Iono if this belongs in this forum and if it doesnt sorry bout that. I just wanted to see wut types of motor oil some of yall are using and tell us y. Just for the hell of it guys.

 

Mobil 1 5w-30 Full Synthetic. Its been proven to protect for up to 15k miles, but I change it out every 5k

 

yea thats a good question my oil change is in a bout a month and i don't know wat oil to go with need some help

 

Most everyone is using synthetic. You'll see a lot of Mobil 1. I use Royal Purple, but am partial for AMSoil when it is available...

this has been discussed...

 

Yeah im using mobil 1 full synthetic 5 w-30 i used royal purp a couple of times i preffer mobil 1

 

Its not the cheapest oil, but its not the most expensive either! Just an all around good oil. And its not like we're driving Enzo Ferrari's either...

 

Redline 5w30 FTW

 

Castrol 5w30 full synthetic for my engine, i have used valvoline full synthetic before though, both work well

 

My car only gets 10w40 syntec

 

5w20 as of this weekend mobil 1

 

Ive never heard of redline but sounds promising maybe ill try it one day. i saw the site for this type of oil and from wut ive read it sounds good to me but looks expensive hehe.

 

i too use mobil 1 5W-30. My filter choice is the purolator pure one filter. I change both at about 4K miles. Since i change my own oil, the entire thing costs me about 30 bucks.

 

2005 tC = 5W-30
2006 tC = 5W-20
2007 tC = 5W-20 or 0W-20
2008 tC = 5W-20 or 0W-20

Mobil1 Extended Performance 5W-20 for me.

Other good options include Royal Purple and Amsoil.

 

i wanted to try the mobil1 extended performance but i thought it was for older cars.

 

^^Not necessarily, thats what I use. But I still change it every 5k.

 

I believe 06 is still 5w30... I'm sticking with it anyway

 

There aren't a lot of filters that stay happy past 7500 miles, so that's about where my changes happen (Mobil 1 5w-30). 10 pack of Toyota filters from TRDsparks and 5 quarts of M1 for $22 and I'm at around $20 per change for 7500 miles

 

2006 tC = 5W30 or 5W-20

2006 were originally filled with 5W30 from the factory. A TSB was issued toward the end of the 06 MY that 5W20 could be used as well.

 

^^yes a tsb was put out, but I don't believe the wording was quite that it COULD use 5W-20, but instead that it was recommended, yet 5W-30 COULD be used. If you bring an 06 to the dealer for an oil change, they will put in 5W-20, if that means anything to you. This debate has happened too many times and always ends the same way, as follows: If you are not sure with the 06, use 5W-20. However, since 5W-20 performs better in colder weather, use 5W-20 for sure if you live in AK, ME, MI - the cold states (north), and unless you live in socal or FL, definitely during the winter and fall (and possibly even the spring). Use 5W-30 if you live in the south or even in the north during the summer months. I personally am not going to deal with all of that though, and so just run 5W-20, but you are safe with both. For that matter, you are also safe running 10W-30 during warm seasons, but it isn't recommended of course. There isn't a big difference at all between 5W-20 and 5W-30, but since toyota/scion says to use 5W-20 in an 06, it doesn't cost me anything...



The extended performance on mobil1 isn't necessarily for older cars. It just stretches out the interval between oil changes - the extended performance is guaranteed 15K miles. The regular mobil1 can't go quite as far (at least so they claim) :-)

 

Damn i change oil every 3000 miles maybe i should stretch it 2000 more miles to get more out of my money i guess now adays they are sayin its best to change 5000 miles instead of 3000 miles