Engine oil......what's everybody using?

For everyone doin their own engine oil changes.....what are you using?

Is it worth it to spend the extra money on Toyota oil?

 

Oh boy, here we go

 

@hagrid

 

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I would say no
https://www.tundras.com/threads/used-oil-analysis-for-5-7-using-10w-30.132538/watch-confirm
Try the search you can spend the rest of the weekend reading and deciding

Edit: I'm one that hates my truck I use Kirkland 5/30 every 7-10k

 

Loaded question. I use Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 0W-20 .

 

I use only the finest, grade A whale oil.

 

What a coincidence. I use the same. Preferably sourced from seas south of Argentina in the winter.

 

I heard from my sisters, uncles, nephews, wife, who is secret Toyota fluid dynamics engineer on the side and a NASA space shuttle engineer as a day job, that the winter Argentina whale oil causes sludge up and early blinker failure. She says you have to harvest them ONLY in the summer and only from the calm waters of Puget sound. Otherwise you might as well not use oil at all.

 

Makes sense. Puget Sound waters are calmer in the summer and makes it easier to kill the whales.

 

This is going to save me a ton of money…there’s no way I’m doing all that so I’m going with the second option of no oil at all.

 

I use Pennzoil 0-20 because it lets me run 37s with no suspension mods.

(Seriously, I do use Pennzoil with OEM filters).

 

OP,
Anyone with an email address and internet access can join these chat boards.
Literally anyone.
Just think about that for a minute.

 

What's wrong with the oil that's in there now? Did you damage it somehow?

 

I add a cup of oxiclean every few thousand miles.

 

#winning

 

I've have owned 3 Suzuki DF250 engines over the last 17 years and have put close to 20 thousand hours on them combined over those years. Oil changes every 50-100 hours. They are used commercially and I've used Suzuki oil in them exclusively. I've always done them myself, takes about 10-15 minutes.....8.5 quarts and a filter.....

The point of my question was that I know about spec meaning as long as your using the correct spec oil for your engine you can use whatever you want......but who uses Toyota oil over other brands......I doubt it would make a difference in performance as long as spec is in line.

Guess I should have posted or asked instead.....

Who's using Toyota oil exclusively when doing their oil changes....(to all you smartasses that responded)

 

Toyota doesn't make oil. The dealerships use the cheapest oil they can get, that's within spec of manufacturer requirements.

 

I've heard the car care nut guy say that they use the cheapest oil they can get at bulk, and it's not even the same oil as the Toyota oil you can buy........from Toyotas parts places.....

I know Suzuki puts "stuff" or additives in "their" oil......I also know aLOT of other guys who don't use Suzuki oil and run their engines hard and just use whatever's in spec.....

Guess it was a loaded question.......lol

Anyone know if Toyota alters the oil they sell (adds anything), we all know it's one of the big 3 oil companies with their name on it....anyway

 

I ran Mobil 1 0-20 in my Tundra when I owned it. I changed every 5 because of the FFV engine.

OP, my opinion is to just purchase a good synthetic oil and a good filter, I used OEM. Change it regularly and you won’t have any issues.

 

How dare you all run anything other than the oil with Toyota printed right on the label. Your entire truck was designed around that oil, 0w-20 only. The nerve, thinking you know more than the engineers who designed your truck!

 

If you can find the 0w8 oil used in hybrids and such, it’ll get you better gas mileage. I now average 23-24mpg.

 

Clearly you haven’t tried mobile one brand whale oil. Squeezed from only the freshest whales.

if you had I’m sure you would be converted by now.

 

I drink it every morning. Good for the joints

 

Now, Try THAT with your fancy Toyota branded oil!

 

There is no such thing as Toyota oil. Toyota doesn't produce engine oil and its made for them by a oil producer. Suzuki also doesnt make their own oil.

 

I feel attacked and sensitive to this response.

 

9 out of 10 environmentalists agree that no oil is the best oil.

food for thought.

 

All part of the service.