Engine oil VALVOLINE or Lucas

My prius went from burning a quart every 1000 miles to almost no consumption after 2 changes with r and p. The oil was so disgustingly dirty the first change which i did at 3k instead of 5k. It definitely cleans your engine out.

Y'all might call me a heretic for running Valvoline restore and protect 5w30 in my 4.0T.

Any oil that meets API SP and is the right viscosity grade more than likely is at least as good as the oils specified by the OEMs.

I don't know what it's doing inside my engine but I just did my 2nd oil change with R&P and noticed my dipstick looks new now. No signs of any varnish, just shiny clean metal.

Extra info, I have seen some stuff about valvoline. Engine looks pretty clean inside after they ran valvoline restore and protect.

Change your oil to Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W-30! Change every 3000 miles, filter too!!!!!

Valvoline is the best and bang for the buck for me.

Generally agree with everyone here that it doesn't matter that much.. except for the relatively new Valvoline restore and protect. Seems like it actually does gradually clean out your engine and it's not just marketing bs

I’ve been running it in my 1992 Nissan D21 truck with over 200k for the past two oil changes and it’s gotten rid of a lifter tick it had for the past 20k miles. Runs a bit quieter too. Pretty good oil.

I've been using it for the past 3 oil intervals. I've seen a few oil analysis on the stuff with a few that came from FA24 engines and its wear protection is just as good or better than any GF6 oil out there. Its supposed to also meet the New GF7 oil specification as well that just came out in March.

Currently on valvoline and it does seem good, not sure if it's better than the elf in the short run but long run could tell different results.