Did a search but, as is often the problem, I came up with too many results to trudge through.

First question: What is Toyota Oil?

Second question: What is everyone using for oil and filters?

I'm coming up on my first oil change and need to know what is the best way to go.

 

just go to ur local autozone and pick up some 10w-30 and look in the book for a coresponding oil filter for the scion xa.

 

Weight wasn't really my question. I was really wondering type since not all oil and not all oil filters are created equal.

 

I like the bosch filter for my and my wife's xB. The filter is well made. For oil I use mobil 1. It is high quality synthetic (many companies recomend it as oem) and you can get it EVERYWHERE.

 

i have mobil 1 oil and oil filter

 

Thanks for the replies.

I missed the sticky earlier or I wouldn't have posted.

 

i use M1 synthetic oil + filter also... but i think starting on my next change i'm going to switch to a K+N filter. they have that really nice nut on the bottom of the filter that makes taking the filter off really easy.

 

Just changed my oil for the first time... since my dealer will be changing it again in about 2000 miles anyway, I bought the $1.68/qt Discount Auto Parts 5w20 oil. If you're just buying dino oil, it doesn't really matter what you get. It's only once you get to the synthetics that you start getting actual choices that mean something.

I did, however, use the Toyota filter. They wanted $7 for one! I just bought two... because they had a special... 2 for $10.

 

I want to use synthetic exclusively, which is what I used on my Kia Sedona (How do you double the value of a Sedona?)...

 

Use Mobil1 and Toyota filter.

 

Why is the Toyota filter better than the K&N? Aren't the quality filters pretty much created equal? Obviously, junk like Fram isn't counted as quality.

 

Royal Purple and Purolator filter.

 

X2 exactly right! every 5K. Toyota filters are cheaper than the fancy overpriced K&N oil filters but work just as good for out application.

 

Castrol Syntec and a bosch filters / I had a 96 impala ss and ran synter in it and never had ant engine problems when i sold the car had 189thousand miles on it. The guy that bought it from me said hes still hasnt had any engine problems with the car hes still runnin syntec so i strong believe in syntec motor oil if u want ur toaster to keep on runnin good for a long time

 

Only because they get paid to.

 

Just put castrol gtx and a mobil 1 filter. Heard it was a good combo.

 

Not sure why people are advising you to use any weight but the recommended 5-30. That is what should be used. Lots of threads out there on this issue. Most agree the Toyota filter is the way to go.