Valvoline Restore & Protect

[dgvu89]

The only way to find out is to use VRP for a few OCI's. What are your OCI's like on this car?
I would want to buy an oil and put it in and have fewer top offs, is that oil Mobil 1 EP HM or is it VRP?

Mobil 1 is in it. I change oil every 6k-7k.

 

[dgvu89]

looks like you answered your own question, myself I would use Valvoline R&P 5w-30 over Mobil 1.

My Accord only use 5w-20, so I'd better use 0w-20 than 5w-30, I guess?

 

[Brian123]

My Accord only use 5w-20, so I'd better use 0w-20 than 5w-30, I guess?

Use whatever grade oil you want, my only question is, do you have a way to monitor your Oil Temps?

 

[dgvu89]

Use whatever grade oil you want, my only question is, do you have a way to monitor your Oil Temps?

I don't. I have a Launch Scanner, I don't think it has.

 

[Brian123]

I don't. I have a Launch Scanner, I don't think it has.

Just keep an eye on the Oil level, and you should be ok!

 

[ChrisD46]

Do we know what the VRP 5W30 NOACK is ?
Hopefully it’s less than 10% .

 

[Glenda W.]

Do we know what the VRP 5W30 NOACK is ?
Hopefully it’s less than 10% .

<15%

 

[tired]

<15.

Wow so not amazing. Just meets API spec.

 

[perkz]

No they didn't, the lab they pay for services did. Valvoline doesn't create or produce their own additives. They buy them and blend.

That's funny. Valvoline has a patent on oil that cleans carbon build-up. https://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2017/0029734.html

 

[tired]

That's funny. Valvoline has a patent on oil that cleans carbon build-up. https://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2017/0029734.html

It’s very easy to pay a lab and own the intellectual property of what they develop. This is very common in medical research. Drug companies fund research all the time in labs in universities. Anything they develop is owned by the drug company because they paid for the research.

 

[ChrisD46]

<15%

Generic spec for SP rated oil or factual VRP NOACK ? … A NOACK of 14.9% would be pretty bad for NOACK - especially in a GDI engine !

 

[tired]

Generic spec for SP rated oil or factual VRP NOACK ? … A NOACK of 14.9% would be pretty bad for NOACK - especially in a GDI engine !

I’m not sure it’s published. I think it’s estimated based off others’ Noack.

 

[Cmobile]

As for me, I plan on living vicariously through Glenda W.

Anxiously awaiting the results of G.W's test moving from VRP to ESP 0w-30.

If the results are as I expect, I will follow suit. Been on VRP for 3 OCI's. Likely switch to ESP. Waiting for the resulsfrom Glenda W.

 

[Patrick0525]

As for me, I plan on living vicariously through Glenda W.

Anxiously awaiting the results of G.W's test moving from VRP to ESP 0w-30.

If the results are as I expect, I will follow suit. Been on VRP for 3 OCI's. Likely switch to ESP. Waiting for the resulsfrom Glenda W.

When is Glenda W. planning to release the test data results?

 

[perkz]

Use whatever grade oil you want, my only question is, do you have a way to monitor your Oil Temps?

I doubt any vehicle can monitor the oil temp at the oil control ring on the piston. Which is where the problems today are created. I would think that the flashpoint of the oil would determine the carbon disposition there but I am not sure what temp has to be reached to form the carbon from oil and fuel. I would think that most of the carbon from ignition would head out the exhaust port or stay above the compression rings.

 

[Glenda W.]

Generic spec for SP rated oil or factual VRP NOACK ? … A NOACK of 14.9% would be pretty bad for NOACK - especially in a GDI engine !

 

[Glenda W.]

When is Glenda W. planning to release the test data results?

It’s going to be a couple years to know for sure. It took 60k miles to develop the oil consumption, I’m 10k miles in with ESP. Currently consumption is continuing to improve. Down to 1/2 qt in 5k miles.

 

[perkz]

Generic spec for SP rated oil or factual VRP NOACK ? … A NOACK of 14.9% would be pretty bad for NOACK - especially in a GDI engine !

NOACK is evaporation loss. Why is this an issue in a GDI engine?

 

[perkz]

It’s very easy to pay a lab and own the intellectual property of what they develop. This is very common in medical research. Drug companies fund research all the time in labs in universities. Anything they develop is owned by the drug company because they paid for the research.

You say this like it is a bad thing for Valvoline. Or I am misunderstanding your point?

 

[ZeeOSix]

<15%

Wow so not amazing. Just meets API spec.

Stating the Noack as <15% doesn't mean much as it could be 8% and still be "<15%". The API requirement for Noack is <15%, so they are just listing that and saying it meets the "<15%" Noack requirement. If you call Valvoline they may give the actual Noack number.