I think it all helps!
On their recent Youtube video, there were a lot of comments begging for a 40 grade oil and Euro options.
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Valvoline Restore and Protect
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On their recent Youtube video, there were a lot of comments begging for a 40 grade oil and Euro options.
Is Valvoline Restore and Protect available at their Instant Oil Change locations?
Yes. I change my own oil, but from reports here I've heard it's available. You could call your specific location to confirm.
you can still buy it online......
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I just did my 4th oil change of Valvoline Restore and Protect recently and finally got around to cutting the filter apart today from our Audi Q7 3.0T V6 CREC engine. Surprisingly I'm still finding a great deal of carbon particles in the filter pleats. This is the 5th oil filter that's come out of it since the swap to Valvoline Restore and Protect, (the first few filters I changed out early and glad I did) and every single one has had carbon debris in it, the first couple were loaded with what I'd call heavy carbon deposits. So the Valvoline Restore and Protect is still cleaning things up. It went from consuming a quart in 400 miles to using no oil in 5000-6000 mile intervals after doing a Berrymans B12 piston soak and the switch to Valvoline Restore and Protect.
The plan is to continue to use Valvoline Restore and Protect well into the foreseeable future and for the remainder of the vehicles life. If we were going to take a long road trip where I was going to run it over 6000 miles, I would swap to Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0w30 for that road trip, then switch right back to the Valvoline Restore and Protect. This 3.0t runs so incredibly good on the Valvoline Restore and Protect its crazy. Fuel mileage is up nicely and it ides so smooth and quiet, I absolutely can not tell the engines running unless I look at the tach. I'm in awe of this stuff and have it in every vehicle I own now. Going to put it in my Honda Pioneer 1000 side by side and my GoldWing too!
Hard to tell by the photo, but there is a black layer of extra fine small carbon imbedded in the filter, and there are larger carbon bits also in the filter pleats throughout the filter. This was the 5th filter pulled out and I ran it for a full 6000 mile interval. 3rd interval of Valvoline Restore and Protect.
This was the first filter I pulled out of it at 1500 miles after the switch to the first interval of Valvoline Restore and Protect .
The plan is to continue to use Valvoline Restore and Protect well into the foreseeable future and for the remainder of the vehicles life. If we were going to take a long road trip where I was going to run it over 6000 miles, I would swap to Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0w30 for that road trip, then switch right back to the Valvoline Restore and Protect. This 3.0t runs so incredibly good on the Valvoline Restore and Protect its crazy. Fuel mileage is up nicely and it ides so smooth and quiet, I absolutely can not tell the engines running unless I look at the tach. I'm in awe of this stuff and have it in every vehicle I own now. Going to put it in my Honda Pioneer 1000 side by side and my GoldWing too!
Hard to tell by the photo, but there is a black layer of extra fine small carbon imbedded in the filter, and there are larger carbon bits also in the filter pleats throughout the filter. This was the 5th filter pulled out and I ran it for a full 6000 mile interval. 3rd interval of Valvoline Restore and Protect.
This was the first filter I pulled out of it at 1500 miles after the switch to the first interval of Valvoline Restore and Protect .
Thanks for the report and update
How much time and how many miles on that one run of Valvoline Restore and Protect? Some areas do look lighter and cleaned up some.
Do you have other, more in detail pics from 2023?
The camshafts caps look a bit cleaner.
About 4k miles total. Hours would be tough to estimate, but the first pour was on 12/29/2024 if my spreadsheet is right. Most recent change was 11/2/2025.
Vehicle and engine?
Engine came out of a CL1, so unlikely means anything to the Americans here.
Hopefully that 0w40 makes its way to the states soon. I would prefer to run it in my F150.
Car and Driver article on Valvoline Restore and Protect.
https://www.caranddriver.com/car-ac...ore-protect-oil-piston-rings-deposits-engine/
"Stuck piston rings have long been considered a point of no return for an engine—a problem you could only fix by physically tearing the engine apart," explained Michael Warholic, senior global technology director at Valvoline Global.
Warholic noted that this breakthrough is possible due to the special formula of components within the oil, including two of Valvoline's proprietary technologies: "Active Clean, which removes and dissolves deposits, and Liqui-Shield, which works proactively to prevent deposit formation." He joked that he couldn't go into specifics on ratios or actual ingredients, "or I wouldn't be able to leave the facility."
https://www.caranddriver.com/car-ac...ore-protect-oil-piston-rings-deposits-engine/
"Stuck piston rings have long been considered a point of no return for an engine—a problem you could only fix by physically tearing the engine apart," explained Michael Warholic, senior global technology director at Valvoline Global.
Warholic noted that this breakthrough is possible due to the special formula of components within the oil, including two of Valvoline's proprietary technologies: "Active Clean, which removes and dissolves deposits, and Liqui-Shield, which works proactively to prevent deposit formation." He joked that he couldn't go into specifics on ratios or actual ingredients, "or I wouldn't be able to leave the facility."
Everyone who reveals any info on the Valvoline Restore and Protect technology, in the end of the day walks out horizontally with both feet first and rests 6 ft under.
On the Valvoline hybrid oil PDS is mentioned: "Trap & Lock technology suspends water molecules in the oil to prevent damage".
Valvoline Hybrid - Trap & Lock Technology
That mind be the same or similar tech as Valvoline Restore and Protect.
That's for water emulsification. That's part of an Afton package.
Honestly I think everyone should stop guessing at this point. You're not going to get the answer and its novel.
No offense to anyone but saying it's AN, part of some GF-7 package is absurd. Give it up LOL.
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Yes please. Completely agree. ExxonMobil et al. can't figure it out. No one here is going to guess it from the armchair.
Well NOT with THAT attitude we won't!! Cmon guys, let's get our heads together and crack this one. For SCIENCE!!! =DYes please. Completely agree. ExxonMobil et al. can't figure it out. No one here is going to guess it from the armchair.
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