Valvoline Nexgen motor oil

JDgreen227 · Jul 2, 2011

I just read an ad in my latest issue of MOTOR TREND magazine, it is for Valvoline's Nexgen motor oil, which they say is 50% recycled motor oil. The ad shows it is available in both conventional and high mileage formulas.

It will be interesting to see how it is priced when compared to conventional motor oils that use virgin crude oil as a base, and also how an engine maker will interpret any warranty issues that might be a result of using a "recycled" motor oil. I do applaud the concept, because as a do it yourselfer, I have changed and recycled hundreds of gallons of oil over the last thirty years.

Any comments?

oldyellr · Jul 2, 2011

Oil has been recycled for a long, long time. Usually in the past the oil companies wouldn't talk about it because customers would think they're getting an inferior product. Nowadays recycling is "green", therefore "cool", so it can become a selling point and greenies might even pay extra to save the environment.

clemsonfor · Jul 2, 2011

JDgreen227 said:
I just read an ad in my latest issue of MOTOR TREND magazine, it is for Valvoline's Nexgen motor oil, which they say is 50% recycled motor oil. The ad shows it is available in both conventional and high mileage formulas.

It will be interesting to see how it is priced when compared to conventional motor oils that use virgin crude oil as a base, and also how an engine maker will interpret any warranty issues that might be a result of using a "recycled" motor oil. I do applaud the concept, because as a do it yourselfer, I have changed and recycled hundreds of gallons of oil over the last thirty years.

Any comments?

We had 2 threads about this stuff when it first came out several months ago. Advance had an oil change special with it and the regualr Valvoline oil, IT WAS THE SAME PRICE as the others.

JDgreen227 · Jul 3, 2011

clemsonfor said:
We had 2 threads about this stuff when it first came out several months ago. Advance had an oil change special with it and the regualr Valvoline oil, IT WAS THE SAME PRICE as the others.

My apologies for asking about something already covered. I had never seen an ad for Nextgen before so I thought it was just coming onto the market. Me bad.

clemsonfor · Jul 3, 2011

JDgreen227 said:
My apologies for asking about something already covered. I had never seen an ad for Nextgen before so I thought it was just coming onto the market. Me bad.

Did not mean to come across as condesending about it. I was just pointing it out to you so if you were really interested you could search and read them. We always talk about the same things month after month so thats no biggie. Theres the monthy ethonol debate, the fram oil filter is junk debate, GM/Ford, ULSD vs LSD, etc etc. It has all been covered. I was looking out for you cause i know the subsequent times something is mentioned it does not get the replies it does the first time. And the first time we had maybe 10 pages i think between the two. So if you want to hear the others responses that you may not get here just search them.

NO harm No foul.

JDgreen227 · Jul 3, 2011

clemsonfor said:
Did not mean to come across as condesending about it. I was just pointing it out to you so if you were really interested you could search and read them. We always talk about the same things month after month so thats no biggie. Theres the monthy ethonol debate, the fram oil filter is junk debate, GM/Ford, ULSD vs LSD, etc etc. It has all been covered. I was looking out for you cause i know the subsequent times something is mentioned it does not get the replies it does the first time. And the first time we had maybe 10 pages i think between the two. So if you want to hear the others responses that you may not get here just search them.

NO harm No foul.

Appreciate that a lot, no you were not condescending at all. One of the other forums I belong to-- CrackBerry.com ? The #1 Site for BlackBerry Users & Abusers has a feature built into the forums so when you first start a new thread, it will automatically list for you other possible threads that are like the one you are starting, and the object is supposed to reduce multiple threads on the same subject. I have never found a feature like that elsewhere.

clemsonfor · Jul 3, 2011

JDgreen227 said:
Appreciate that a lot, no you were not condescending at all. One of the other forums I belong to-- CrackBerry.com ? The #1 Site for BlackBerry Users & Abusers has a feature built into the forums so when you first start a new thread, it will automatically list for you other possible threads that are like the one you are starting, and the object is supposed to reduce multiple threads on the same subject. I have never found a feature like that elsewhere.

Go figure that fancy helpful feature would only be on a techi forum!

I belong to Iboats.com and i still cant figure out how to advance search and limit to a certain forum so that i dont get topics in other forums i dont want. For example, if i want to search "power pack" just in Johnson/evinrude forum, i dont care about power pack in Mercury forum. They changed the forum template/appearence and eversince i have not figured it out? Oh well.

MacLawn · Jul 8, 2011

Yeah, JD, that is a good feature for a forum. On some of the computer forums I visit, some people are kind of strict about posting something that has already been asked - they use "STF" = search the forum...

Anyway, to the topic of recycled oil - I am using mostly synthetic (longer between changes, and I do it myself, so longer helps me), but I wonder if they can make a synthetic blend using recycled oil? I use synthetic blend in one of my older trucks. All my vehicles are old... like me

John Morgan · Jul 8, 2011

I think you're probably on the right track. This Nexgen product is just Valvolines way of taking advantage of the in thing. The best, safest, most effective way to help the environment with equipment maintenance is to use less product. Extend oil drain intervals by using better quality oils. You have less oil to dispose of, you buy less oil and you dont make as many trips to the store for maintenance related products.

By the way, a better engine oil will also decrease your fuel consumption and reduce emmissions. Not only is that "going green" but it also saves you money.

Take that Valvoline.:laughing: