Valvoline Restore & Protect

ZeeOSix said:
What's the top of the valve train look like through the oil fill hole? If you plan on only doing 3K OCIs with VRP, then using a higher efficiency filter like a Carquest Premium, Premium Guard or MicroGard Select which are rated for 10K miles should be fine. A lower efficiency filter will let more debris through, especially as it loads up compared to a higher efficiency filter.
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Quite a bit of varnish and some carbon buildup on the baffle plate. A nice orange hew all over when looking around on the top end.
 
CarguyP said:
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Quite a bit of varnish and some carbon buildup on the baffle plate. A nice orange hew all over when looking around on the top end.
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Top of the head under the cam looks pretty clean from what I can see in these photos, so I'd say the engine isn't real dirty overall. Can you get a better shot of the top of the head?
 
'14 CR-V with about 145K, been doing 5K OCIs since I drove it off the lot, mostly Pennzoil platinum with some other higher end syns now and then. Been using PP HiMi since about 80K.

MM just hit 20%. Will top off the oil (burns off about a q per OCI), add 4.5 oz SeaFoam HighMileage to the crank case and drive it on the highway for about 300 mi. Then change oil using Restore and Protect with a Wix XP filter and change again at 3K.
 
altaylar said:
My gut feeling would be not to use VRP like PUP, and rather only use it for a couple oil changes to clean the engine. The reason is that, cleaning vs maintaining should require different concentrations of their magic, and this oil aiming for the former should be making it off balanced for the latter. There is probably a trade off there, that they did not optimize for prolonged use.

But this is pure speculation based on rule of thumb kinda reasoning.
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That isn't true though. Never have they said "only use this to clean in the short term". It's designed to KEEP engines clean, and prevent deposits from forming. Run it throughout the vehicles entire lifespan if you want.
 
Johnny248 said:
That isn't true though. Never have they said "only use this to clean in the short term". It's designed to KEEP engines clean, and prevent deposits from forming. Run it throughout the vehicles entire lifespan if you want.
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You are 100% right, even the name is "restore and PROTECT." This might be subjective but what I understand PROTECT is that you are even encouraged to keep using it for the remaining of your ownership after the initial X number of times that did the deep cleaning.

But i feel its more of a marketing thing
 
altaylar said:
You are 100% right, even the name is "restore and PROTECT." This might be subjective but what I understand PROTECT is that you are even encouraged to keep using it for the remaining of your ownership after the initial X number of times that did the deep cleaning.

But i feel its more of a marketing thing
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If it can clean up old deposits and free stuck rings very well like shown by many users, just think how clean the engine would be and remain clean (the "Protect" part) if it was used all the time. Sure Valvoline would like people to do that for the Protect reason, and they formulated this oil so it can be used all the time.
 
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I cut open two identical oil filters from two Hyundais run on VRP 10W-40 over a 10,000km OCI. One was a 2.0L GDI Tucson, the other a 1.6L TGDI i30 (Elantra) N-Line.
Interestingly, the filter media itself was not loaded up (you could still see the bottom of the pleats) but there was significant particulate accumulated in the base of the filter cans.

Valvoline Restore and Protect Oil Filters Cut Open
 
ZeeOSix said:
If it can clean up old deposits and free stuck rings very well like shown by many users, just think how clean the engine would be and remain clean (the "Protect" part) if it was used all the time. Sure Valvoline would like people to do that for the Protect reason, and they formulated this oil so it can be used all the time.
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Exactly, I think they choose the name wisely.
 
I just a bought a new turbocharged truck. . . after some deliberation I've decided to use VRP for my first and future oil changes. Here's my reasoning:

Although the design of the engine has taken precautions to reduce turbo coking (electric pumps to circulate oil / coolant through the turbos after shutdown), it makes sense that the enhanced ability of VRP to remove carbon deposits will add some redundancy to that process, resulting in little to no buildups in the turbos.

I don't see a downside to this. . . .am I missing anything?
 
Robster said:
I just a bought a new turbocharged truck. . . after some deliberation I've decided to use VRP for my first and future oil changes. Here's my reasoning:

Although the design of the engine has taken precautions to reduce turbo coking (electric pumps to circulate oil / coolant through the turbos after shutdown), it makes sense that the enhanced ability of VRP to remove carbon deposits will add some redundancy to that process, resulting in little to no buildups in the turbos.

I don't see a downside to this. . . .am I missing anything?
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As long as it meets the mfg. specs/requirements for the engine it should be fine.
 
YZJB said:
I cut open two identical oil filters from two Hyundais run on VRP 10W-40 over a 10,000km OCI. One was a 2.0L GDI Tucson, the other a 1.6L TGDI i30 (Elantra) N-Line.
Interestingly, the filter media itself was not loaded up (you could still see the bottom of the pleats) but there was significant particulate accumulated in the base of the filter cans.

Valvoline Restore and Protect Oil Filters Cut Open
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Thanks!

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