CleanSump
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High vacuum engine braking may be helpful to pull the oil up around the rings.
Why not Valvoline Restore and Protect for average Joe OCIs?
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I usually do a yearly oil change. About 1k miles.
Most of the comments / marketing around Valvoline Restore and Protect are about cleaning . I find Valvoline’s info equally interesting regarding his Valvoline Restore and Protect shields an engine from having hard deposits in the future .
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I chose to start using Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30 at 500 miles in my new 2025 F150. I emailed Valvoline asking their recommendation for this new vehicle, they stated the Valvoline Restore and Protect out preforms all of their other offerings.
Yeah we saw that the first time you posted it.
X2. I am on my 5th OCI with restore and protect on the wife's 2015 equinox (purchased brand new). Consumption has increased a bit. Of course we all know the ecotec 2.4s were serious oil drinkers. As an old GM tech (I've sense moved on) I was hoping rings would be the issue but I've tore down some of these engines only to see worn rings in the past. A design flaw, so I'm not blaming Valvoline Restore and Protect for that but it is curious how consumption did increase a tad but also makes sense due to cleaner rings (additional blowby) so it could also have a reverse affect on a design flawed engine that has ring issues from the factory, still proving that Valvoline Restore and Protect indeed does clean ring packs.
Just changed to the 5th OCI last week before the big ice storm (down south) so we will see. I will probrably switch it back to mobil 1 vanilla after this because I must admitt I'm a Mobil guy and even though my 2nd pick of oils will always be valvoline (even before Restore and Protect) it is just home for me to have Mobil in all of my sumps. All of my other vehicles use Mobil 1 ESP 0w30 for some wondering. It's a great oil with good HTHS numbers and good cleaning abilities.
So count me as one of the no improvement categories using R/P however; I do NOT consider it a Valvoline Restore and Protect failure.
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Yes, that's highly possible.
I was asking on here if I often engine brake does that make the engine burn more oil but people said "no".
CleanSump
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Well, we're talking about rings that are letting oil past because they're gunked up as opposed to rings that are doing their job.
So do you think that the " Protect " component / chemistry of this oil would inhibit the high dose of molbdenum in the HPL line of oils from actually performing the benefits that molybdenum provides to an engine ? I'm wondering if a barrier or coating is created by the Valvoline Restore and Protect the world impede or inhibit the chemistry found in other motor oils.
And any Hyundai / Kia boat anchor with a direct injected engine.
I am not sure what you are saying here. Valvoline is an engine oil you run by itself, it is not an oil additive. Valvoline refers to it as their top engine oil for gasoline engines. The cleaning of the Valvoline Restore and Protect is just a side effect of using the oil, which can be used from the day your car is brand new if you desire. The Valvoline has a dose of Moly in it as one of its anti-wear additives. What does HPL have to do with it?
I understand it now, with Valvoline Restore and Protect also having moly in their chemistry / product formula, whatever " magic molecules " they have found that is providing the " Protect " part very probably wouldn't interfere with the higher dose of moly in an oil, such as HPL or others.
I wouldn’t think so as it also contains moly. Plus if you do switch between oils the film will be removed and replaced by the new chemistry.
there are different types of moly used as it can vary somewhat per the additive company,( boron is a great additive in engine oil to note)., the oil film as said above ^ often times stays adhered to the surface bearings, cylinder walls etc for more than just one oil change ,though diluted at ,most ,if not all, you cannot judge a oil formulations by the safety data sheet or a $40.00 dollar Blackstone tec analysis,, its there for safety reasons only- or basic engine performance , the accruable recipe in a engine oil is usually between the additive company and the blender and vary upon a certain parameter and batch variances in conjunction to the percent of base oils used.
That makes sense, especially when it can take 2 or 3 oil changes with a different brand of oil than previously used to get an accurate UOA after switching brands of engine oil.
In my Hyundai 2.4L engine if I still have oil consumption with Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W30 after 5 OCI’s - then I will switch back to Mobil 1 ESP 0w30 with it’s higher HTHS , being less expensive and with more great approvals than Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W30 . Other than the magic ring cleaning formula of Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W30 I believe Mobil 1 ESP 0w30 would equal or exceed just about all other parameters measured of Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W30.
I agree 100%. I may just run vanilla in it since i believe it has a tad less calcium (to help converter). Since it burns so much.
All the other vehicles are on ESP, though.
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This right here. My sons KIA Rio looked spotless under the valve cover, but rings were gunked up. Car doesn't get driven much anymore, but I did a piston soak and that solved the oil loss issue. Next oil change I will go to restore and protect in it. Only gets driven a couple thousand miles a year these days.
@Urshurak776 , I don't need to do it, but I am just curious what product did you use for the piston soak, and did you soak it overnight or what? Thanks.
