Using different oil brands?!!!

sometimes you have to break it down real basic

 

Related question: I have trouble finding 2.5W-25, so I’ve just been making a blend at home from 0W-20 and 5W-30. Is this ok?

 

^For you, no The single-VVTi 1GR runs too hot to use an oil thinner than 30 weight at operating temps.

 

To be fair, my owners manual calls for 0W20 in cold weather, so I’m trying to create an “all-season” blend, seems logical.

 

I just use bananas...Much healthier and cost effective option. I don't cross contaminate with Chiquita and Del Monte though, that's just foolish.
Will Bananas work as Engine Oil? Let's find out! - YouTube

 

Canola oil works great. Then you get that nice French fry smell.

 

That’s a bullshit urban myth and you know it. Canola will ruin your engine. Olive oil, on the other hand, will season it the Mediterranean way.

 

It's all good and high in potassium content

 

The brand of oil has no impact on the life of your engine. Following a reasonable oil change interval is what's important. Other wise the part out fairy will pay you a visit.

 

Where in the owner's manual? https://assets.sia.toyota.com/publications/en/om-s/OM04009U/pdf/OM04009U.pdf

 

If you have a V4 2.7l it’s in there. Which I don’t. But obviously I wasn’t being terribly serious.

 

As AM6217 noted, brand isn't as important as just having a regular schedule. If you're so inclined, on YouTube check out "Project Farm" videos on testing different oils.

I've gone from running Valvoline for decades to Mobil1 when it used to be a good deal at Costco to running SuperTech from Walmart as the savings is worthwhile.

 

I’ve ran Mobil 1 full synthetic forever, not issues with leaks, burn off
Just change the oil every 3-5k miles and use a good filter.

 

Same here using mobil 1, but nowhere as wasteful. I did 15k mile oil changes on my last truck, its still running fine with over 300k miles.

 

Mine is at 218k without any engine issues
My rav4 has 342k without any issues (2000) my brother rarely does oil changes and it went 3 years without one and had less than a quart in it when we changed it

boils down to luck sometimes, but I’d rather pay and know I should be alright

 

My truck sits now, I lost my license and my wife uses it for winter and moving stuff or buying heavy stuff

I used to stretch to 8-10k before an oil change, and ran across the country

 

Well what can you expect with 3 years, and no oil change, on top of it very low. Stupid is as stupid does. Fact is, if you drive in normal conditions a bunch of miles every day, 10k oil changes with todays synthetics is fine. Our 2012 prius has had only 10k mile oil changes, and it's still running like new today. Been told by others with the same car doing 10k mile oil changes, they have over 250k miles still running perfect.

 

HPL master race.