Valvoline is changing the game when it comes to motor oil. If you're not one to risk your car's engine by giving a petroleum-free motor oil a shot (and I am fixing to do just that, for the sake of reviewing it), your next oil change should be at Valvoline.
Eco-Snobbery Sucks says this about Valvoline's new NextGen oil,
Valvoline formulated NextGen recycled motor oil to meet reach the exact same levels of performance as their traditional motor oils. Valvoline says their NextGen oil exceeds industry standards in Sludge and Wear Protection by more than double the requirements, and exceeds Viscosity Protection requirements by nearly double.
Let me put it this way…I was sold on it enough to use NextGen for my vehicle’s oil change just this past Tuesday.
The new motor oil is 50% recycled oil and 50% new motor oil...so it's not the recycle motor oil of your grandpa's generation (read: crappy stuff that will gunk up your engine). Why does Valvoline recyce their oil...and how does it still perform above and beyond industry standards in your engine? They say,
There’s a lot of life left in used oil. Finished motor oil is generally made from 85% base oil and 15% additives. The “oil part” of motor oil doesn’t really wear out. As oil goes through the drain cycle in the engine, it’s the additives that wear out. At the same time, contaminants like fuel, metals and sludge build-up in the oil. But the vast majority of oil molecules do not breakdown and are fully usable.
The recycled oil in NextGen goes through a multi-stage refining process to remove contaminants and additives to create fresh base oil. Then Valvoline adds-in award-winning chemistry to create new oil performance that’s 50% recycled.
Head on over to Eco-Snobbery Sucks for some NPR audio of Valvoline VP, Thom Smith, and 3rd party oil analyst, Terry Dyson, discussing the new NextGen oil.
What do you think about it? Would you trust your car's engine to it?
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