My tC is approacing 10K, and I've exhausted all my free-bee oil changes from Toyota. Do you guys have any recommendations what I should put in. Brand/oil type etc.

What do you guys think of Mobil 1, or Castrol GTX etc.

 

Moved to M&CC...

 

Why are you out of your 3 freebies if you only have 10K on your car? Toyota recomends every 5K, I do every 4K, more often than that is overkill....but to answer your question when I'm done with my freebies I'll switch to amsoil synthetic to go with the TRD blower...amsoil is the shiznit, research it, best oil in the market, for rizzle my nizzle

 

Mobil 1 all the way. I am putting it in after work. I used my freebies up. I still recommend going to the dealer and getting the Toyota filters. They have been shown to be excellent filters.

 

rockin mobile 1 synthetic with a mobile 1 filter

 

My boy swears by th K&N oil filter. Is this one any good?

 

You know what, you're right. I will be using my 3rd one next, I haven't exhausted them all. But with that in mind, I will be switching to synthetic very soon!

 

hey, i use amsoil full synthetic. i think this is one of the best oil out in the market. it may cost more, but it is worth it. i using change my oil every 3500-4000 miles, but with amsoil, i am going on 7500 miles and the oil still looks good. amsoils states that their oil is good up to 25,000 miles, but recommends changing the oil filter at the recommended miles, which i change my every 5000 miles. AMSOIL IS GOOD STUFF MAN!!!

 

I keep hearing about Amsoil, I think i'll have to try it. Is it really that good. How do you guys compare it to Mobil 1, or Castrol GTX?

 

I use RedLine oil (www.redlineoil.com) for my car, truck and my dirtbikes...

i mostly use their 2 stroke premix for racing out in the desert and when i change my topend it leaves no carbon deposits or detonation. i imagine their tranny oil would be suited for high rev engines such as the tC.

if you can find redline, i would highly recommend trying it.

 

Amsoil is alright.

Before using Amsoil try Lucas Oil or Redline.

A lot of people like amsoil because you can get free oil by becoming a distributor. when you say "amsoil"... think Amway.

 

i try not to spend money

i just use the bulk oil from my work (dealership)

IT"S FREE!!

 

hey, dont get me wrong about amsoil. i like using it for my scion because i feel that it runs better with a stock motor. i also redline oil, but for my street performance car. i have a 98 honda prelude with a supercharger and redline oil works pretty good for it because of the high rev rpms!

 

OK, say I plan on doing some mods to my tC. Nothing crazy, just exhaust, CA intake etc. What would you recommend? For a stock tC engine, is Amsoil better than Redline? Is Redline any good to use? What is the best oil period for the tC in your opinions? Something that is great with a stock motor, as well as with a super/turbo charged motor? I really don't want to switch oils that much. How come nobody mentions Castrol GTX, or Mobil 1 that much? I thought those oils were supposed to be top of the line?

 

cant go wrong with mobile one, mercedes puts it intheir cars if it makes any difference

 

I use Amsoil. Its been around the longest.

I used to use Redline because they are somewhat local. I still have Redline in the Matrix tranny though.

 

Mobile 1 is what I'm going to use after using up the 3 free dealership changes. It's a great oil ( I even use it in my motorcycles) and can be bought in a variety of weights in a 5 gallon container at Walmart. Cheap

 

Mobil 1 every 5,000 miles :D

 

Am I the only Royal Purple user in the house?

 

royal purple is good stuff, expensive as well. My friend use to work at Jiffy Lube so he hooked it up with 4 cases of 76 full synthetic with a handful of oil filters. its not mobile 1 but its free