VSOT Worth it?
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look up the virgin oil analysis .Seem all the good stuff has been removed in the latest analysis'.
Spend the money on better oil.
Yea, I agree. It's alright to use it for this "fresh" Valvoline, but I wouldn't leave it in too long.
I had a 14-16 PSI Turbo and had some issues because I wasn't using the right oil and it was low a couple times.
Do you kick yours in boost on occasion or more often??
Get some darn good Turbo/Super charger approved oil in there.
I had a 14-16 PSI Turbo and had some issues because I wasn't using the right oil and it was low a couple times.
Do you kick yours in boost on occasion or more often??
Get some darn good Turbo/Super charger approved oil in there.
You mean I missed VSOT? Now it's ----? Ashland is in decline too now?
noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Is the "bad" VSOT in the new bottle? I just picked up some of the stuff in the older 1999 bottle and was wondering if it's the newer or older stuff.
Where did you get the old stuff?
Got a small stash of it on sale last year. One thing I noticed was how terribly thick it was on a cold day, but thinned quite a bit on a warm day. Made me wonder if it wasn't full of VII ?
Just used some for assembly lube on a bike engine and it sure is some slippery stuff for as thick as it is. 1st few times I hit the starter the sprag gear kept spinning , and spinning for a second or two after the starter was released. Never had that happen before with other products. Not that it means anything, just an observation.
Just used some for assembly lube on a bike engine and it sure is some slippery stuff for as thick as it is. 1st few times I hit the starter the sprag gear kept spinning , and spinning for a second or two after the starter was released. Never had that happen before with other products. Not that it means anything, just an observation.
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Used to be one of the better and more useful oil additives, but has been dummied down.
Might as well just get a good oil by itself, now.
Might as well just get a good oil by itself, now.
My local Checker Auto Parts. I bought out everything they had on the shelf, which amounted to three bottles of the stuff.
Thanks jazztrumpet216, wileyE and mechtech2.
I guess I will keep an out for the old red bottle of it. You never know. I may find it in some small town somewhere during my travels.
I guess I will keep an out for the old red bottle of it. You never know. I may find it in some small town somewhere during my travels.
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I've never seen VSOT in the red bottle.
I do recall a red bottle Valvoline supplement that contained seal conditioners. That stuff was different from gray-silver container VSOT.... which was always gray-silver in container color.
oops. Got my wires crossed there I guess. Do you go by date codes or what to know you are getting the old good VSOT with molly? What dates or bottle label differences do you go by?
Probably any date before the current product data sheet effective date would be the old stuff.
OK. Thank you.
The old red bottle stuff was MLEP(MaxLife Engine Protector). I used it for a little while before switching over to VSOT.
I still use VSOT in small doses on every OC. My car just seems to run better since I began using it, so I figured "Why stop now?". I prefer to mix it w/MaxLife dino, but I've used it with other dino oils as well. My prefered mixing method is to warm up the bottle in boiling water on the stove and also warm up a 4qt jug of PCMO in my heater room...then combine and mix them. The VSOT seems to pour & mix much better when hot.
I still use VSOT in small doses on every OC. My car just seems to run better since I began using it, so I figured "Why stop now?". I prefer to mix it w/MaxLife dino, but I've used it with other dino oils as well. My prefered mixing method is to warm up the bottle in boiling water on the stove and also warm up a 4qt jug of PCMO in my heater room...then combine and mix them. The VSOT seems to pour & mix much better when hot.
Thank you speedyswede.
Originally Posted By: e36'n
I can get the MLEP locally, is it good stuff?
From what I've gathered from some archived posts, MLEP was/is similar to VSOT in additive levels but used a dino-based carrier.
I can get the MLEP locally, is it good stuff?
From what I've gathered from some archived posts, MLEP was/is similar to VSOT in additive levels but used a dino-based carrier.
Also 'SLOB' is good as an engine oil additive.
If you find it, hoard it!
If you find it, hoard it!
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