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- Valvoline Restore and Protect 2003 Tahoe 5. 3 228,000 miles initial . . .
Thought I'd offer my experience to date with 5w-30 Restore and Protect A little vehicle background: I have a 2003 Tahoe 5 3 with approx 228k miles It was dealer maintained, CarFax confirmed, up until 197k miles when I purchased it I did change the valve cover gasket after purchase and the
- 2 Valvoline Restore Protect tests | BobIsTheOilGuy
I never thought much about Valvoline's fairly new Restore Protect oil until The Motor Oil Geek recently posted a video on it Once I saw his video, I did a bit more research on that oil and saw a couple reports of reduced oil consumption and such, but no before and after pics, so I decided to
- Another oil from Valvoline… | BobIsTheOilGuy
Valvoline Restore Protect is the best motor oil for any age vehicle, from a new car’s first oil change to high-mileage vehicles There’s no other motor oil like it Valvoline Restore and Protect Premium Full Synthetic helps maximize fuel economy, horsepower, and engine life We made it first, so you can keep your pistons factory clean Renew
- 2 Valvoline Restore Protect tests | Page 12 | BobIsTheOilGuy
Those products would be - BG, Valvoline Premium Blue Restore, Amsoil Engine flush etc "It can take up to 4 ", is incorrect Valvoline states four or more " *Piston deposit removal when used as directed for four or more consecutive oil changes at standard maintenance intervals based on adapted sequence IIIH testing "
- Valvoline Restore Protect | Page 124 | BobIsTheOilGuy
Valvoline historically has always been about the OEM drain interval Roger England said they have all the engine testing capability, the chemical lab, chemical analytics Working with the lab in India, it's synthesized and scaled up to production I wish people applied the same level of skepticism to other brands
- Valvoline R P Oil Burner Test Results | BobIsTheOilGuy
35k-100k miles Valvoline EP 5w30 100k-110k Amsoil SS 5w30 110k-130k Valvoline R P 5w30 Results with R P: 1st oci=no change 2nd oci= no change (almost gave up) 3rd oci=added 1 2 qt at 2k miles, 1 2 qt at 4k miles! Used a little over a quart in 5k mile oci 4th oci=added 1 2 quart at 3k miles and used a total of less than 3 4 quart in 5k mile oci
- ZF Lifeguard 9 compatibility with transmissions that use ZF Lifeguard 8 . . .
Valvoline Max life and Amsoil signature series are actually recommended by all the parts houses and Auto parts suppliers now to use in ZF transmissions Valvoline and Amsoil claim with full confidence that their ATF fluids meet or exceed the manufacturer's recommendations for ZF transmissions
- Synchromesh: Valvoline Vs. Pennzoil | BobIsTheOilGuy
Unfortunately Valvoline doesn't offer many details about the additives in their Synchromesh product, but they state that it meets GL-4 I like that Pennzoil offers such transparency but still find it odd that they don't apply a GL-4 label, given that this fluid is said to meet that standard
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