20w50 Valvoline Racing Motor Oil

[d0n_3d]

i have a question on this oil...autozone sells this oil and i was wondering is this too thick of an oil to run in our cars? i was running mobil synthetic 10w30 and it leaked like crazy...plus the price is outrageous...i switched to valvoline 10w40 semi-synthetic and the leak is still there but not as bad...i have around 91k miles on my bone stock motor and was wondering if the 20w50 racing oil will be a good oil to use...thanks. oh yeah i daily drive my car in decent weather and race it at the track not very often

 

[PlaneMech]

I run Castrol GTX 20w-50 in everything I own and have never had a problem. The temps here in this part of Texas tend to be on the mild to hotttt side. Ive tried synthetics in the past but have always come back.

John

 

[Lee_Burough]

Try the "max-Life" motor oils, they will leak less than regular oil and synthetics after you give it some time to swell the seals. May not cure it, but will slow it down some.

 

[1of1035]

I've been using the valvoline 20w-50 for about 4-5 months. Its a daily driver and it slowed down my leak a little. No problems with it here.

 

[d0n_3d]

well i don't drive my car in the winter anymore so the cold won't be an issue...i have heard you should use heavier weight oils in hot weather anyways...i think i am going to try this stuff out next oil change...so no complaints as far as performance on the street? turbo and motor all run good and fast still?

 

[BADDGUY6]

Racing Oil for daily driver

I would not use a Racing oil for a daily driver. Racing oils do not have detergents to clean inside of the motor. And something else? Just can't remember what else.

 

[Jimn8or]

Badguy has a very valid point. Racing oil is designed to be changed more often than your underwear. It has a very high amount of anti-foaming agents designed to perform under extreme demand and very high RPM. There are virtually zero detergents involved which are important in a daily driver. This from a Penzoil seminar in the late 80's mind you. These engines are put together with far tighter clearences than SBC/BBC's and the greater viscosity can create 'forever' bypass issues at the filter housing which results in the obvious. Under 100° temps in traffic with the AC on max it might be a good idea to run such a thick oil, but I would disagree with it's use at the track. Moving to a thicker viscosity to try and eliminate leaks is the wrong road to success as the result may cost you far more in the long run....not trying to sound like an old Fram commercial Stick with a quality 10W30 and replace the leaking gaskets.
My nickle...less 3 coppers.
Jim

 

[BLACKHAWK38]

Valvoline VR-1 racing oil

Originally posted by Jimn8or
Badguy has a very valid point. Racing oil is designed to be changed more often than your underwear. It has a very high amount of anti-foaming agents designed to perform under extreme demand and very high RPM. There are virtually zero detergents involved which are important in a daily driver. This from a Penzoil seminar in the late 80's mind you. These engines are put together with far tighter clearences than SBC/BBC's and the greater viscosity can create 'forever' bypass issues at the filter housing which results in the obvious. Under 100° temps in traffic with the AC on max it might be a good idea to run such a thick oil, but I would disagree with it's use at the track. Moving to a thicker viscosity to try and eliminate leaks is the wrong road to success as the result may cost you far more in the long run....not trying to sound like an old Fram commercial Stick with a quality 10W30 and replace the leaking gaskets.
My nickle...less 3 coppers.
Jim

About 15 years ago, I was able to get Valvoline TurboV 20W50 for turbo cars, I see it still available in europe.

ALso, Valvoline VR1 10W30 is hard to find, most places around only stock VR1 in staight 50 weight or 20W50,

ALso in EUROPE, VALVOLINE markets a VR1 FULL SYNTHETIC RACING OIL< you would think that since Valvoline is good ole american company ,(ASHLAND OIL of KENTUCTY) YOU would think we would get the full line of their products available to Us here in America?

Just my 2 penny