Another Oil Question

[BFlat]

I’ve read conflicting/confusing info on this. Is Valvoline VR1 oil detergent? It says for racing and classic cars on the label. Thanks.

 

[Turbo6inKY]

Oil isn't a detergent. It's oil. The additive package might have a detergent in it, but oil is not a detergent.

 

[1KWIKSIX]

Valvoline VR-1 is a good Racing Oil but contains no detergents.
I used to use it, but upon learning this I switched to a high Xinc / ZDDP engine oil, that does contain detergents, since my car is a street driven vehicle .
I now run Joe Gibbs “Driven” motor oil that satisfies both criteria.
Others that also are Brad Penn (Penn Grade), Lucas Hot Rod & Classic ,amongst others .

 

[BEATAV8]

Post made me curious. Came across this:

Changing it frequently would alleviate any concern about low detergent content.

 

[1KWIKSIX]

Post made me curious. Came across this:

Changing it frequently would alleviate any concern about low detergent content.

Yes, that is correct . So more frequent oil changes are definitely needed with VR-1.
As an added bonus , A motor oil such as driven HR-2
Features storage protection additives that guard against rust and corrosion during winter storage. Which is another good reason why you might want to consider choosing it.

 

[BFlat]

This is what I have (attached). I asked my question because the label says “RACING & CLASSIC CARS”. Lots of classics cars never race, so wondered if there were any detergents in it and whether or not you should change it more often. Thanks.

 

[GNVYUS 1]

Go to 3:30 in the Beatav8 video and those 15 seconds tell you the goods. Lower calcium, no more sodium, ZDDP gets to do it's thing better now.

Been a long time user, 20w-50 (GTO), 10w-30 (GN) this oil looks rough at 1000k miles so I change it often, also ethanol is making it past the rings so I'll never see 3k mile changes anyways.