Valvoline Durablend 5w30

[sierrascout]

Well I have always used valvoline oil, and have had 4 engines with over 200k on them. So It can't be all that bad.

 

[meeze]

It seems my choice of Valvoline Durablend is a good one. Thanks for all the feedback.

 

[grbr95]

Sierrascout,
Was it Valvoline All Climate you had used?

 

[sierrascout]

Yes, 10w30. The last 1, a 1987 s-10 with 2.8l I switched to max life at 180k.Ran that for around 100k, mabe more. Now I have an 05 GMC fullsize and run 5w30 Durablend.

 

[dodge1]

Do you think 5k mile oil changes would be a good number for durablend?

 

[Volvohead]

The crux of all of this is that the UOA is more important than the VOA in gauging an oil's merit, particularly with the additive chemistry changes following API-SM.

I used Durablend for a time in the early '90s after it first came out. Never had a problem with it. In fact, this summer I discovered four leftover quarts of it, dated 1994. Gave it to a friend for his ancient K-wagon. He didn't have any problems with it, either.