Valvoline Oil Sucks
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Sike, it probably doesn't suck but my VQ sure doesn't like it.
I've always used mobile 1 full or Castro EDGE Syntec full. Well, last oil change, I used Valvoline Synpower full synthetic 5w30 since it was on sale. 30 bucks for 5 quarts and pure one "high performance" oil filter. After a thousand miles I checked my dipstick and it was below the low mark. I was freaking out because I never burned this much oil before. Usually only a half to 1 quart every 4000 miles or less. So I drained the oil on a clean bucket and it turns out, I burned almost 2 quarts. I was freaking out! And it was dark already. So I put the oil back in and added two quarts of 5w 30 Mobile 1 full sythetic and after 1200 miles I drained the oil for an early oil change and this time I burned through a little over half a quart of oil after adding mobile 1
I am using Castro EDGE Syntec 10w 40 right now and so far so good and registering well on the dipstick. Definitely don't think it was my engine but the oil I was using.
So yeah, any of you guys ever try Valvoline before? I'm also using K & N Oil filter right now. It was 14 bucks. Every try that too? Definitely watching the types of oil I use now.
2003 Infiniti G35 6mt with over 100k on it.
I've always used mobile 1 full or Castro EDGE Syntec full. Well, last oil change, I used Valvoline Synpower full synthetic 5w30 since it was on sale. 30 bucks for 5 quarts and pure one "high performance" oil filter. After a thousand miles I checked my dipstick and it was below the low mark. I was freaking out because I never burned this much oil before. Usually only a half to 1 quart every 4000 miles or less. So I drained the oil on a clean bucket and it turns out, I burned almost 2 quarts. I was freaking out! And it was dark already. So I put the oil back in and added two quarts of 5w 30 Mobile 1 full sythetic and after 1200 miles I drained the oil for an early oil change and this time I burned through a little over half a quart of oil after adding mobile 1
I am using Castro EDGE Syntec 10w 40 right now and so far so good and registering well on the dipstick. Definitely don't think it was my engine but the oil I was using.
So yeah, any of you guys ever try Valvoline before? I'm also using K & N Oil filter right now. It was 14 bucks. Every try that too? Definitely watching the types of oil I use now.
2003 Infiniti G35 6mt with over 100k on it.
^ oil natural gets dark with use as it hold stuff into the oil. I bet thats what is happening
Also K&N is very good same as M1 filter.
Its Castrol btw, with an L
The OEM filter sucks, if you like cardboard end caps fragile filter media, and a antidrain back valve that hardly works go ahead.
Have you ever done a UOA? If not then you know jack of how your oil is working.
I rather just buy a Pureone if I had to pay or get a K&N/M1, Bosch D+ when they are on sale
Also K&N is very good same as M1 filter.
Its Castrol btw, with an L
The OEM filter sucks, if you like cardboard end caps fragile filter media, and a antidrain back valve that hardly works go ahead.
Have you ever done a UOA? If not then you know jack of how your oil is working.
I rather just buy a Pureone if I had to pay or get a K&N/M1, Bosch D+ when they are on sale
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