At what OCI?
Why not Valvoline Restore and Protect for average Joe OCIs?
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Actually, Valvoline themselves (their engineers) say Valvoline Restore and Protect is their "best" premium gasoline engine oil meant to be used from the day your car is brand new off the showroom floor until the day you junk it. The ring deposit and varnish cleaning ability is just a side effect of using it. It cost a few dollars more for a 5-quart jug, I assume that is why most switch to a different oil after the Valvoline Restore and Protect did its magic.
Valvoline Restore and Protect costs a couple dollars more for the 5-quart jug at Walmart than some other brand name oils. That is probably the reason.
Haha! This a joke? I have personal experience with my Outback that points quite clearly to SS being a good cleaner.
wemay
Site Donor 2023
Then you do not need Valvoline Restore and Protect! What were your OCI's?
So what process / chemistry in Valvoline Restore and Protect cleans?
And what does that process do to other surfaces - like seals, bearings, etc?
This we don't know yet. Like I said - free lunches.
And what does that process do to other surfaces - like seals, bearings, etc?
This we don't know yet. Like I said - free lunches.
I even use it in my Generac 14Kw generator. And, my Honda lawnmower.
Yeah I was surprised how slowly and how thoroughly it works.
If you switch to Valvoline Restore and Protect and go on a road trip in a vehicle that usually doesn't go on long hi way trips maybe do a short oci.
I’d hardly call a turbo boxer “not average”. Subaru has sold well over a million turbo boxers in North America, and with models like Legacy GT/XT, Outback GT/XT, Baja Turbo, Forester XT, and Ascent, Subaru has offered numerous “average Joe” vehicles with turbo boxers.
I agree. Someone is trying it on here. Mine has gone to spend it's finals days in the junkyard
The post was a question and price is a legit answer. I am using it in 1 vehicle. So far no reduction in oil consumption. Just started change #2
I see what you are getting at, but consider that it’s an API approved oil. So, we know it has to meet existing API requirements for seal and elastomer compatibility. At a minimum, we can say there is no known issue with compatibility and I’m not sure there’s reason to worry at this point.
you do have a point actually. Subaru cars are now everywhere, and they are i the attainable price point. So their engines are quite common onhe street.
But, they don't strike me average when it comes to their demand from oil.
Patman
Staff member
It actually doesn’t cost that much more up here when it’s on sale. Canadian Tire puts Valvoline Restore and Protect on sale about every 4-6 weeks for about $45 CDN, which is $32.43 US. And they have a great loyalty program that very often gives you a $4 to $8 credit (or more!) known as “CT money” when you spend $40 or more. They also often give a good amount of CT money when you buy gas at a Canadian Tire gas station. So if you have one of those loyalty cards (Triangle Points) it actually ends up being cheaper to buy oil in Canada than it is in the USA.
I didn't mention SS. You did. Yes it does run clean so only using it 3K would be wasting good oil. Thanks!
Point is, it does clean. 10k-ish OCI
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f355spider
$50 Site Donor 2026
Is this with the Valvoline Restore and Protect and Valvoline Euro you were blending together, or are you now using straigth Valvoline Restore and Protect?
From your post a couple months ago:
Yep, it's in my Mercedes right now, PLUS 1.5 quarts of Valvoline Restore and Protect.
BITOG: The House of the Average Driver, doing normal oil changes... How about I ask there!
