People reporting a quieter engine with certain oils is nothing new, and has been observed SO many times over the years. I have noticed it myself. It's never a "dramatic" difference, but it's there. In my experience it is most often associated with oils that have a higher Moly content.
Valvoline Restore and Protect - does it work or is it marketing?
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There was a thread not long ago where someone thought this was some magic oil that made their car quieter instantly. Well they also went up from a 20 weight to a 30 weight at the same time. Likely why it sounded quieter. Worst part is people jumped up quickly to say it was the Valvoline Restore and Protect that did it….
There are many examples where people used the same weight & also experienced quieter engines.
The fact remains in the instance I was referring to, the user that made the switch went from a 20 weight to a 30 weight oil. That is very common to hear a difference.
I have a 2013 Toyota Corolla, 1.8L, 260k miles on it.
I was not even going to try it (just basically because everyone was making such a fuss about it).
I did one OCI of 3K and now have about 1,300 miles on the second OCI so far. I am honestly impressed. It is quieter and consumption has already decreased.
I was not even going to try it (just basically because everyone was making such a fuss about it).
I did one OCI of 3K and now have about 1,300 miles on the second OCI so far. I am honestly impressed. It is quieter and consumption has already decreased.
2005 Toyota Avalon with 160,000 miles and is on it's 3rdValvoline Restore and Protect OCI. Canister type oil filter, I noticed it's gotten a lot more crud than before on Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5W-30. Forgot to take out the coil packs and spark plugs to check the cylinders/pistons with a borescope.
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I think there has been some solid evidence here - seems most often in 4 bangers - some with known history - some not.
There are also diagnostic questions - if you don’t have an oil burner with stuck rings - you might have limited metrics.
Case in point - my L83 just sold at 115k. Bought it new. Most of the miles were on Mobil 1 Annual Protection - a majority PAO with a serious AO package. I ran the Valvoline several times - and even alternated with 20% (a strong dose) of EC30 - cut up allot good filters - no carbon. (Never burned oil)
Is my conclusion these products don’t work? No, my conclusion is that motor and the lubes I used were a good combo … and I only verified it was clean - and assumed a bit cleaner based upon other things read on this great site.
There are also diagnostic questions - if you don’t have an oil burner with stuck rings - you might have limited metrics.
Case in point - my L83 just sold at 115k. Bought it new. Most of the miles were on Mobil 1 Annual Protection - a majority PAO with a serious AO package. I ran the Valvoline several times - and even alternated with 20% (a strong dose) of EC30 - cut up allot good filters - no carbon. (Never burned oil)
Is my conclusion these products don’t work? No, my conclusion is that motor and the lubes I used were a good combo … and I only verified it was clean - and assumed a bit cleaner based upon other things read on this great site.
After changing my spark plugs and looking at the out of spec gaps on the old ones, I looked at the valves on the intake side and saw that they were a little carboned up. I decided to try the Valvoline Restore and Protect and checked the oil pressure via the OBD port and it was lowish. After about 2000 miles I checked it again and it had improved significantly. My gas milage also improved about 1 MGP.
Yes, agree. Common to see a difference going up in weight, independent of switching to Valvoline Restore and Protect.
Which vehicle? And what was the oil change history?
It's a 2013 Dodge Avenger with a Pentastar engine. OCI are 5-6000 miles as time allows with early ones using Mobil Super Synthetic and then going with Supertech for the next 40k and then going with Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5W-20 for around 30k when I went with Valvoline Restore and Protect for 20,000+ and now I'm back to Pennzoil Ultra Platinum for the past 7k.
My main concern has been the rocker arms and as of now I have had no issues with them. It doesn't burn oil and runs pretty quietly.
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Higher consumption at first has been reported by several Valvoline Restore and Protect users here and on other forums. It passes as the rings free up. You have to swallow the increase for a short time, but keep up the Valvoline to get the results over time.
Why not Ring Free? Ring Free is just a concentrated PEA soup, not going ot destroy a GDI engine. http://www.parkeryamaha.com/forms/ACCRNGFREE12.pdf You could run SI-1 instead I suppose.
Here's a thread: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/yamaha-ring-free.91821/
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I happened to catch this video last night. Seams to be effective:
Valvoline Restore and Protect is my go-to in my F250 with 6.2L gas engine. Its got low miles, burns no oil and runs great. I tried it because of the hype. It does quiet the engine down some. Most notably at start-up. It has a nice THRUM when it starts.
This.
Does what it says it does (clean). But seems to be really good at PROTECT front too
"5 weight 20 oil"
Killing me. Even people with Youtube channels don't know a thing about motor oil.
Interesting, thanks. I hadn't seen posts about higher consumption from other guys with Valvoline Restore and Protect.
Regarding the Ring Free, in a GDI engine the gasoline doesn't pass over the rings to clean them.
After a few changes of Valvoline I noticed my grey beard got darker in color and my appetite got smaller
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Was it exactly 4 changes ?
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Oh yes it does….
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