Awsome thanks. Just ordered them

 

wow this amsoil stuff looks good... is it true that you only have to change it every 25000 miles, if so do you still have to change the filter every 3k or do they give you a special filter or what. Looks pretty good, but almost 9 bucks a quart is pretty expensive when you change your oil once a month like me, 3k miles a month

 

I don't care what oil companies say about intervals and whatnot. I change mine at 4000-4500. I would never let any oil last up to 25000 EVER! I am getting the stock filter but have been using K&N. "Long life" filters usually filter less than stock, which allows them to last longer. Larger holes in the filtering material allows oil to travel faster, but get filtered a little less.

If you're going to change it every 3K, just stick with Mobil. I'm usually good around 4K but will probobly let it stretch to 5K, or even 6K soon. I just want the extra reassurance of the Amsoil.

 

If you do some research, you'll see that UOA's on Amsoil are not proving it any better than M1.
M1 has been proven to be excellent in Toyota's UAOs.

Scott

 

I just noticed excess engine noise when using the Mobil 1..........I used it for about 5K miles and then switched to Amsoil............it runs nice and quiet and idles very smooth as compared to Mobil 1. That's just in my setup so I'm not sure how it is for others.

 

There was a lonnnng thread on BITOG with this topic, but in the end, we all pretty much came up with no proof of that.
You're not the only the that thought that, but it doesn't appear to be real.

Scott

 

Yeah, I guess it depends on the person and what exactly they are listening to as "noise." I'm just **** about stupid little noises so I go overboard. I know

 

I'm the same way.
If I really thought Amsoil or Royal Purple were better, I'd use them.

 

My TOy dealer sold me an oil filter with P/N 90915-YZZF2. This does not look like the OEM filter every here is talking about. Looks cheap like a FRAM and is stamped Denso but made in Thailand.
By the way since switching over to synth, I noticed it is a lot blacker than when I first had the car for 3000 miles. This is my third oil change at 10000 and the oil is really dark. Could it be the YDR/KN air filter? Maybe it is sucking in dirty air. I don't see anything wrong with my install and the car idles fine.

 

What oil are you using? You are still changing it at 3K? My Mobil 1 is just starting to get dark at 5K.

 

I am using Supertech synthetic from Walmart.

 

Eeeek, That may be why it's turning dark.

 

So that stuPh sucks huh?

 

I'd just spend the extra coin on Mobil 1 and forget about it.

 

For those fellow owners who are using Mobil 1 5w-20...
Have you found the big containers of it? Where??
I haven't been able to, and I'm stuck paying per quart

 

I don't use Mobil 1 (Amsoil for me), but Walmart should carry the 5 quart containers so that you can have 1 qt. left for the next oil change.

 

Ya, that's what I thought too.. But I've been to 4 walmart's in my area, and all they have is Mobil 1 5w-30, not 5w-20...In the 5qt containers.

The auto parts places around here only carry 5w-30 too..

I guess I could use the 5w-30, but ever since I read that the spec. oil for 06' TC's has changed to 5w-20, I'd like to keep using that..

grrr.

 

Yeah, i'd just keep buying the 5w-20..............maybe you can get the manager of the auto store to order you in a case................if you go to AutoZone, they usually do that. I used to work at one and did it all the time.

 

^
Good idea, I will do that.

Thanks.

 

I use the 5W30 year round. 5W20 is way too thin for my liking. Plus with the 5 quart jug you get a free oil change every 5th time. I'm thinking the 5W20 isn't available in the big jugs cause it isn't used as much.