Valvoline Restore & Protect

Glenda W. said:
R&P specifically claims to remove piston deposits left from other oils. No other oil is making this claim directly. It means this is a game changer if true.
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I know what they claim, do we have actual results of pistons being cleaned squeaky clean as they claim from a dirty engine?
 
ZeeOSix said:
Rich viscosity ... must mean something like tastes great, less filling. 🙃
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Soft creamy beige.
 
I barely found the video men... Here it is its an old video it does not refer to the EP version but their annual protection version however all their oils are tested the same way.

I don't need anyone to tell me how good or bad is the Mobil 1 EP line line of oils, my F150 is 2004 (20years) and I only used the Motorcraft oil the first 9K miles and switched to the Mobil 1 EP after that. While yes majority of my oil changes were on time around 3K miles mark, passing 140K I had a good 7-8 lets just say shady oil changes back to back exceeding the 5K mark and some going to 9-10K with almost 11 months time frame before changing the oil. The V6 still runs smooth, no smoke coming out from the muffler, zero blowback when the oil cap is unscrew but I always need other maintenance done from time to time to the injectors, throttle body, fuel filter, intake manifold due to the pollution of the ethanol thats in the fuel. I don't have borescope to look deep inside the engine, but every time I look trough the oil filler cap with flash light all I see is clean aluminum, not any sort of the yellowing on it.

My original post was regarding is Valvoline that much better than the top tier oils from the rest manufacturers when it comes to cleaning the engine?
 
buster said:
VRP is unique in that it can slowly dissolve piston ring deposits which are a much harder type of carbon to remove. Other high-quality oils will keep pistons clean under the right conditions, which will vary. VRP is not a long drain oil.
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When you say not a long drain oil you mean change the oil on shorter intervals, maybe 3K miles per oil change as Valvoline stated 4 oil changes back to back in case if the engine has carbon build up correct?

Do we have actual proof amongst users that have experienced this when they switched to Valvoline?
 
soli said:
My original post was regarding is Valvoline that much better than the top tier oils from the rest manufacturers when it comes to cleaning the engine?
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There's a difference between an oil preventing varnish and deposites in an already clean engine, and an oil that cleans varnish and deposits that are already inside the engine. I'd say that VRP will probably do a better job doing the latter, and will also prevent future varnish and deposits just as well or better than most other oils.
 
ZeeOSix said:
There's a difference between an oil preventing varnish and deposites in an already clean engine, and an oil that cleans varnish and deposits that are already inside the engine. I'd say that VRP will probably do a better job doing the latter, and will also prevent future varnish and deposits just as well or better than most other oils.
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I will give the Valvo a shot on the next oil change, but if I dont seen the oil darkening after couple hundred miles it means my engine is not dirty even after 20 years/205K miles on it. Like I posted before I had a shady 7-8 oil changes 40K miles pass the 140K mark and still every time I look trough oil filler cap I see clean aluminum block.

Now I'm not gonna pretend and say I'll repeat the shady oil changes mistake again, with 20 years and 205K miles of daily use under the belt I will stay on the 3K mark per oil change since I want to keep the truck for another 100K, but I will give the Valvoline a shot and if I see the oil getting dark in the first couple hundred miles then I might go for the whole 4 oil change intervals every 3K and will see whether I stay with it or go back to the Mobil 1.
 
ndarkside93 said:
From my experience all I can say is the varnish on the drivetrain has been fully cleaned. It cleaned enough carbon to clog the first filter on the first change, and oil consumption is negligible on 5k ocis. This car was bought with 234k miles and now has 256k miles.
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Nice to know you had a good cleaning experience with the Valvo, after how many miles was the oil change done that you experienced the filter clogging?

Did you notice power increase or snappier and more responsive engine after the drivetrain was cleaned up a bit?
 
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soli said:
Nice to know you had a good cleaning experience with the Valvo, after how many miles was the oil change done that you experienced the filter clogging?

Did you notice power increase or snappier and more responsive engine after the drivetrain was cleaned up a bit?
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It was about 2000 miles in. But I feel that was more a product of the neglect of the engine prior to me buying it. Most people do not experience any filter clogging but that was my experience.
As for snappier I wouldn’t say I noticed that. It did get quieter as I moved through the 4ocis (currently on the 4th). But it’s a honest 1.8L it’s not a snappy engine you begin with. Just very reliable.
 
ZeeOSix said:
There's a difference between an oil preventing varnish and deposites in an already clean engine, and an oil that cleans varnish and deposits that are already inside the engine. I'd say that VRP will probably do a better job doing the latter, and will also prevent future varnish and deposits just as well or better than most other oils.
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it should clean them as they are deposited.
 
I’ve now run 4 oil change intervals with Restore and Protect and I’m getting by far the best fuel mileage I’ve ever had in my 2016 CX-5. Recently took a trip to Moab and got 33 mpg average the whole trip! And it was COLD! It feels peppier, engine braking is more pronounced. Might be placebo, who knows. The only downside I’ve recently noticed was the engine has gotten louder on cold starts. I was thinking it’s fuel dilution thinning the oil, so I changed it again and added 2 quarts of 5w-30 to the rest 0w-20 and now it’s whisper quiet on cold starts and smoother.

I like the fact that Valvoline claims this oil can clean intake valves.
 
Curious what the length of the 4 recommended oil change intervals are? It seems to be proper API SP certified synthetic oil, so I guess the usual/typical 5K miles or so? Less?
 
cammyfive79 said:
Curious what the length of the 4 recommended oil change intervals are? It seems to be proper API SP certified synthetic oil, so I guess the usual/typical 5K miles or so? Less?
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That’s a question a lot of us have, and asking Valvoline tech support is no help because they just say that each vehicle manufacturer has a different oil change interval and to follow that. It would be better if they just said 4 x 5000 miles or 4 x 3000 miles, etc
 
cammyfive79 said:
Curious what the length of the 4 recommended oil change intervals are? It seems to be proper API SP certified synthetic oil, so I guess the usual/typical 5K miles or so? Less?
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I’ve noticed in my vehicle it starts thinning around 4k and it ready for changing at 5k miles. I wouldn’t push it past that. Same for my mom’s car. It went about 6k and it was dark and super thin.
 
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