Would you consider Valvoline Restore and Protect in your Euro car?

[f355spider]

If you were to run a 6k mile oci with R&P, would you want to change the filter at 3k miles? If I recall correctly, in the Lake Speed Youtube video, the Valvoline engineers said something to the effect that the reason for the 3k mile oci for R&P, is due to the oil filter being pretty well spent at that point.

According to the Valvoline website, more frequent oil filter changes are not required:
"Valvoline’s Active Clean technology chemically dissolves deposits into microscopic pieces, which are then suspended in the motor oil, eventually leaving the engine during the next oil change. There is no impact to the performance or longevity of the oil filter."

 

[BHopkins]

According to the Valvoline website, more frequent oil filter changes are not required:
"Valvoline’s Active Clean technology chemically dissolves deposits into microscopic pieces, which are then suspended in the motor oil, eventually leaving the engine during the next oil change. There is no impact to the performance or longevity of the oil filter."

Interesting. From my recollection, that directly conflicts with what the Valvoline engineers told The Motor Oil Geek, when he did a video on R&P at the Valvoline development facility.

 

[JohnnyG]

For those of you with Euro oil spec'd cars, would you consider using R&P either temporarily or permanently? By temporarily, I mean for 1-4 oil changes (Valvoline says for best results to use for 4 consecutive oil changes), then switch back to your usual Euro oil.

Yes! If I had an issue with oil consumption, and IF it was MB 229.5 or 229.6 approved.

 

[urman]

Valvoline Restore & Protect Premium Full Synthetic 5W-30 - BMW F11 M550d N57D30C - 5.321 km​

https://oil-club.de/index.php?threa...tic-5w-30-bmw-f11-m/&postID=435611#post435611

 

[KnappAttak]

Valvoline Restore & Protect Premium Full Synthetic 5W-30 - BMW F11 M550d N57D30C - 5.321 km​

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Surprised you are using it in a diesel engine.

 

[KnappAttak]

I just put my third change of VR&P 5w30 into our supercharged 2018 Audi Q7 3.0t after doing a Berrymans B12 Piston soak and BG EPR flush 9000 miles ago. It went from using a quart in 400 miles to using no oil in 5000 mile changes. I'm certain the Berrymans B12 did the heavy lift on the oil control rings and the VR&P is doing the final polishing and cleaning of the oil control rings and piston oil control ring lands. I'll be using the 5w30 forever unless Valvoline decides to bring a 40 weight, Euro spec or equivalent. I could care less about approvals as the Euro spec and Castrol Euro 5-40 dealer changes is what cause the control rings to coke up and stick in the ring lands in the first place. I'll stick to 5-6000 mile intervals with it moving forward. The wear metals at 6000 miles look on par with the expensive boutique Euro oils. If the rings don't stick again, I'll know its doing exactly what it's supposed to do. These Q7's all seem to start gobbling oil at 50-75k miles, ours had 84k miles on it when I did the piston soak.

I'm going to start using it in our older 2013 Audi A6 that is not even using a drop of oil on Mobil1 Euro 0-40 oil doing 10,000 mile changes. It is a older 3.0t that is known to be a good engine and not have low tension oil control rings or oil consumption problems. I'm hoping it sees the same fuel mileage gains and engine smoothness as our newer Q7 did. I don't like what I see in the new formulation of Mobile1 Euro 0-40 when they went away from all the esters in it. Seems to show much higher wear metals, where the old formulation was extremely good on wear metals and internal engine cleanliness.

I'm also using it in my 2014 Chevy 5.3 truck that is known for lifter issues and sticking oil control rings with cylinder deactivation. It picked up fuel mileage and the engine also runs smoother using it. Don't have much for miles on it yet as it doesn't get run very often.

I'm really impressed with the VR&P so far in every thing I've put it in. I'll be using it in my Daughters CRV soon too.

 

[OilUzer]

@KnappAttak

Can you please elaborate?

Castrol has bunch of tough Euro approvals like M1 FS. What have you read or heard or what are the claims? I vaguely recall some other posts about this subject. I have also collected a few Castrol Euro on sale and not that I am concerned but just curious.

... I could care less about approvals as the Euro spec and Castrol Euro 5-40 dealer changes is what cause the control rings to coke up and stick in the ring lands in the first place.

 

[EllieMae94]

Interesting. From my recollection, that directly conflicts with what the Valvoline engineers told The Motor Oil Geek, when he did a video on R&P at the Valvoline development facility.

You might want to rewatch that episode. They said exactly what the website states, no need to change the oil filter sooner as the oil is designed to not clog the filter.

I think what you are referring to is Valvoline Premium Blue Restore oil which is much more aggressive and can clog the filter early. This was also discussed in the same video.