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Old May 4, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Default PHOENIX SCIONS: Who runs full synthetic oil?

Do you run synthetic in your Scion or other ride?

What type oil? Who makes it? How often do you change it?
Old May 4, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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I use Mobil 1 Full Synthetic and I change it every 7K miles or so.
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Mobil 1 5w-30

changed every 5K
Old May 4, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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My dad uses Mobile-1 full synthetic in his car out there...
Old May 4, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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royal purple is the way to go
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Originally Posted by toeveryhour
I use Mobil 1 Full Synthetic and I change it every 7K miles or so.
X2
Old May 4, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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castrol syntec 5w-40......5k
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I use Full synthetic oil. I run 5w20 Mobil 1 in the xB.
Old May 4, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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I use whatever Walmart or Wallyworld uses. $20 bucks every 5k
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Originally Posted by Shaolin_Style
royal purple is the way to go
Do they just make one kind of oil?
Old May 5, 2009 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by toeveryhour
I use Mobil 1 Full Synthetic and I change it every 7K miles or so.
i change mine every 3k and use the high performance flavor...
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Originally Posted by Kiss
Mobil 1 5w-30

changed every 5K
x2, for both my vehicles...//TJ
Old May 5, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Kiss
Mobil 1 5w-30

changed every 5K
x3
Old May 5, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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Thanks for the feedback everyone. We have a company that's interested in the Scion community. They are Nippon Oil, known as Eneos in the states, and are getting tight with Toyota. I think they supply oil to some engine factories alread and I know they sponsor a few racer / drifters running Toyota/Scion.

Anyone have any experience with them?
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Originally Posted by jsg93085
Originally Posted by toeveryhour
I use Mobil 1 Full Synthetic and I change it every 7K miles or so.
i change mine every 3k and use the high performance flavor...
yep same here every 3. its black at 3 why go to 7. dang
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i usually see advertisement of nippon oil when i read import tuner magazines.
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Mark, the guys in my team run Eneos all day here. So yeah Great stuff right there and ITS JDM! lol.


I mean..................errr Valvoline too. ****!!!!!
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Originally Posted by SEXB909
Mark, the guys in my team run Eneos all day here. So yeah Great stuff right there and ITS JDM! lol.


I mean..................errr Valvoline too. ****!!!!!


I've done some reading about their formula, pretty impressive.

I think the CB parts dept is going to give it a little shelf space.
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Originally Posted by Shaolin_Style
royal purple is the way to go
x2
Old May 8, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by bbcrud
Originally Posted by SEXB909
Mark, the guys in my team run Eneos all day here. So yeah Great stuff right there and ITS JDM! lol.


I mean..................errr Valvoline too. ****!!!!!


I've done some reading about their formula, pretty impressive.

I think the CB parts dept is going to give it a little shelf space.
I talked to those guys at a show in Vegas. Very impressive oil.



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