Is The NEW Valvoline VR1 A Good Oil? A Certified Lubrication Specialist Reveals The Results!
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Published 2022-11-18
Oils across the globe have been changing due to the advent of the API SP and GM dexos 1 engine oil specs, and Lake gets into the chemistry changes behind these specs. Hint: it has to do with Low Speed Pre-Ignition and the Calcium detergent levels.
Here's a link to another video specifically about LSPI:
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All Comments (21)
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Your father was one heck of a driver and champion! One of my dad's favorite drivers as well!
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Good breakdown of the VR1. It's great that oil companies are still making old style oils for flat tappet cams etc.
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I've been running the VR1 in 10 30 in my sbc for years. Its kept it alive.
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Thanks, Lake, for sharing your insight and experience with these oils and their performance in engines.
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Works great in small air-cooled engines as well. It saved my portable generator when it had to run in 100 degree weather. Several of my neighbors burned up theirs using regular 10W30. Don't take chances. Use VR1 in those hot running screamers.
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Been using it exclusively for 40 yrs,great oil ,never had a oil failure issue using it
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Very much appreciate these technical videos. Thank you Lake!
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Simple. Straightforward. Just the info I needed for deciding synthetic oil for my '70 Challenger big block. Appreciate the effort in a timely manner.
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Thank you so much for this video! Puts a bit of "unknown" to rest. I've been using it in my race engines and doing so was based on an older test on valvoline and several other "top" engine oils. VR1 was on top of the game then, and glad to see it's even better than it was. Awesome 👏🏼
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Thanks for the video. Look forward to more motor oil reviews in the future.
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thanks for the info. all my amc race engines run valvoline vr1 . glad to hear this
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Great news Lake, thanks for covering this oil and the comparison with M1 15-50. I use the M1 in the turbo Peugeot and the VR1 in the 60s Alfa and 3.2 911. Good to hear the reassure g news. THANKS
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Good to see Lake Jr.! He's a huge expert on oil, piston rings and all parts of v8 performance!
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Great video, Lake. Technical, clear and well presented. Nice one!
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i love VR1. i used it forever in my aircooled porsches and also in my Harley
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After 33 years using straight 30 VR1 in a sbc in a 70 Monte Carlo the engine is just as clean as the day it was installed.
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Very very interesting. Love the numbers talk and the science behind it.
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GREAT News! I Still have about 40 Quarts from 2018 to go through. It's all I USE. Solid Roller Cam.
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Ol' Mitch Stapleton brought me here, and I'm so thankful!! Learning a lot from you and I truly appreciate it!!
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When I saw Valvoline 20W50 I thought you were going to say they changed it for the worse. I have used this oil for over 25 years in my E30 325IS and have been very pleased. And am glad its better now. Thanks for the knowledge.
