I don't hear much about Valvoline oils.To me they seem to be a smaller oil company compared to Mobil and Pennzoil.I don't hear much about their products.I know they sell their oils in europe.Joe
Valvoline oils-Any good?
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NASCAR teams run Valvoline so I guess its a decent oil...
Valvoline rocks.
Try some NextGen, it is the future.
Try some NextGen, it is the future.
yes. their Maxlife line is especially well regarded.
Valvoline is a good quality lubricant. Been using it for 20+ years with good results. Clean inside, no blowed up engines. The only con is it is not a extended drain oil.
Off subject. Beast3300, do you race them there 2 Buicks on a weekly basis?
Off subject. Beast3300, do you race them there 2 Buicks on a weekly basis?
Originally Posted By: johnnydc
Valvoline is a good quality lubricant. Been using it for 20+ years with good results. Clean inside, no blowed up engines. The only con is it is not a extended drain oil.
Off subject. Beast3300, do you race them there 2 Buicks on a weekly basis?
Sorry, I see one is a Pontiac. It's a shame GM dumped the Pontiac brand. I thought they were nice lookin' cars.
Valvoline is a good quality lubricant. Been using it for 20+ years with good results. Clean inside, no blowed up engines. The only con is it is not a extended drain oil.
Off subject. Beast3300, do you race them there 2 Buicks on a weekly basis?
Sorry, I see one is a Pontiac. It's a shame GM dumped the Pontiac brand. I thought they were nice lookin' cars.
Originally Posted By: johnnydc
Valvoline is a good quality lubricant. Been using it for 20+ years with good results. Clean inside, no blowed up engines. The only con is it is not a extended drain oil.
Off subject. Beast3300, do you race them there 2 Buicks on a weekly basis?
Sorry, me again. Just to add. I also use Valvoline in the snowblower,lawnmower,and compressor.
Valvoline is a good quality lubricant. Been using it for 20+ years with good results. Clean inside, no blowed up engines. The only con is it is not a extended drain oil.
Off subject. Beast3300, do you race them there 2 Buicks on a weekly basis?
Sorry, me again. Just to add. I also use Valvoline in the snowblower,lawnmower,and compressor.
Valvoline makes some good oils, although not all appear suited to extended drains.
I had a great UOA from my BMW using Maxlife Nexgen SN 10W-40, although I ran it only 4K. There was plenty of residual TBN to have easily done another 2-3K or more, and wear metals were very low.
I recently had a UOA done after a 5K run of Synpower SM 10W-30 in the Forester.
Wear metals were low, but so was TBN.
The oil could probably have been used a little longer, but maybe not much.
SN Synpower might have better TBN retention, particularly since Valvoline claims that the oil meets Dexos 1.
I've been happy with Maxlife, but will probably not use Synpower as a matter of preference after my current mini stash of it runs out.
I would buy and use Synpower again at a low enough price and I'm interested in seeing some UOAs of API SN Synpower, which may show much stronger TBN retention than I saw with the SM.
Synpower is very smooth and quiet in the Forester.
Variety is fun, and using Valvoline is something new to me over the past year or so.
Try some and see what you think.
I had a great UOA from my BMW using Maxlife Nexgen SN 10W-40, although I ran it only 4K. There was plenty of residual TBN to have easily done another 2-3K or more, and wear metals were very low.
I recently had a UOA done after a 5K run of Synpower SM 10W-30 in the Forester.
Wear metals were low, but so was TBN.
The oil could probably have been used a little longer, but maybe not much.
SN Synpower might have better TBN retention, particularly since Valvoline claims that the oil meets Dexos 1.
I've been happy with Maxlife, but will probably not use Synpower as a matter of preference after my current mini stash of it runs out.
I would buy and use Synpower again at a low enough price and I'm interested in seeing some UOAs of API SN Synpower, which may show much stronger TBN retention than I saw with the SM.
Synpower is very smooth and quiet in the Forester.
Variety is fun, and using Valvoline is something new to me over the past year or so.
Try some and see what you think.
Originally Posted By: Warstud
Worse oil ever made. They make this stuff called Maxlife... snake oil stuff that claims to cut down on oil consumption.
Your a funny guy
Worse oil ever made. They make this stuff called Maxlife... snake oil stuff that claims to cut down on oil consumption.
Your a funny guy
Valvoline MaxLife 10W-30 was my favorite oil for the 3800 Series II engines in my late-90's Grand Prixs.
I've run Valvoline SynPower in both of my current vehicles and it performed as well as any other synthetic. You can see a UOA here where SynPower 5W-20 was run in our Saturn for a 7850 mile interval. (The other column is a 6300 mile interval of Pennzoil Platinum 5W-20.)
I've run Valvoline SynPower in both of my current vehicles and it performed as well as any other synthetic. You can see a UOA here where SynPower 5W-20 was run in our Saturn for a 7850 mile interval. (The other column is a 6300 mile interval of Pennzoil Platinum 5W-20.)
Your a funny guy
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What do you mean I'm funny?
You mean the way I talk?
Funny how? whats funny about it?
I'm funny how like I'm a clown, I amuse you?
I make you laugh?
What do you mean funny?
How am I funny?
What do you mean I'm funny?
You mean the way I talk?
Funny how? whats funny about it?
I'm funny how like I'm a clown, I amuse you?
I make you laugh?
What do you mean funny?
How am I funny?
Originally Posted By: 2KBMW
Your a funny guy
What do you mean I'm funny?
You mean the way I talk?
Funny how? whats funny about it?
I'm funny how like I'm a clown, I amuse you?
I make you laugh?
What do you mean funny?
How am I funny?
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Now that's funny
Your a funny guy
What do you mean I'm funny?
You mean the way I talk?
Funny how? whats funny about it?
I'm funny how like I'm a clown, I amuse you?
I make you laugh?
What do you mean funny?
How am I funny?
Now that's funny
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