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Royal Purple Made a Believer Of Me

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by winkel, May 11, 2018.

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  1. May 11, 2018 at 11:21 PM
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    winkel

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    Well guys, I have to admit I thought some of the Royal Purple hype was just that....hype. My 2014 TRD Off Road is a six speed manual and was a little notchy shifting when I bought it. It only had about 12,000 miles on it at the time so I'm pretty sure the tranny fluid was the stock Toyota flavor.

    I switched to Lucas which made a noticeable improvement. I ran that for about 30,000 miles and switched all the fluids again a couple of weeks ago.

    I went with Royal Purple in the transmission and transfer case, well I had to top off about a half quart in the transfer case with the Lucas I had left from the last time, but again, I can tell a remarkable difference. It's much smoother. My wife drove it the other day and she even commented that is was smoother.

    I'll stick with Mobil 1 or Penzoil Platinum for the engine, but I must say I'm a believer in the Royal Purple hype now.

    We'll be switching to it (the Synchromax version) in my son's Jeep Wrangler soon.

    I've read that the last 2nd gens had some of the bugs worked out of the transmissions anyway but the improvement is really noticeable.

    Just thought I'd share.

    Winkel
     
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  2. May 11, 2018 at 11:38 PM
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    Just switch your sons jeep to a Tacoma and that will work out great too. Lol
     
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  3. May 12, 2018 at 1:45 AM
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    I swapped my Wrangler Rubicon Nv3550 trans to RP Synchromax and noticed an immediate difference. I'd recommend it for long life driveline fluids. Not something you change as often as engine oil or axles after water crossings.
     
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  4. Jul 28, 2018 at 8:46 PM
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    I just changed my trans fluid with royal purple synthetic 75w90, and it shifts like butter. Idk what the previous owner used, but I'm going to be sticking to rp from now on.
     
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  5. Jul 28, 2018 at 9:03 PM
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    :rofl:
     
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  6. Jul 29, 2018 at 4:34 AM
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    Brand don't matter imo
     
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  7. Jul 29, 2018 at 7:31 AM
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    Well your opinion is wrong:rofl:
     
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  8. Jul 29, 2018 at 7:32 AM
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    Dude if you like royal purple wait until you get your hands on some Redline MTL.
     
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  9. Jul 29, 2018 at 8:07 AM
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    Ha nope
     
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    Just run baby oil bro it’s all the same and it smells more gooder
     
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  11. Jul 29, 2018 at 8:18 AM
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    Or used motor oil
     
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  12. Jul 29, 2018 at 8:20 AM
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    Fluid film is good for the frame, bet it's even better for the engine.
     
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  13. Jul 29, 2018 at 8:38 AM
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    Oils are incredibly personal, everyone has their own opinions... your own piece of mind and what you feel is what counts at the end of the day. I have tried redline, oem fluid, royal purple and mobile 1, well ended up finding that Motorcraft
    $33 xtm5qs ford genuine ford fluid XT-M5-QS full synthetic manual transmission fluid - 1 quart , black
    xtm5qs full synthetic manual trans fluid believe or or not felt the best for my truck but that's just my opinion. Never thought i would use a ford fluid in my truck but i have been pleasantly surprised.
     
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  15. Jul 29, 2018 at 11:07 AM
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    I've actually heard great things about that particular fluid, and it isn't nearly as expensive as some of the options mentioned in this thread. It's also easy to find.

    Edit: I just looked on Amazon - that shit is crazy expensive!!!
     
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    Get a job.
     
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    They shot you down on the proposition of a job??
     
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    Find new parents...
     
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    That's a tough one, though. Why do they not want you to work?
     
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