Valvoline NexGen not as durable as regular dino

[AnarchyX]

Ok so I topped off my vehicle with a quart of Valvoline NexGen that I got on sale. I figured since it promotes itself as being as good as regular oil, it would last as long, but it didn't. My truck (207K) goesm through a quart about every 1500 miles, but with this stuff id didn't go even 800 miles.

Any idea why? Could topping off with different brands than what I do my oil change with affect the rate at which it consumes oil? Or is it just the this NexGen oil isn't up to par?

 

[earlyre]

we shall see as far as the durability goes, I have a sample of 5w30 nextgen conv sent in, that was run for 9 mos, some where in the 6-8k mi range, in my buddy's beater of a Pontiac Vibe

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Durability has nothing to do with consumption.

You could put the best HDEO available in the sump ... if your rings are shot ... it's going to consume the oil.

 

[99Saturn]

Never noticed a difference in the Saturn, though it already drinks oil.

 

[SLATRON]

That's strange, 1 quart in the sump doubled the usage, how big is sump.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

I always use an oil with poor NOACK on my burner - NOT!


Seriously, the car may just be taking a turn for the worse.

Forget the ILSAC lubes and Run the magic combo of rotella T3 10w30 conventional and 1 qt Formula Shell 5w30 - if you can find it.

 

[eljefino]

Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
I always use an oil with poor NOACK on my burner - NOT!



Kinda what I was thinking, was this 5w20 per chance?