Am I the only one that uses Valvoline in here cause I never seen anything about it. I just posted this to see if its that bad of an oil that I need to switch brands.

 

I use valvoline full synthetic and have never had any problems! I use a synthetic blend on my wifes T Bird.

 

i always use valvoline except in my diesel,i haven't found a valvoline non-synthetic for diesels.

 

been using valvoline for about 15 years after buying a 76 ford pu it needed a new cam shaft it had 289000 miles orginal owner used straight 30 valvoline nan you should have seen the inside of the motor it shure was clean sold me on the brand use it in a 01 chev silverado 5w30 wifes pontiac bonnevileand of course my pride 1989 bronco

 

i have used nothing but valvoline for 35 years, and have used all fleet exclusively for the past 20 years.

 

I have used Valvoline in the past and experienced no problems. It seems to me that Valvoline oil is an overpriced average quality product. If it serves your purpose then continue to use it.

 

i used to use valvoline all the time back when i could get it for about a buck a quart and they sponsored Mark Martin. but now its like 2 and a half bucks a quart everywhere and theres no way ill pay that much for non synthethic. i still wear my #6 hat though!

 

you cant go wrong with any modern SM oil. Brand does not matter. Valvoline all climate is way over priced for what you get and the UOA's are not outstanding either. But the Durablend and full synthetic is a very good oil good flow properties and it does nto produce the high start metals like mobil 1 does. But you can get much more for way less. Chevron has always made good lubricants and being that they do not advertise they don't have the extra fees to pass along to the end user like most oils . They have also shown single digit wear metals in UOA's . Even SuperTech oil produces pretty good UOA's.

 

I use Valvoline syn in my 94 F250 460 and tow an 8,000# trailer about 1/3 of the time. So far I have a bit over 90K and haven't seen any issues. But then I think this would be true of any good dino or syn. I just think syn has more margin for error in my towing application.

I used to use Valvoline multiviscosity back in the 70s and 80s. I switched to Mobil 1 in 1980 for all my new cars. I probably would have used Valvoline syn but there was no such thing back then.

I Had a 74 Datsun truck that I used Valvoline 20W50 since new. At about 50K miles I punched a hole in the oil pan and siezed the engine, duh. I replaced the pan, added oil and drove for another 130K miles. So I guess the Valvoline worked OK for me. BTW since I did need to replace the bearings when I got home I dropped the pan 2 or 3 times over the life of the engine to inspect. There was very little sludge but some varnish as was common with dino oils of that time. Only one journal was scoured but after replacing the bearing a couple times it was fine. I guess it polished itself while driving.

There is too much talk about this brand or that brand being the kiss of death for engines. Most of it is just talk like asking a room full of guys, which brand car is best? As long as you use a good brand of oil meeting spec for your engine and change regularly, an oil failure is very unlikely. That is why so many brands of oil or filters give you a lifetime guarantee on engine damage. 1) Properly maintained engines rarely fail due to oil issues 2) Engines last a long time and you are more likely to seel it than have an oil failure.

Just my experience with Valvoline.

Jim Henderson

 

My favorite is Maxlife both regular and synthetic. But I also like the Redline oil I am currently running in the Aerostar. I've used mostly Durablend for 10 or more years and three years ago started using Maxlife. Also have some other brands because of clearances.

 

Back in the late 60's the tow service (family friend) had a fleet of 6 Ford tow trucks that ran 24/7, with Pennzoil they lasted about 1 1/2 years before rebuilds. Inside all motors a sludge mess. A Valvoline rep got him to buy their oil, after over 2 years use and again rebuild time the motors were alot cleaner inside besides the longer interval between rebuilds. Sold me as I ran one motor 473K and now at 254K on a 414 with Valvoline. I broke alot of sludge loose on a high mile Castrol oiled Saab motor by changing to Valvoline, a bad thing as it knocked and rattled more later.
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thats all i use is valvoline