Valvoline Restore & Protect
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Patman
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My Civic only consumes about a half quart every 7000 to 8000 miles so I feel pretty confident with my decision to go 6000 miles on my very first interval with VRP.
My Honda only did burnt may 8-10oz over a 5k oci and hasn't burnt oil in over a year or two now. I was very surprised it began burning oil bc you never saw blue smoke even when it was burning. Hopefully yours holds up better
I'm about 400 miles into my 1st dose of VRP on a 2000 Ford Taurus wagon with the Duratec. The car has 172k miles and has had Mobil1 HM 5W30 since I bought it with 90k miles.
The Taurus loses about 1qt during 3k mile interval. It's hard to tell if it's burning or leaking, as there's no visible smoke and it does have some external leaks. The car is well maintained with new PCV, the leaks seem to be a design challenge. I've had it in the shop for pan and valve cover leaks, but a year will pass and another leak. I've accepted it.
Anyway, after 400 miles I was coming off the highway and the oil light came on at the stop light on the exit. It went off as I drove away. It may be a coincidence.
The Taurus loses about 1qt during 3k mile interval. It's hard to tell if it's burning or leaking, as there's no visible smoke and it does have some external leaks. The car is well maintained with new PCV, the leaks seem to be a design challenge. I've had it in the shop for pan and valve cover leaks, but a year will pass and another leak. I've accepted it.
Anyway, after 400 miles I was coming off the highway and the oil light came on at the stop light on the exit. It went off as I drove away. It may be a coincidence.
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Are you checking the level with controlling the variables (flat surface, temp, etc)?
Fair question and a good point. Yes. But I refuse to believe those variables would create such vast differences. Those can't seriously account for the dip stick reading a whole quart low with anywhere from 500-1000 miles difference between certain readings. I could be wrong, but I doubt it. Let's break it down:
- 1qt low after 1000+ miles between topping off,near the end of a 5k OCI. (4500 to be exact)
To
- 1 qt low after 600+ (I previously said 500) miles, on a fresh oil change no less.
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- 1/2 at low after 700+ miles since adding that first quart on this third oil change with the VRP.
Doesn't seem like an error on my part, not due to uncontrolled variables.
Just to be sure I'm not doing something wrong, every reading of the dipstick that I do will be undeniably methodical and I will document All the parameters as accurately as I can.
Yeah I'm sure that's my problem
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Lack of maintenance / improper maintenance - buying used vehicles that may have seen engine abuse - connects most-all the dots as-to why most vehicles with consumption issues are that way.
Use the Severe Service Recommendations in Owners Manuals folks. Open the hood often. Never leave an Oil Change Shop premises without opening the hood and checking the oil dipstick volume first. But move to a safe location on their parking lot - shut engine off - allow 15 minutes engine shutdown, prior to checking the dipstick - checking for leaks underneath the vehicle. Always have the vehicle on a level surface when checking.
Most importantly - know how to read that dipstick oil level and bring something to either read or listen to, while waiting those 15 minutes-out. Never trust any Oil Change Shop employee, to do the job correctly.
Use the Severe Service Recommendations in Owners Manuals folks. Open the hood often. Never leave an Oil Change Shop premises without opening the hood and checking the oil dipstick volume first. But move to a safe location on their parking lot - shut engine off - allow 15 minutes engine shutdown, prior to checking the dipstick - checking for leaks underneath the vehicle. Always have the vehicle on a level surface when checking.
Most importantly - know how to read that dipstick oil level and bring something to either read or listen to, while waiting those 15 minutes-out. Never trust any Oil Change Shop employee, to do the job correctly.
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I need a cliff notes style update, since this thread is now dozens of pages.
Is the general consensus that this oil does in fact reduce people's oil burning?
Is the general consensus that this oil does in fact reduce people's oil burning?
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Based on what I’m seeing here as well as on other car sites that I read, I would say yes, this stuff does seem to reduce consumption for many engines.
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Intermittent sticking pcv?
There's a lot of positive feedback. Posts here I find more valid than elsewhere, mainly as there seems to be more detail accompanied with it.
However, ironically, my consumption has increased with the product so far. I'm going to try another OCI or two.
It's a new PCV valve, but I suppose it's been in there a couple OCIs and should clean it. Would the cleaning/decarbonization effect of VRP have any notable/increased side effects on the PCV valve's function, compared to some other oil?
If you're already trying it, may as well do it for the 4 full OCIs.
It's odd your consumption went up, but don't some people on here say that's normal when changing oils?
Your results could offer some interesting information compared to what most people experience with it. For example, my oil consumption didn't budge with the VRP until halfway through the second change. I'm approaching halfway through my third and oil consumption has been steadily improving.
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Let us know if it gotten gummy already, will be interested
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4000 MILES into my first run with VRP and I don’t see any decrease in oil consumption so far.
Those are rookie numbers, didn't see any changes in mine until about double that, more than halfway through my second OCI with it.
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