketing claims.

 

[Japanese]

I didn't realize people were putting into oil in OPE.

They put in the gasoline. Those are 2-stroke.

 

[tired]

They put in the gasoline. Those are 2-stroke.

duh. You are correct! I skimmed the thread too quickly. Thank you.

 

[Bwalker]

Really? Red Armor removing carbon is pretty well documented, both on forums and YouTube, as well as their marketing claims.

I use it. I've inspected with a bore scope.
I have seen the marketing speak. As for you tube. Its probably the worse source of information in cyberspace.

 

[Bwalker]

That's interesting. Tell it to the people who use it reguraly @tired, I don't.
I use Yamalube Ring Free Plus. It's specifically for 2 and 4-stroke outboard engines. It's more expensive but you use only 1 oz per 10 gallons. I use double though.

People make all sorts of claims that are BS. That and people flat out lie.
I ran a test some time back with pictures using Techron after a member of this forum claimed on another site that Techron cleaned up his Stihl 4mix engine. The results where that it did nothing and this included letting it soak in Techron for days and running a treat right 5 times the suggested in the fuel.