valvoline synpower 0w20

[jennings]

Found a jug of this at WalMart today, marked down for clearance. I couldn't resist, as my new Honda Hybrid Accord calls for 0w20, and I had NO oil for it. Anybody used this and have any comments?

 

[turtlevette]

I picked up a bunch at AZ for $3 a quart. I put it in my old 350 vette. I'll be running it this summer.

 

[toneydoc]

Good oil. I have used it in the past in a VW 1.8T and it worked well. Doubt you will have any issues with it at all

 

[fdcg27]

The only real rap on Valvoline oils was that they had limited TBN retention as well as a fair amount of shear relative to most comparable motor oils.
The API SN formualtions appear to be as robust as any other oil.
There are at least a couple of API SN Synpower UOAs posted here, including the 0W-20.
I'd use Synpower in my Accord without question.

 

[wemay]

According to Amsoil's testing of synthetics, VSP came in third to EDGE w/ti and Amsoil (both more expensive) in the TEOST deposit portion. It's an excellent oil.

 

[bigt61]

VSP is one of the few 0W-20 oils out there with the Chrysler MS-6395 certification so it has to be decent. I have a jug for my son's new Dart, but haven't used it yet.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Its a very, very clean running oil from the little I can see through the fill on the Forester and the better performing TC tensioner, though in my apps, some batches are a bit more rackety than Shell stuff. The first batch was velvety - cant understand the unit to unit variation.

 

[Ram01]

Ok