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well.....what do you guys think? Amazon oil?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by slow TURD I4, Jan 24, 2019.

  1. Jan 24, 2019 at 12:42 PM
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    slow TURD I4

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    Amazon brand oil! this is new to me. Im reading online that alot of LS1 guys run it in their vetts. sounds fishy to me.

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  2. Jan 24, 2019 at 12:44 PM
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    Pine State

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    Who is it made by? I'm sure this is some other commercially available product just with an Amazon label.
     
  3. Jan 24, 2019 at 12:45 PM
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    Phoosa

    Phoosa I never saw nothing.

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    Damn that's cheap.
     
  4. Jan 24, 2019 at 12:45 PM
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    Paul631

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    Bobistheoilguy.com will figure it out soon enough.
     
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  5. Jan 24, 2019 at 12:46 PM
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    zi0n

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    Apparently Warren Distribution of Omaha
     
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    Phoosa

    Phoosa I never saw nothing.

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    hyper15125

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    fiftyxp

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    warren distribution is the manufacturer apparently
     
  9. Jan 24, 2019 at 12:49 PM
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    hyper15125

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    Same as Walmart SUPERTECH. Its decent stuff
     
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  10. Jan 24, 2019 at 12:53 PM
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    Gunshot-6A

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    Made by the same folks as most of the cheaper non-name brand oils. I'd run it in a pinch, but I'd rather go with Mobil1 or Pennzoil.
     
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    turbodb

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    ramonortiz55

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    desmodue

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    I'm sure lots of drivers run it in their vettes....Chevettes
     
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    Flash1034

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    Toyota branded oil or Pennzoil Ultra for me.
     
  16. Jan 24, 2019 at 4:01 PM
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    verynearlypure

    verynearlypure Clean & Decent

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    How is this guy a tool, exactly?
     
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    Xena1

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    Buy Amsoil. Don't cheap out on such an important thing.
     
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    If anyone can give me an honest answer as to how they tell their favourite oil is “awesome stuff”, I’m all ears.

    Endless threads here where fellas say things like:

    “Royal Purple has never let me down”

    “I only trust Valvoline in my rigs..... incredible product”

    “My Family is a Mobil 1 family”

    “The horses in my stable are only fed Pennzoil”

    “I’ve always been an Amsoil man because it’s amazing. I Love it!”

    “You can have my Havoline when you pry it from my cold dead hands.....great product, great people, yay!!”


    yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda.........

    Like, has anyone here ever been actually let down by their choice in approved oil of the correct weight? Has there ever been a thread here where a member said anything like:

    “My truck was ruined after 50k from running that damn Redline......fuck!......if I had only known to run Castrol, my truck wouldn’t be blowing blue.....godammit.”

    I just don’t get it. I understand the argument to run oil of the right specification and the right weight, but beyond running “Toyota” brand oil to be absolutely safe, how can anyone here tell a difference between running Synthetic 0W20 from two different brands? I sincerely doubt anyone can. I think the guys fan-boying one brand over another are just victims of marketing.
     
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  19. Jan 24, 2019 at 4:25 PM
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    Yota_Ivan

    Yota_Ivan Geaux Tigers!

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    A little bit of this, a little bit of that...
    Must be, since he's originally from the NY/NJ area
     
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    Flash1034

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    I like Scotty’s website. Some good info and usually pretty entertaining.
     
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