Engine oil VALVOLINE or Shell

PartReview Score

Rank #7 in ranking

742

254

275

4.5

Engine noise

4.6

Exhaust smoke

4.5

Warning light

4.8

Owners' choice:

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Car

PartReview Score

Rank #4 in ranking

944

325

351

4.5

Engine noise

4.3

Exhaust smoke

4.2

Warning light

4.3

Owners' choice:

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VALVOLINE

Shell

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

Full-Ad6279 24 Jan 2026, 09:52

Engine noise:

Rating 5.0

I really liked Valvoline, good quality, reasonble price.

Pros: good quality

Cons: reasonable price

Vehicle: Peugeot

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

ThoonderSquirrel 24 Jan 2026, 01:20

Rating 5.0

Valvoline Restore & Protect or Pennzoil Ultra Platinum are also great oils to run and clear up and baked on sludge.

Pros: clears baked on sludge

Shell › Engine oil

QueenAlpaca 23 Jan 2026, 22:12

Exhaust smoke:

Rating 5.0

using a heavier oil weight has been an old trick to help with oil consumption in Subarus for a long time now. I used to use Rotella 5w40 (before the reformulation) in my old 04 Baja Turbo and that particular oil was the best to keep the oil burning down.

Pros: keep oil burning down

Vehicle: Subaru

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

Klutzy_Concept_1324 23 Jan 2026, 05:24

Rating 5.0

Buy Valvoline oil, and maybe it's a good time to switch to 5w-30 in it.

Pros: switch to 5w-30

Shell › Engine oil

Used-Computer-2572 20 Jan 2026, 22:15

Rating 4.0

My regular since i think 2014 or so has been helix ultra 5w40 running in all my vehicles currently.

Pros: good and vfm

Cons: not good

Shell › Engine oil

Dre9872 17 Jan 2026, 17:51

Rating 5.0

I run 0w30 in my F82 M4 as that's what BMW and Shell recommend.

Pros: BMW and Shell recommend

Vehicle: BMW M4

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

SirThoreth 15 Jan 2026, 07:27

Rating 5.0

I only run Valvoline VR-1 40-wt in my air-cooled VWs

Vehicle: Volkswagen

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

Buzzbone 14 Jan 2026, 19:42

Exhaust smoke:

Rating 5.0

I tell you the stuff really works. My 2009 Matrix used to burn oil before I switched to Valvoline Restore and Protect.

Pros: really works

Cons: used to burn oil

Vehicle: Toyota Matrix

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

Gunk_Olgidar 23 Jan 2026, 09:07

Rating 3.0

My last [Blackstone-labs.com](http://Blackstone-labs.com) report came back with 1.8% fuel dilution. 2021 1.5T at 23kmiles, 6800 miles on the oil (0w20 Valvoline R&P).

Pros: fuel dilution report

Cons: 1.8% fuel dilution

Mileage: 36800 km

VALVOLINE › Engine oil

Use_Lemmy 15 Jan 2026, 17:38

Rating 1.0

I use that Valvoline, sometimes throw in random fully synthetic oils I get in bulk from an auction. I feel like it contributed to a rear main seal leak. Thinking of switching to a 5w40

Cons: contributed to seal leak

Vehicle: Chevrolet Silverado

Mileage: 400000 km

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Which engine oil to choose — VALVOLINE or Shell?

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Comparison of engine oil VALVOLINE and Shell

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Which engine oil are better — Shell or VALVOLINE?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil Shell were overall better than VALVOLINE.

VALVOLINE received a PR Score of 94 out of 100, and Shell scored 94 points.
VALVOLINE ranked 7 in the overall ranking, and Shell ranked 4.
The average rating is higher for Shell (4.5) than for Shell (4.5).

Which engine oil are more popular — VALVOLINE or Shell?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil Shell were overall more popular than VALVOLINE.

By vote balance, engine oil Shell surpassed VALVOLINE:

For VALVOLINE, the ratio of positive (790) to negative (49) votes is 741 vote.
For Shell, the ratio of positive (1007) to negative (62) votes is 945 votes.

By number of reviews, engine oil Shell surpassed VALVOLINE:

For engine oil VALVOLINE there are 275 reviews: 254 positive, 14 neutral, 7 negative.
For engine oil Shell there are 351 review: 325 positive, 16 neutral, 10 negative.

Which engine oil do car owners prefer — VALVOLINE or Shell?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, these manufacturers led the same number of car-specific ratings:

VALVOLINE are chosen by owners of cars such as: Ford Fusion, Hyundai Elantra, Kia Soul, Toyota Prius, Toyota Yaris, and others.

Shell are chosen by owners of cars such as: Honda Jazz, Subaru Outback, Subaru Impreza WRX, Subaru Legacy, Volkswagen Scirocco, and others.

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