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Best oil for Turbo

Discussion in '4th Gen. Tacomas (2024+)' started by dnlskier, Dec 1, 2023.

  1. Dec 13, 2023 at 7:58 AM
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    Hoff

    Hoff Well-Known Member

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    Buy the cheapest oil and change it every 3000 miles.
     
  2. Dec 13, 2023 at 8:06 AM
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    3JOH22A

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  3. Dec 13, 2023 at 8:39 AM
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    Its not about the best oil its about changing your oil more frequently than what Toyota tells you too.

    I wouldn't go passed 5k miles on the oil.
     
  4. Dec 13, 2023 at 9:14 AM
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    duckytw

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    I wonder if coking is still a problem with turbo engines. Back in the day, the toyota manual recommended letting engine idle after heavy use.
     
  5. Dec 13, 2023 at 9:18 AM
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  6. Dec 13, 2023 at 9:20 AM
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    3JOH22A

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    ^Yep, and I gave an equally facetious answer until the owner's manual came out :)
     
  7. Dec 13, 2023 at 12:11 PM
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    This is an issue on any turbo that gets the piss ran out of it and immediately parked. Don't abuse your vehicle. I've ran a single-turbo Supra with a big cooler and turbo timer, but I knew I was literally drifting into the driveway every day. Normal driving shouldn't ever really have this issue. Most of the time you should be in vacuum for a long time before parking.
     
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  8. Dec 13, 2023 at 12:32 PM
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    AMSOIL, Royal Purple, Mobil 1.
     
  9. Dec 13, 2023 at 12:46 PM
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  10. Dec 13, 2023 at 12:51 PM
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    Price you pay for the 4th Gen, should see what you get for the "free" Toyota Care...

    [​IMG]
     
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    Exactly. We SHOULD get LT1's.
     
  12. Dec 15, 2023 at 7:59 AM
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    I went back and was like "if this guy is a new member I'm going to lose it"
     
  13. Dec 15, 2023 at 8:21 AM
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    The auto stop/start feature is going to play hell on the oil inside the turbo charger
     
  14. Dec 15, 2023 at 8:43 AM
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    I believe you can turn that off?
     
  15. Dec 15, 2023 at 8:45 AM
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    Yes you can, you’ll have to do that every time you start the truck. Horrible design feature to save a teaspoon of fuel
     
  16. Dec 15, 2023 at 8:48 AM
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    Yes on the IForce, no on the Iforce Max.
     
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  17. Dec 15, 2023 at 9:22 AM
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    Well, that sucks.
     
  18. Dec 15, 2023 at 10:07 AM
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    Hopefully there will be some kind of mod where you can press it once and be done with it.
     
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    Highly recommend Mobil 1 Euro 0w or 5w-40. Fantastic oil and the price is good. Also highly recommend NOT going over 5k on forced induction applications.
     
  20. Dec 16, 2023 at 4:59 AM
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