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I think that Shell V-power has the highest level of detergents and they do advertise (and we all know that makes it gospel) that it will clean a dirty engine. Stick with Top Tier fuels and you'll have nothing to worry about.
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Just for the sake of argument...
I think that Shell V-power has the highest level of detergents and they do advertise (and we all know that makes it gospel) that it will clean a dirty engine. Stick with Top Tier fuels and you'll have nothing to worry about. Given similar prices, I will choose Shell V-Power when purchasing premium.
As for oil, why is it that if one takes a used car that has "black" oil and changes/flushes the oil multiple times the will often eventually stay "clean." Synthetics are known to "clean" out gunk and expose leaks that were hidden/plugged by conventional oils. It seems that it is reasonable to assume that some oils "clean" better than others. Maybe the synthetic MaxLife would be the ultimate brew for this?
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Just for the sake of argument...
I think that Shell V-power has the highest level of detergents and they do advertise (and we all know that makes it gospel) that it will clean a dirty engine. Stick with Top Tier fuels and you'll have nothing to worry about. Given similar prices, I will choose Shell V-Power when purchasing premium.
As for oil, why is it that if one takes a used car that has "black" oil and changes/flushes the oil multiple times the will often eventually stay "clean." Synthetics are known to "clean" out gunk and expose leaks that were hidden/plugged by conventional oils. It seems that it is reasonable to assume that some oils "clean" better than others. Maybe the synthetic MaxLife would be the ultimate brew for this?
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Just for the sake of argument...
As for oil, why is it that if one takes a used car that has "black" oil and changes/flushes the oil multiple times the will often eventually stay "clean." Synthetics are known to "clean" out gunk and expose leaks that were hidden/plugged by conventional oils.
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Just for the sake of argument...
I think that Shell V-power has the highest level of detergents and they do advertise (and we all know that makes it gospel) that it will clean a dirty engine. Stick with Top Tier fuels and you'll have nothing to worry about. Given similar prices, I will choose Shell V-Power when purchasing premium.
As for oil, why is it that if one takes a used car that has "black" oil and changes/flushes the oil multiple times the will often eventually stay "clean." Synthetics are known to "clean" out gunk and expose leaks that were hidden/plugged by conventional oils. It seems that it is reasonable to assume that some oils "clean" better than others. Maybe the synthetic MaxLife would be the ultimate brew for this?
I am going full syn almost solely on this post. Wow. Synthetics have the potential to clean is all I needed to heat.
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If you want oil to clean, go ester like Redline. Will take some time though.
Isn't calcium a multifunction additive that also serves for detergent? Maxlife has a lot of calcium.
BTW, I don't know that it is worth using Maxlife Synthetic, when regular Maxlife Blend is already so very good (part PAO, high calcium, seal conditioners, 300 ppm moly, etc).
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I'm using maxlife in the wifes toyota so far it runs the same as the "weak additive pack" valvoline ac that it ran the first perfect 100,000 miles on...