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Synthetic oil

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Dark Knight, Dec 16, 2008.

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which synthetic do you use?

  1. Royal Purple

    221 vote(s)
    7.3%

  2. Mobil 1

    1,984 vote(s)
    65.8%

  3. Castrol

    321 vote(s)
    10.6%

  4. Other, please specify.

    491 vote(s)
    16.3%
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  1. Sep 14, 2012 at 9:39 AM
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    Kirk1589

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    My air box has this. So I'll be doing this. I've always used M1 anyways
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  2. Sep 15, 2012 at 6:38 PM
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    Got 5qt of M1 EP and an M1-209 filter from autozone for $30. Booyah!

    (special offer plus $5 discount card)
     
    SCFirefighter, Sep 15, 2012
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  3. Sep 28, 2012 at 9:37 AM
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    I've switched to Penzoil Syn in my car and truck. Can't say I can tell a difference, but can usually get Penzoil a bit cheaper. Have 168k on my car and still runs like new.
     
    HEAVY WT, Sep 28, 2012
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  4. Sep 28, 2012 at 1:53 PM
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    The guy I bought my truck from was actually employed as an Amsoil salesman and he used the stuff religiously on the truck. Gotta say the engine feels new and everything is really clean and quiet under the hood, so I will likely keep going with the Amsoil. Why mess with what works.
     
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  5. Sep 28, 2012 at 6:56 PM
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    Penzoil Synth AT 15,000. Ran the same thing in my Tundra with 165,000 and never changed the spark plugs the entire time I owned it. :D.
     
    Noles1, Sep 28, 2012
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  6. Sep 28, 2012 at 7:02 PM
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  7. Sep 28, 2012 at 7:17 PM
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    Ive ran Royal Purple 5w30 since 15k miles and i love it. I now have 77000. Got the oil tested, results came back amazing. I usually go 8-9k between changes.
     
    dYL0n, Sep 28, 2012
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  8. Oct 2, 2012 at 8:07 AM
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    Tell ya the truth I ran my motor with the free maintance that the dealership had I switched to syn after 6000 miles and went with Mobil 1 since then I used royal purple motor was kinda loud the top end ticked and pinged I switched to amsoil 5w 30 and holy shit what a difference the motor sounds like a Lexus lol lol and I noticed a slight improvement in mpg not hybrid mpg lol I also used a amsoil 15 k filter at 3500 miles the rp and Mobil 1 was dirty but wasn't that slippery between my fingers well see if amsoil pans out
     
    Deano1964, Oct 2, 2012
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  9. Oct 2, 2012 at 8:09 AM
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    I was going to say Castrol...but then i realized that would entail that I'm using synthetic...
    I've never used synthetic is my truck, and I possibly never will
     
    xaqori, Oct 2, 2012
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  10. Oct 2, 2012 at 8:56 AM
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    What oil does Toyota use when using Synthetic?
     
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  11. Oct 2, 2012 at 12:25 PM
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    Blacked out grille and emblems, that's about it for now
    Toyota states they use Mobil 1 I recently found out there is 5 or more different Mobil ones and a lot of websites state that the cheaper Mobil ones are Dino based oils that have been super refined and Toyota uses the cheapest and that's a 100 buck oil change
     
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  12. Oct 2, 2012 at 6:15 PM
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    Yeah i have lifetime free oil changes so i pay like 20$ for synthetic oil change. only like 2$ for standard toyota oil.
     
    Markus9u, Oct 2, 2012
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  13. Oct 2, 2012 at 7:22 PM
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    I'm going to try Mobil 1s extended perfomance 5w30 soon. (coupon) :D

    Anyone know the actual difference in Mobil 1 regular synthetic and "extended performance"?
     
    BuzzardsGottaEat, Oct 2, 2012
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  14. Oct 2, 2012 at 8:03 PM
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    Rich91710

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    No reason to use it on the new truck... stick with the 5k change intervals and regular M1.
    EP is "guaranteed" to 15k, but they also say to go with the factory intervals while under warranty... IOTW, if you have a problem, Mobil ain't buying you a new engine.
     
    Rich91710, Oct 2, 2012
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  15. Oct 2, 2012 at 8:04 PM
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    the 93 is up for a change soon, not the new one :D
     
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  16. Oct 2, 2012 at 8:13 PM
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    The Mobil-1 site used to have a comparison between the two.
    I used to run the EP in my wife's Rav4 because she's not always good about telling me when the light came on.

    Okay... "not always good" is an understatement... her oil gets changed when I happen to ride with her instead of drive to go shopping and notice that the light is on.

    Anyways, after reading the chart, I went back to regular 5w30.
     
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  17. Oct 2, 2012 at 8:28 PM
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    Thanks Rich. I'm goona run it once due to price but I'll stick with the regular stuff in both in the future. I took the quiz thing on M1 website for fun n it recommended extended performance for the 93 but who trusts the people with something to gain with sales recommendations? Ha I'll keep researching too but thanks for your input.
     
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  18. Oct 3, 2012 at 12:23 AM
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    while i dont work in the automotive sector I read all the industry mags(lubes and Greases) and there has been consistently one major problem with offbrand and bulk motor oils. Many off brands dont meet manufacturer specs for cleanliness,or even the API, SAE spec's even though they claim to. Even more concerning is that there are people whowill sell crap labled as major brand names. This primarily happens on the bulk oilside at lube shops. Its happened several times and the big guys are clampingdown but i still dont trust. There have been many law suits. Over seas its worse. Ive had people call me upasking for cheap AW & hydraulic oils and if they can be used in engines andwhat s the worse that could happen. Gotta love those questions -- like i dontknow what is going on

    I work on the industrial side and I have a major problem right now in Argentina wherea local manufacturer is rebranding his product with my product name. Inferiorproduct which is creating a problem for me

    I use bottled oil bought at major brand stores (walmart, costco or others)
     
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  19. Oct 3, 2012 at 6:18 AM
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    Is Mobil 5000 syn or together with M1?
     
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  20. Oct 3, 2012 at 7:56 PM
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    5000 is conventional oil, non-synthetic.
     
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