I bet these oils didn't pass a double length IIIH test.
Valvoline Restore & Protect 0W-20 cannot find VOA and UOA
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Again oils that do 2X-3X piston groove/ring deposit tests
I use it because my daughter was gifted a 2012 Camry with about 120k on it. My father in law went by the Toyota service recommend, which was 10k. He had these done at the dealer.
When we got the car here, the oil level was really low and dark. The change sticker still showed about 3k left on the change, but that was 7k prior. It does take oil.
So when VRP came out I decided to give it a try after reviews here started to show positive results. I am on the second oil change, at 4k intervals with VRP.
And while I was at it, decided to try it in my wife's 2012 Pilot for giggles to see what happened, I have always done that one at 4k intervals with 180k on the clock.
So, that's why I am trying VRP out. And no, I haven't noticed reduced oil consumption yet.
Probably not, but, again, not required by the manufacturer. If that test was part of standard tier oils, then shame on Hyundai / Kia for not making their oil spec correct. Lots of people with the stuck ring issue, using correct oil per their spec. Engine design and manufacturer blunder for sure.
But as a BITOG member and car owner from new, this can be avoided or at least ameliorated, prevented from becoming too nasty.
I can definitely see buying a used car and having to deal with it.
Agree. Still something manufacturers should be addressing, ideally.
Thanks everyone for the posts and the info!
I'm not sure if I need it. I just want to give it a try by recommendation from a few people on here. A week ago I didn't know this oil existed. I have new M1 oil for my next oil change, so I can return the VRP to Walmart with no issues.
However, it's interesting how many people recommend it, but there are only a couple of oil analysis (only at 2500-3500 OCI) on the forum and not covering all grades and no VOA.
Valvoline considers the VRP series their top tier oil, per a BITOGer on here who talked to them.
Thanks for the note!
I think I tried all those combinations of words in both UOA and VOA and didn't get much info. Then decided to open a thread. I looked already at info that the other guys posted above, before I opened the thread. But sadly, it looks like in term of oil analysis that is all we have currently on the forum - one 5W-30 UOA and a screenshot from youtube video about VOA of 0W-20 and 5W-20.
I'm guessing, if I got the same search results as the people in this thread - that's all the current available analysis of this oil.
Just to name a few:
1. There are still a lot of people that think 5K OCI is fine for mineral and synth blend oils.
2. There are a lot of people that think 10K-20K OCI is fine for full synthetic/hydrockrack oils.
3. There are a lot of people who think that 6K OCI is not a big difference vs 5K OCI.
4. There a lot of hydrocrack oils that claim they are full/100% synthetics.
5. There are a lot of people who never check their oil level and run only by the oil monitoring of the vehicle.
6. There are a lot of people who don't know what "severe driving condition" means.
7. There are a lot of people on the forum who drive pre-owned vehicles driven by any of the people mentioned above.
8. There are a lot of people in here who drive 10+ years old vehicles.
9. There are a lot of people who prefer to use cheaper oil and 5K OCI instead of double the price boutique oils with extended OCI. (shout out to the Brotella fellas, jk)
10. There are many manufacturers that require/recommend low viscosity oils just because they need to fit in certain EPA requirements that compromises oil lubricity and engine longevity in favor of cleaner air in big cities and nature preservation.
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In similar situation - inherited a 2012 SE from mother in-law - dealer serviced, now approaching 137k miles. I've used all three 3 VRP grades (0W-20, 5W-20, 5W-30) in this car, can't tell a difference (Los angeles climate). Oil consumption is/was near nil, though ... i just VRP for peace of mind. Do check the last time the ATF fluid was serviced, the factory fill was on it's last legs at 120k.
That’s a good answer but I’m guessing some of those don’t apply to people here. Well regulars at least
There's been a fair amount of UOA's posted on VRP that I'm aware of. Mostly for 5w30 but a nice long one on 0w20. These are from the 1st 3 pages of the UOA section:
10.9K mile sample of Valvoline R&P 0w-20 with a FRAM Synthetic Endurance FE4967 oil filter in my 22 Toyota Camry Hybrid 2.5L. Mostly highway/interstate miles with some city and rural road driving. Car now has 120k miles on it. Only thing changing for next is will be using the new Mobil 1 oil filter as the Fram Endurance is becoming harder to find in my area.
Nothing too crazy. VRP 5W-30 seems to be doing a good job. Engine doesn’t use a drop of oil. Comments welcomed.
Switched from Kirkland 5w-30, still seems awful rough on the viscosity.
Refilled with R&P, next report I might switch to Polaris.
Refilled with R&P, next report I might switch to Polaris.
So the report acknowledges that the oil has 4,000 miles on it, the engine only has 5,400 miles on it, and clearly the person writing the report lost sight of that with the silicon comments. Thoughts appreciated.
First time I've used oil analysis. Fluid time is kinda short only because I had it sitting for a while on an angle on jackstands for like a month or two. Only thing shown with concern was minor fuel dilution. But not flagged data.
Here's the report for the second fill of VRP in my 190,000 mile Jeep Wrangler. I communicated with Blackstone regarding their concern regarding Potassium level and mentioned the vehicle had a leaking oil cooler replaced. I did need to add a small amount of coolant prior to replacing the oil cooler 10 months ago and have not needed to add any coolant since the replacement cooler was installed. The leaking cooler is possibly the source of Potassium and I will send an oil sample to the lab at the next oil change for analysis to monitor this concern.
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Why do you care? I bet it looks just like any other Valvoline.
I've skimmed those - at first glance I really didn't see the cause of the oil consumption to be ring build up.
We all had to start from somewhere. Many people are/were ignorant/misinformed/uninformed when it comes to their preconceptions of motor oil. They end up here looking for an answer and hopefully down the rabbit hole they go.
Well, those that are willing to learn at least
Maybe not, but without an engine teardown, I guess it would be hard to know? The Q7 had piston/ring issues I believe. Hyundai has bad design. Not sure about the Fit. I think from his posts, he ran his oil too long with a small sump.
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