Is that product discontinued? I can't find it on their website. If it is any idea why. I heard it worked really well even though expensive.
Valvoline Restore & Protect 5w-30 - Virgin UOA
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That tells me that we may be seeing other oils come out with these claims. Valvoline is just the first. They have many firsts in their history.
Well this isn't just about prevention, but the cleaning of existing deposits and prevention. The higher end oils using polar base oils mitigate deposit formation better than oils using non-polar base oils. To the degree they can clean/dissolve them is really unknown due to ester type and quantity. HPL appears to be able to clean not only existing sludge but deposits. We just don't know how well. With this product we can see, visually, through what Valvoline has shown that it can restore pistons to near factory levels.
Valvoline is saying that they stumbled upon a unique formulation, through their own in-house testing, that can clean existing deposits other oils can't. Hence why they are saying it's a first of its kind. All prior oils mention cleaning which refers to sludge, not hard piston deposits.
I also want to try this oil out in my 2014 Mazda 3. I’ve had it since new and it’s seen a bunch of oil brands over the years but most recently a 4-5 years worth of Havoline PRO-DS. Engine is spotless up top, when i removed the valve cover but also recently noticed some oil usage at 135k miles.
maybe it’s normal for a 10 year old engine to finally start using “some” oil.The pistons are a lot different and will likely have some amount of carbon buildup. Most oils try and mitigate deposit formation. R&P dissolves them. Can't hurt to try it. It's a good off the shelf option for situations like this assuming it works as advertised and every indication is that it does.I also want to try this oil out in my 2014 Mazda 3. I’ve had it since new and it’s seen a bunch of oil brands over the years but most recently a 4-5 years worth of Havoline PRO-DS. Engine is spotless up top, when i removed the valve cover but also recently noticed some oil usage at 135k miles.
Good video.I'm sold.
They confirm there's a proprietary ingredient, and seem to claim that they developed it.
So would that secret ingredient be something that doesn't show on a standard VOA?
I couldn't get that video to play 
Lake Speed Jr. covered this on his YouTube channel. The engineer said they designed a base oil molecule that possessed the qualities they needed and that it was totally different from the Blue Restore Motor Oil. Maybe "designer" hydrocracking?
Thank you I remember, I had a feeling that's what it was..
Likely No. It would likely fall under petroleum distillates, or if related to an existing additive you couldn't distinguish between them.
Not much else can be said about it. You'd have to have some expensive equipment to know. It could be a one trick pony (cleaning). Nothing else is really known about it other than it has a unique cleaning ability, and it meets all the current API SP specifications. I personally think it's interesting.
GTL and other base stocks can be used to make more or less equivalent blends. So that is not the difference here.
and how does that guarantee work when you can get any oil to fail in 3k miles under the worst of conditions
Usually for cleaners, they tell you when to change it
It works because the guarantees have several pages of fine print that only allow the oil to be used up to the mileage rating in very specific circumstances. Some of these guarantees even require you to follow the automaker's severe service schedule to be eligible for the guarantee, which for many vehicles is only 3k miles.
Have you changed it yet... a UOA would be very insightful... I would think
No, I've haven't used any yet.
I did the VUOA for everyone to see when VRP product first came on the market.
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