Valvoline Restore and Protect

[Zenon]

0W-30 for me!

 

[Japanese]

0W-30 for me!

Is there existing Valvoline 0W-30? Maybe Euro?
I haven't seen any in Walmart though.

 

[f355spider]

Did you notice any shortage of VRP at your local Walmarts?

I just came back from a local store and they only had 0W-20 (5qt jugs) in a corner and 1qt bottle going for about $10.
Here is a picture. You cannot see any VRP jugs because the 0W-20 was hiding on an opposite shelf next to M1 oils, interesting?!?
I didn't take a picture of the 1qt bottles, but they were plenty.

I find it infinitely more convenient to order off walmart.com. Order two jugs and free shipping, never leave the house. I even subscribe for 15% additional discount then cancel after it arrives (it is within their terms and conditions to cancel the subscription at anytime).

 

[f355spider]

Is there existing Valvoline 0W-30? Maybe Euro?
I haven't seen any in Walmart though.

It is only sold in quart bottles, no jugs
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/VAL...BDatwMampi5RZ4pJjfURt0c-cK_WiSoxRVrKVMY-Yd3mA
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Valvolin...-Synthetic-SAE-0W-30-Motor-Oil-1-QT/458663753
(Walmart's online price stinks, because it is sold by a third party, not Walmart)

 

[Japanese]

It is only sold in quart bottles, no jugs

I check sometimes out the 1qt bottle section, but I'm almost sure I haven't seen it there. I'll double check next time.
I still shop oil at the store.

 

[gunnellett]

I wish they made this in a 5w40. I prefer to run a thicker oil with my 254k mile Coyote F150.

I'll take a 5W-40 in a diesel spec please!

 

[buster]

So it sounds like it's a very small % of "something" that gives VRP it's unique cleaning ability.

“what’s in your engine is about 85% oil … but it’s the 1% or 2% of this additive or that in premium products like Restore & Protect that really make the biggest difference,” says Dr. Warholic.

This is thanks to two proprietary technologies—“Active Clean” and “Liqui-Shield”—developed to not just slow down aging but bring back and maintain a factory-clean state with regular maintenance intervals.


https://www.popsci.com/gear/valvoline-restore-and-protect-art-of-formulation-sonoma-raceway-event/

 

[ctechbob]

It is only sold in quart bottles, no jugs
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/VAL...BDatwMampi5RZ4pJjfURt0c-cK_WiSoxRVrKVMY-Yd3mA
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Valvolin...-Synthetic-SAE-0W-30-Motor-Oil-1-QT/458663753
(Walmart's online price stinks, because it is sold by a third party, not Walmart)

I check sometimes out the 1qt bottle section, but I'm almost sure I haven't seen it there. I'll double check next time.
I still shop oil at the store.

They also sell it in the 20qt bay boxes:

 

[53' Stude]

So it sounds like it's a very small % of "something" that gives VRP it's unique cleaning ability.

“what’s in your engine is about 85% oil … but it’s the 1% or 2% of this additive or that in premium products like Restore & Protect that really make the biggest difference,” says Dr. Warholic.

This is thanks to two proprietary technologies—“Active Clean” and “Liqui-Shield”—developed to not just slow down aging but bring back and maintain a factory-clean state with regular maintenance intervals.


https://www.popsci.com/gear/valvoline-restore-and-protect-art-of-formulation-sonoma-raceway-event/

I want to know how much GTL and Group IV/V is in Restore and Protect

 

[buster]

I want to know how much GTL and Group IV/V is in Restore and Protect

Little ester other than borate esters (boron) and primarily group III, sometimes GTL.

 

[ltslimjim]

Little ester other than borate esters (boron) and primarily group III, sometimes GTL.

Definitely GTL to varying degrees, >30% I believe in all 3 current flavors sold in US per SDS; with 0w-20 having the highest GTL for the 0w rating most likely followed by 5w-20 slightly less % range and the 5w-30 had the least amount of GTL.

 

[Japanese]

Little ester other than borate esters (boron) and primarily group III, sometimes GTL.

On this same video that mentions the lab in Mumbai, India that helped with the development of the Restore & Protect product, at 1:40 min. LSJ compares older Valvoline Protect formula (which was full of esters) to VRP and shows that there's no esters in VRP.

 

[barbersurgeon]

This my wild guess about VRP, nanoparticals. They added some nano particles to a test batch to see if it would improve some other aspect of the oil’s performance and discovered it actually cleaned the engine as well. Not sure if the cost they sell it at bears this out or not.

 

[ChrisD46]

Quick question on topping VRP off with another synthetic oil : I’m down about 1/2 qrt. (or a little more) and need to top off the oil to get me through to my next VRP oil change … Any real degradation in VRP’s cleaning ability if I were to add some left over 1/2 qrt. or so of new M1 0W30 ESP I have on hand ?

 

[barbersurgeon]

Quick question on topping VRP off with another synthetic oil : I’m down about 1/2 qrt. (or a little more) and need to top off the oil to get me through to my next VRP oil change … Any real degradation in VRP’s cleaning ability if I were to add some left over 1/2 qrt. or so of new M1 0W30 ESP I have on hand ?

I’d have no issue with the M1 top off if I didn’t have another Valvoline product on hand or VRP.

 

[brillo54]

Quick question on topping VRP off with another synthetic oil : I’m down about 1/2 qrt. (or a little more) and need to top off the oil to get me through to my next VRP oil change … Any real degradation in VRP’s cleaning ability if I were to add some left over 1/2 qrt. or so of new M1 0W30 ESP I have on hand ?

Just doing the math, a 0.5 quart addition to a 5 quart sump (just guessing) is only 10%. So 90% VRP remaining. You'll be fine.

 

[Faawrenchbndr]

Quick question on topping VRP off with another synthetic oil : I’m down about 1/2 qrt. (or a little more) and need to top off the oil to get me through to my next VRP oil change … Any real degradation in VRP’s cleaning ability if I were to add some left over 1/2 qrt. or so of new M1 0W30 ESP I have on hand ?

Personally, I don’t like to mix oils. And honestly, I wouldn’t have a problem with an engine being half a quart low on oil until I was able to get it topped off.

In the grand scheme of things, it probably won’t hurt anything. But personally, it’s not something I would do.

 

[ltslimjim]

Personally, I don’t like to mix oils. And honestly, I wouldn’t have a problem with an engine being half a quart low on oil until I was able to get it topped off.

In the grand scheme of things, it probably won’t hurt anything. But personally, it’s not something I would do.

The more I’ve learned from BITOG over the years is this: only mix when you’d be without oil otherwise. Short term fine. Long term not something to do regularly, playing backyard chemist and certainly it shortens the OCI to severe service.

 

[Japanese]

Quick question on topping VRP off with another synthetic oil : I’m down about 1/2 qrt. (or a little more) and need to top off the oil to get me through to my next VRP oil change

What is stopping you from topping off with VRP? They sell it in 1qt bottles too - Walmart.

 

[Bullwinkle007]

When it comes to cleaning. M1 has always said, change oil at 3k miles.