Valvoline Restore and Protect

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sru1436 said:
Hello, my name is Matt and first time posting. I’ve been a looker for a while and enjoy the content on this site. I’m a car guy, I have a several cars and maintain them as well as my kids. After reading this thread for a while I decided I have a few cars that are Valvoline Restore and Protect candidates. First is a new to my oldest daughter, a 2018 Honda CRV 1.5 engine with 100k, unknown maintenance history but I believe mostly highway driving in New Mexico. When she got it and I checked the oil and there was a lot of varnish on the dipstick. I changed the oil with Valvoline Restore and Protect so I’m curious how it will do. She doesn’t drive much loves about 3 miles one way to work so it will get 2-3k miles a year I bet. I’ll monitor it and report back. My second candidate will be in a second post probably at the end of the week.
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I switched my daughter's 2010 CR-V over to Valvoline Restore and Protect last fall. At 150K miles, her oil dipstick has some varnish and I can see some varnish through the oil fill.

I checked her oil over the weekend and no change yet. Her Oil Life Monitor is only at 90%, so she hasn't driven the car much. It's going to be a long test of Valvoline Restore and Protect in this car.
 
Ride_Red said:
I switched my daughter's 2010 CR-V over to Valvoline Restore and Protect last fall. At 150K miles, her oil dipstick has some varnish and I can see some varnish through the oil fill.

I checked her oil over the weekend and no change yet. Her Oil Life Monitor is only at 90%, so she hasn't driven the car much. It's going to be a long test of Valvoline Restore and Protect in this car.
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I feel like my daughter will be in the same boat, it’s going to take a long time based on her drive distance.
 
Japanese said:
Who asked around here for Valvoline Restore and Protect for motorcycles or it was in the motorcycles forum?
I think it's already up Valvoline Restore and Protect 4T 10W-40 motorcycle. This page is for the Valvoline US oils:
https://pisheets.valvolineglobal.co...-10w-40-premium-full-synthetic-motorcycle-oil

The PDS as well:
https://sharena21.springcm.com/Publ...fbeb5cd3/54f94e18-6916-f111-b824-9440c99ff6c1
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Great find. How'd you come across this? Since it has API SP, I'm sure someone will try it.

@TiGeo - could be a good option for the A3. Maybe not for this change but the next one.

This makes me hopeful there is a Euro oil in the pipeline.
 
OilStained said:
Has anyone pointed this out. Valvoline Restore and Protect transmission fluid.

https://pisheets.valvolineglobal.com/#/products?query=Restore&page=1
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There was a thread started for it a while back. I haven't kept up on it. I'd be willing to bet it's pretty good stuff, at least as good as MaxLife which has been a longtime crowd favorite.

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Thread 'Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF'

It looks like there is a product "Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF" appeared on Valvolines website. The web page has "noindex" meta tag which tells search engines to exclude it from search results (index). Valvoline Restore and Protect ATF also appears in product finder (for 2014 Audi Q7 at least) which might be unintentional. There are no "Product Information (PI) Sheets" available yet.

https://www.valvolineglobal.com/en/restore-and-protect-atf/

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Most transmissions are automatic. Now, so is choosing an ATF. Introducing Valvoline Restore and Protect...
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Important to note what the Valvoline Dr. Warholic has to say about the oil coming up to a sustained running temp in order for Valvoline Restore and Protect to provide the best results . My average drive on Valvoline Restore and Protect is about 30 minutes of sustained driving with part of that on an Intersate with a couple of hard pulls thrown in then abruptly letting my foot off of the gas pedal . I would imagine short trippers would have less desirable results with Valvoline Restore and Protect if their oil is not brought up to running temps often enough . Lastly , due to a dirty running Hyundai 2.4L GDI engine my OCI’s are 3,800 miles to 4,000 miles / 6 months max as this engine thrashes oil like it invented the term. Others with better engines would be served better to run Valvoline Restore and Protect 4,000 to 5,000 mile / 6 month OCI’s. Short trippers need to get out for a weekly sustained drive getting that Valvoline Restore and Protect up to temp for a period of time if you want the max cleaning benifit .
 
tired said:
Great find. How'd you come across this? Since it has API SP, I'm sure someone will try it.

@TiGeo - could be a good option for the A3. Maybe not for this change but the next one.

This makes me hopeful there is a Euro oil in the pipeline.
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I'll just use the regular Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30, my son is already running it in his S3 for oil consumption to see if it helps at 190K.
 
svenson said:
i am very interested for the results since its a german engine..keep us posted when the OCI happens,i have almost the same km.
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@KnappAttak cured his oil burning in his Audi with a piston soak and Valvoline Restore and Protect. He is a huge supporter of using Valvoline Restore and Protect in German engines. He is running it full time now in all of his vehicles I believe. His posts are very thorough. You can search through his history. Here's an example of his experience.

@JohnnyG I believe is using a mix of a MB approved oil with Valvoline Restore and Protect with good results. He found carbon despite only 30,000 miles on the clock I think.

Those are two I know of offhand.
 
Even though I prefer to run a thicker oil, in my F150, I am going to give 5w30 a try. I am going to run it in the wife's '17 Hemi Ram 1500, and the 0w20 in the wife's old Dodge Avenger, that I daily drive. 2.7 is known to be a sludge happy engine, so will see how things go.
 
tired said:
@KnappAttak cured his oil burning in his Audi with a piston soak and Valvoline Restore and Protect. He is a huge supporter of using Valvoline Restore and Protect in German engines. He is running it full time now in all of his vehicles I believe. His posts are very thorough. You can search through his history. Here's an example of his experience.

@JohnnyG I believe is using a mix of a MB approved oil with Valvoline Restore and Protect with good results. He found carbon despite only 30,000 miles on the clock I think.

Those are two I know of offhand.
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Yes, he's had good results, and the same results with HPL from what he has shared. I'd be more inclined to run the HPL product, since it would have the appropriate HTHS and AW additive levels, while that's not the case with Restore and Protect at this time. Hopefully, they'll release a Euro formula soon.
 
OVERKILL said:
Yes, he's had good results, and the same results with HPL from what he has shared. I'd be more inclined to run the HPL product, since it would have the appropriate HTHS and AW additive levels, while that's not the case with Restore and Protect at this time. Hopefully, they'll release a Euro formula soon.
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Another option is Mobil 1 ESP oils...but like HPL, these both have a different cleaning claim than Valvoline Restore and Protect. Neither claim to clean and free up oil control rings. So neither may provide the desired results.
 
logain said:
Even though I prefer to run a thicker oil, in my F150, I am going to give 5w30 a try. I am going to run it in the wife's '17 Hemi Ram 1500, and the 0w20 in the wife's old Dodge Avenger, that I daily drive. 2.7 is known to be a sludge happy engine, so will see how things go.
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You normally like a 40 or 50 grade, is that what you mean? I agree. That’s what I’d run.

OVERKILL said:
I'd be more inclined to run the HPL product, since it would have the appropriate HTHS and AW additive levels
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Agree. Even though the Valvoline Restore and Protect HTHS isn’t too shabby for an API oil, it would make me nervous. Out of the frying pan, into the fire, type of deal. However, I can see the reluctance to run HPL when you’re burning a quart every 800 miles. That would add up quickly. I’m just thankful I don’t burn oil in either of my vehicles.

Edit to add to the list above: @kschachn ran Valvoline Restore and Protect safely in his VW too for multiple intervals.
 
tired said:
You normally like a 40 or 50 grade, is that what you mean? I agree. That’s what I’d run.
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Yea that is what I prefer to run, but I figured I would try Valvoline Restore and Protect, despite being stuck with 30 grade, when I really want at least a 40. I am at 257k miles now, so I would imagine a good cleaning wouldn't be a terrible idea.
 
tired said:
Agree. Even though the Valvoline Restore and Protect HTHS isn’t too shabby for an API oil, it would make me nervous. Out of the frying pan, into the fire, type of deal. However, I can see the reluctance to run HPL when you’re burning a quart every 800 miles. That would add up quickly. I’m just thankful I don’t burn oil in either of my vehicles.

Edit to add to the list above: @kschachn ran Valvoline Restore and Protect safely in his VW too for multiple intervals.
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I'd say the HTHS of Restore & Protect 5W-30 being around 3.2 cP is good for normal street use on US highways. If someone was going to track the car or do high speed roll racing in Mexico, then more HTHS would be better.
 
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