Wondering how VRP could have helped vehicles you have owned in the past.

[SiRDOHC]

I can't be the only one that sometimes wonders how this oil could have helped oil burners that you have long sold off or scrapped.

I'll start:

I had 2000 Civic SiR with the B16A2 that started burning oil at around 90k miles, which turned into a quart every 1000miles habit by the time it got to 140K miles. Vehicle got nothing but 5w30 Castrol GTX Dino every 3 or 4 k miles. In retrospect I wish I had been using something like German Castrol 0W30 on a similar schedule for such a high strung engine.

Similarly, we had a B20 powered CRV that started consuming oil in a similar way albeit less due to lower average RPM.

And more recently my parents had 2012 Impreza that consumed a ton of oil, but ultimately was sold off due to a bad CVT. I think that this oil is a very good idea on carbon prone Subaru boxers.

What cars do you wish you could fire up the DeLorean for and try a few rounds of VRP in?

 

[Kira]

"Cars we wish we hadn't sold (or held merely held on to)" is a time honored subject.
No need to limit it to oil burners.
I never had a vehicle which used oil to any appreciable degree.

Apologies if I wet blanketed your thread.
Please, oil burners come forward!

 

[dadto2]

It may have helped our old Volvo S70with the small oil consumption problem it had. But it would not have helped the head gasket, suspension parts, cat, and everything else it needed when I finally donated it to the public radio station. Still got 21 years and 277k miles of service out of her though!

 

[buster]

In the cars I had that consumed oil it wouldn't have helped. They had ring/oil consumption issues from day one unfortunately. Early 2000's Toyota and Honda 4cyls.

 

[panthermike]

I had a 2000 Corolla many years ago; they were known to burn oil badly, especially with the 3spd auto. Mine started burning around 90k and by 167k it was a quart every 4-500 miles and had bad pre-ignition. Would have interesting to try the VRP although that might have been too great a challenge.

 

[Kira]

a quart every 4-500 miles and had bad pre-ignition.

That car didn't even need spark plugs....the hot carbon ignited the gas.

Spraying water into the intake is what you needed to burn that carbon away.

 

[Jetronic]

In the cars I had that consumed oil it wouldn't have helped. They had ring/oil consumption issues from day one unfortunately. Early 2000's Toyota and Honda 4cyls.

Oil consumption through rings on new engines isn't abnormal. It's supposed to lessen or go away completely during break-in, which takes a considerable amount of time and some never get there before the oil consumption increases again due to wear or more likely stuck rings.

I've had Hyundais in that only stopped using oil after the 5th oil change (50k miles). And some that ran out of oil and seized arond that time too.

VRP or a similarly effective product would have been useful.

 

[4WD]

In the cars I had that consumed oil it wouldn't have helped. They had ring/oil consumption issues from day one unfortunately. Early 2000's Toyota and Honda 4cyls.

Yet, so easy to do a piston soak on 4 bangers for other cases

 

[buster]

Oil consumption through rings on new engines isn't abnormal. It's supposed to lessen or go away completely during break-in, which takes a considerable amount of time and some never get there before the oil consumption increases again due to wear or more likely stuck rings.

I've had Hyundais in that only stopped using oil after the 5th oil change (50k miles). And some that ran out of oil and seized arond that time too.

VRP or a similarly effective product would have been useful.

In this case it was just how the engine/rings were. Both cars consumed about 1/2qt per 3k miles since new. Both also ran well up to 180k miles with no issues.

 

[GSCJR]

Never owned an oil burner, so

 

[1lieutenant]

2012 Acura TL 3.7L. Engine block was replaced at 60k for consumption of greater than 1 quart per 1K miles. Was denied by the dealer as a problem for months until finally Honda was sued and recognized the issue. Later they only replaced the ring pack. I think VRP could have solved and/or prevented it in the first place.

 

[Carlostrece]

It might have fixed some sticky rings in oil burners, or sticky valve lifters.

 

[Hohn]

That car didn't even need spark plugs....the hot carbon ignited the gas.

Spraying water into the intake is what you needed to burn that carbon away.

If it doesn’t hydrolock first.

 

[Kira]

Spray it finely. I read it cleans combustion chambers just as a coolant leak can.
Also, isn't moisture in the air credited with keeping vintage English car engines clean?

 

[Bailes1992]

The only car I ever had that burned any considerable amount of oil was a 2003 Ford Focus with the 1.6 4 cylinder 'Sigma' engine. That used to always smoke blue for a few seconds after a cold start so always assumed it was valve stems. Maybe some ATP AT205 would have suited that engine more. That thing would religiously do 1 litre every 1,000miles and did from 4 years old right up until I sold it when it was 10. Used to like to randomly kill and O2 sensor or CAT, I guess due to the oil consumption.

My Wife did have a Mondeo ST220 with the Duratec 3.0 V6 that was heavily varnished internally and did suffer from a lifter tick. I think VRP would have worked well in that, but I'd want something with a minimum HTHS of 3.5.

Am I right in thinking there's a 10w40 version in AUS?

 

[tired]

Am I right in thinking there's a 10w40 version in AUS?

Yes, that's correct.

 

[moparguy]

Yes, that's correct.

How do you know this? This is what my car takes and been wanting to use

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

This nostalgia thing is a dark path, friend. This is like pining for an ex-girlfriend/wife to come back. “Oh, this oil would have fixed why I got rid of her and everything would have been peachy….”

If it wasn’t the engine that was the downfall of that vehicular relationship, it would have been something else. Rust in the quarters, leaky sunroof, or leaving you stranded on the side of the road one too many times.

The only time most of us are willing to deal with a car that is high maintenance is as a weekend side piece. Neither sanity nor pocketbook can deal with a basket case like that on a fulltime basis, so we trade the old bag in for something new and fresh. VRP isnt going to significantly change those habits. It’s time to let her RIP.

 

[SiRDOHC]

This nostalgia thing is a dark path, friend. This is like pining for an ex-girlfriend/wife to come back. “Oh, this oil would have fixed why I got rid of her and everything would have been peachy….”

If it wasn’t the engine that was the downfall of that vehicular relationship, it would have been something else. Rust in the quarters, leaky sunroof, or leaving you stranded on the side of the road one too many times.

The only time most of us are willing to deal with a car that is high maintenance is as a weekend side piece. Neither sanity nor pocketbook can deal with a basket case like that on a fulltime basis, so we trade the old bag in for something new and fresh. VRP isnt going to significantly change those habits. It’s time to let her RIP.

In hearing so many good things about VRP on here I just wish I had some problematic engines to try it on and track improvements!.

That Honda I talk of is still on the road with the oil burning engine many years later with solid quarter panels and all! , Albeit it doesn’t see daily use…. It doesn’t suit my current lifestyle, so no I don’t want it back, that part of my life has passed. I know it’s over when my wallet shuts and I don’t want to spend money on the car anymore.

If we have been on here for a while and have engines we have taken care of since new we likely don’t need VRP.

Just started a thread, for fun, friend.

 

[tired]

How do you know this? This is what my car takes and been wanting to use

https://www.valvolineglobal.com/en-au/restore-protect-synthetic-engine-oil-10w-40/