View Poll Results: What Kind Of Motor Oil Do You Use?
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06-16-2006, 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by gothemi8
What's so special about royal purple or redline compared to mobil1, castrol or any of the other popular synthetics out there?
also i found this TSB one day after i remeber hearing about this somewhere. http://www.alldata.com/tsb/Scion/114...0000_EG018-06/ According to this it says that the 2AZ-FE should be using 0W-20. Except in the table on the second page all the other models using the 2AZ-FE Engine are listed except the tC so does this mean that i should disregard the TSB or should i disregard what the oil cap says and go with what the TSB says.
Somebody please tell me what is the right viscosity to use! Thanx!!!!
also i found this TSB one day after i remeber hearing about this somewhere. http://www.alldata.com/tsb/Scion/114...0000_EG018-06/ According to this it says that the 2AZ-FE should be using 0W-20. Except in the table on the second page all the other models using the 2AZ-FE Engine are listed except the tC so does this mean that i should disregard the TSB or should i disregard what the oil cap says and go with what the TSB says.
Somebody please tell me what is the right viscosity to use! Thanx!!!!
06-16-2006, 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by planb1215
Originally Posted by gothemi8
What's so special about royal purple or redline compared to mobil1, castrol or any of the other popular synthetics out there?
also i found this TSB one day after i remeber hearing about this somewhere. http://www.alldata.com/tsb/Scion/114...0000_EG018-06/ According to this it says that the 2AZ-FE should be using 0W-20. Except in the table on the second page all the other models using the 2AZ-FE Engine are listed except the tC so does this mean that i should disregard the TSB or should i disregard what the oil cap says and go with what the TSB says.
Somebody please tell me what is the right viscosity to use! Thanx!!!!
also i found this TSB one day after i remeber hearing about this somewhere. http://www.alldata.com/tsb/Scion/114...0000_EG018-06/ According to this it says that the 2AZ-FE should be using 0W-20. Except in the table on the second page all the other models using the 2AZ-FE Engine are listed except the tC so does this mean that i should disregard the TSB or should i disregard what the oil cap says and go with what the TSB says.
Somebody please tell me what is the right viscosity to use! Thanx!!!!
06-16-2006, 05:16 AM
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i used mobil1 in my 05 rolla but i've switching to royal purple because i read that royal purple and redline and only certain others (not mobil1) are "fully synthetic" others (like mobil1) are not. synthetic = better start up protection and better fuel economy more time between oil changes.
06-16-2006, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 2redgerm6
i used mobil1 in my 05 rolla but i've switching to royal purple because i read that royal purple and redline and only certain others (not mobil1) are "fully synthetic" others (like mobil1) are not. synthetic = better start up protection and better fuel economy more time between oil changes.
06-17-2006, 10:03 PM
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yea, thats interesting b/c I figured 5K would be on the safe side and 7K would even be ok. After all, they advertise synthetic as a LONG lasting/durable oil that lasts potentially up to 10K miles.
Any others willing to share how long they go between oil changes on synthetic?
Any others willing to share how long they go between oil changes on synthetic?
06-18-2006, 06:23 AM
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06-18-2006, 06:23 AM
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I just did a oil change with mobil 1 synthetic today. Hopped on to an on ramp and did a 2nd gear pull and it was smooth all the way up to redline. You should have seen the oil that came out of the car. I will never take my car to the dealer for an oilchange again. They lsat tiem i did, the service punk was nice enough to light up my tires for me before handing me the keys.
03-09-2007, 03:18 AM
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i know thi sthread is really old but i have a comment..... everyone is stating that the owners manual says to use 5w-30 my oil cap says to use 5w-20 i have 4 quarts of redline 5w-20 ready to go is this going to be a problem????
03-09-2007, 08:24 PM
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The tsb says 5w-20, but you can use either. The 2 oils are VERY similar to one another and you'll be fine with either. Since you're on Long Island, right near me, what I do is use 5w-20 in the winter and fall and 5w-30 in the summer and spring. The heavier weight oil does better in hot temperatures and the lower weight for the cooler temps