VALVOLINE PROFLEET 10W40

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Hi how is everyone just wanting to know if anyone out there has use this oil the VALVOLINE PROFLEET 10W40 the specifications look decent Has a crazy TBN 15.6 and nice And high viscosity 153 Going to buy it and give it ago and doing a VOA on it
Also noticed that it said not suitable for diesel particulate filter which might mean it has a decent Zinc additive pack
Check out the specs here

https://go.lupinsys.com/valvoline/h.../search_api/Profleet_10W-40-PI_Sheet.pdf

https://go.lupinsys.com/valvoline/h...1a3e3/search_api/Profleet_10W-40-SDS.pdf

https://www.valvoline.com/en-australia/our-products/heavy-duty-engine-oil/valvoline-profleet-10w-40

regards Mitch
 
Originally Posted by mitchellp

Also noticed that it said not suitable for diesel particulate filter which might mean it has a decent Zinc additive pack


regards Mitch




ACEA E4/E7....its definitely FULL saps oil...
 
Originally Posted by dnewton3
Looks robust and suitable for long duration of use.
will be interested to see the VOAs and some UOAs from you.

Looking forward to that VOA it's a special order product at all the normal auto shops however there's a truck shop not too far from my house that has it it is a fairly pricey oil At $295 AUD for 20l can also get 5 L but that is special order As far as I can see
 
Originally Posted by Kamele0N
Originally Posted by mitchellp

Also noticed that it said not suitable for diesel particulate filter which might mean it has a decent Zinc additive pack


regards Mitch




ACEA E4/E7....its definitely FULL saps oil...


Nice
 
Originally Posted by Rollins
There is a VOA of a similar product by a Danish guy :
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4046078/Mobil_Delvac_XHP_10W40

It may or may not be very high on Zn and P but sure expect high detergent (and SA) levels.

Also m37charlie's UOA on Delvac 1 SHC 5w-40 in an Unimog can be found in the resp.threads.

Mitch , what is the application?


Yeah it is getting hard to find a synthetic oil these days that isn't cut back DPF oilIt is for a 2.8l jeep jk crd 2010 no emissions crap it fell off ...‚...œ
 
Originally Posted by Kamele0N
Another good one (if you can get it there...) would be Shell rimula R6M... Its GTL synthetic...

Interesting looks like a decent oil as well it's showing up on the Australian website but a quick google search I can't find a shop that has it They make a low emissions version which I can find it at lot of shops here
 
It's a full synthetic with a VI of 153, and KV100 of 13.2 cSt. So it's a light 40-weight, probably with not many VII's. Looks like a robust, long-drain oil.
 
An extended drain UOA will be very interesting ...not many LD ACEA E4 oil are used in light-duty equipment for whatever reasons. What are the intended operating conditions / OCI ? This was VM engine with timing belt,right?
 
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Yes it is a VM Motori RA 428 DOHC It will be used heavily off road so some highway driving some heavy sand driving and slow 4x4 work And these motors are prone to have big end bearing failure In the manual it recommends a 5w40 But thought I would go a little heavier
 
...or make a "home brew" ,even heavier. Sad to hear it..I thought the bearing issue was VM 3.0 V6 "specialty".
 
Originally Posted by Rollins
...or make a "home brew" ,even heavier. Sad to hear it..I thought the bearing issue was VM 3.0 V6 "specialty".


How do I make a custom blend

What about just running a racing oil as I don't have any emissions stuff on my car any more and I'm just after the most protection don't really care how much it cost https://www.penriteoil.com.au/products/10-tenths-racing-10w-40-100-pao-ester
 
...by mixing oils of different visc. to achieve the desired one.

I've no idea about the use of racing oils but I am curious to see a VOA or UOA after totally off-track use.
 
I would use the Valvoline but you will never come near using up the TBN in Australia usage due to ultra low sulfur fuel. In 40000km across Russia and Siberia twice (500ppm) and Mongolia (3000ppm) my TBN when I got home was still 11.5 with the Delvac 1 SHC. Of course I top up 2.5L (8%) every 10000km.
The E4 10W40s have good base oils usually group 3.
 
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Originally Posted by m37charlie
I would use the Valvoline but you will never come near using up the TBN in Australia usage due to ultra low sulfur fuel. In 40000km across Russia and Siberia twice (500ppm) and Mongolia (3000ppm) my TBN when I got home was still 11.5 with the Delvac 1 SHC. Of course I top up 2.5L (8%) every 10000km.
The E4 10W40s have good base oils usually group 3.


That's good to know

However my mobil 1 delvac esp 5w40 The TBN failed at just a bit over 10,000 km Which I was really surprised as I have my egr are deleted the report is on here
 
Hi everyone just waiting to receive my purchase as all the shops in my area were sold out so had to get it off the Internet I have also ordered my test kits
 
Originally Posted by mitchellp
However my mobil 1 delvac esp 5w40 The TBN failed at just a bit over 10,000 km Which I was really surprised as I have my egr are deleted the report is on here

What was your lab considering failure? Note that we have seen some labs have a condemnation limit for TBN that would seem to be arbitrarily high.
 
Originally Posted by mitchellp
Yes it is a VM Motori RA 428 DOHC It will be used heavily off road so some highway driving some heavy sand driving and slow 4x4 work And these motors are prone to have big end bearing failure In the manual it recommends a 5w40 But thought I would go a little heavier


Originally Posted by mitchellp
This is my used oil analysis from my 2010 Jeep Wrangler JKU CRD turbodiesel travelled...


...travelled happily with 90km/h on the freeway or more of the first?Rough estimate of the total fuel consumption for the OCI?

Is there a lab that doesn't use FTIR for the physical tests? I suspect TBN is not that low in reality.
This UOA does not look bad(not that I am a specialist but I'd be totally ok with these numbers).
 
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