Hi guys!

After wanting one for the last 20 years, I'm now a new 2006 Cooper S JCW owner.

Upon purchasing the car, I had the idea that as its about 19 years old, perhaps I would run this new oil everyone's talking about to clean up the engine. So I went ahead and ordered a case of 3 jugs of RockAuto (as they don't sell it here in Canada) Never having ever owned a European car, I was not aware that you're supposed to use Euro spec oil. Or at least I had forgotten that such oil existed.

The oil gets here tomorrow so I haven't put it in the car yet, I figured I would check in to see if there really would be issues from running said oil in the Mini. I don't want to do harm in an attempt to do something good for the car, just a shame to have purchased this expensive oil for nothing haha. Any input would be greatly appreciated, I have a feeling it will be a "try to sell it off" kinda situation, but it can never hurt to ask.

 

Sorry I missed your post. Yes, it will better than fine in your engine. The new API SP oils are superior in many ways to older formulations. Just keep an eye on that dipstick since MINI’s are prone to losing it or burning it.

Choose an oil and stick with it since the different additive packages can cancel each other out.

 

Haha well unfortunately for me, only 1 out of 3 jugs showed up and it had leaked out into the box down to just over 4 quarts. So I sold it off to someone who wanted it.Thanks for the info though! Tried doing some research myself but saw some people saying that they wouldn't trust something that doesn't have BMWs certification.

 

My son works for Valvoline and he swears by this oil (Restore and Protect 5w30). However, any 5w30 synthetic will work just fine in your MINI.

 

Thank you so much for the suggestion.
Thank you so much.

 

I'm seeing positive results with this oil in my sister-in-laws new (used) 2013 Cooper (Justa) The engine was a consumer (oil). First we tired Fortis Oil Conditioner (A UK product), and it didn't help. I moved to the Valvoline Restore and Protect about 4000 miles ago. I also took an oil sample and sent it to the lab. If the Valvoline is working, you'll see elevated levels of Manganese according to The Oil Geek (YouTube). I'm waiting on the results.

The engine used 4.6 quarts of make up oil in 7500 miles. Then we changed over to the Valvoline product. After the initial 4000 mile run, she's going over 2000 miles before I need to add a quart. Valvoline says it will take four oil changes to remove all the carbon deposits, but we are already seeing a significant reduction in oil consumption.

 

im curious to hear about the lab results

 

Blackstone Labs shows my sample is "in testing" I should have results by the 20 Dec.

Edit 19 Dec; I got the results back and manganese was zero. So, I emailed Lake Speed Jr. and he said "The lack of Manganese in your results does not indicate the Restore & Protect is not working. Not all pump gas contains Manganese, so not every engine would have deposits containing Manganese. Also, Blackstone uses the ICP method to detect wear metals, and that method can only see particles smaller than about 4 to 5 microns. We use the RDE method, which sees particle up to 8 to 10 microns, so that could be another factor here."

As we accumulate more mileage on the engine/oil; I'll update this post.

 

So what's the update on the oil consuming\eating issue? Did it reduce overall to ZERO? I saw one review in youtube it fixed the Honda accord oil burning issue.

 

Here's the summary of my on going long-term test.

Assumptions: We're using the Craven Speed dipstick ... the one with the 10 holes in it. Assuming the oil levels are linear on the dipstick, each hole represents 3.2 ounces of oil.

1. Vehicle purchased 10 Jun 23: First 2273 miles the engine used 2.25 quarts of oil.
2. We switched to Valvoline Restore and Protect Jul 2024, at 128236 miles. Traveled 2394 miles and used 1/2 quart of oil.
3. The 2d oil change was performed at 132219 miles on 29 Nov 2024, Travel 2155 miles and used 1 quart, 12 ounces. (oil usage went up here)
4. We're on the 3d oil change with 941 miles on the oil and the level is down 3.2 ounces (see assumptions)

I'm not expecting to get to zero oil consumption on an engine with 137k miles on it, but I am pleased with the reduction in oil consumption so far. The trending that really matters will be after the next oil change.

From the oil report, you can see our trending. The first sample (115605 miles) we added 3 quarts when we picked up the car, so there was a lot of make-up oil that probably diluted the wear metal levels. The next oil change was taken at 7229 miles; make-up oil was the same as a full oil change. At that time, we switched to the Valvoline.

 

Thanks man. I am changing to Valvoline 5W-30 Restore and Protect today. Mine is R53 2004

 

This might be the best documentation of VRP I have seen anywhere so far.

Although none of my cars have concerning oil consumption issues, I am really interested in the long term results of using this oil in higher mileage engines as my cars are all high mileage. Thanks for posting this! I will be watching for more results.

 

I failed to mention that the test vehicle is an 2013 R56 Justa with an N16 engine. I'm using the VRP in all my MINIs, but the 2013 is the greatest oil consumer.

 

[QUOTE= I'm using the VRP in all my MINIs, but the 2013 is the greatest oil consumer.[/QUOTE]

did it fix the oil consuming issue? or even made it less? with VRP?