i BOUGHT A 2006 xB ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT IS TIME TO CHANGE MY OIL. ANY FEEDBACK ON WHAT BRAND / FULL SYNTHETIC OR NOT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. THANKS!---- jd

 

I use Royal Purple personally but Lucas is another top quality brand. Both of these are full-synthetics. If you do not use one of these two, make sure you get a full-synthetic.

 

Thanks you!

 

I like Mobil 1

 

"Best" is opinion. If you want synthetic, then buy it. If not, any quality conventional oil is good enough for the recommended change intervals. It all depends on how much you want to spend and what you think your car needs.

When I lived close to work and my commute was only a few miles, I used Mobil 1 because I figured it would break down less than a conventional oil. Now that my commute is 30+ minutes and my car actually gets up to normal operating temperature, I started using Castrol GTX and buy the gallon jugs when it's on sale for like $10-$12. It wouldn't kill me to spend twice that for a synthetic for a biannual oil change, but I don't see the need.

 

^^^Castrol GTX...

 

i came up on 4 quarts of eneos 5w-20. i know that you are supposed to use 5w-30, but would the eneos be ok to use?

 

Look around here and listen, then pick the oil that makes you feel good. That's what we do.

 

There was a TSB that changed the spec (in 2006), so 5w-20 should be fine. I used it once but I thought it was a bit thin. I use 50/50 of 5w-20 and 5w-30. Again, personal preference. Neither viscosity is wrong so use what you got.

BTW, over a year ago, myself and another member separately asked Toyota/Scion which was the correct viscosity and we got different answers.

 

any name brand 5w-30 should be good no?

 

cool, thanks.

 

go with spec on your vehicles.. some good brands are redline, mutol, amsoil.. royal purple motor oils is good too

 

^^^Those oils are a waste of $$$

 

 

why? on stock car maybe yes.. but for 8-12 bucks more each change oil aint gonna get you broke

 

I wonder why some of you think that these fancy motor oils are great? Do you actually think it makes your car faster or run smoother than "cheap ___" motor oil?

It's called a placebo affect!!!

 

i dont feel it the car run faster, i just notice the oil doesnt get that dark easily that means these oil doesnt burn easily

 

Eneos!

 

Exactly right Ian. Best bang for the buck and you can safely go 5K between changes. Also helps with MPGs and power.
Remember to use Toyota filters too!

 

one thing to remember though is not always to go with miles, sometimes when you drive hard more often you have to change oil sooner