I run Valvoline Fully Synthetic..with a Napa Gold Filter..in my 3VZE

 

i just changed my oil for 17 bucks i got 15/40 rotella oil 11.99 and filter was like 4 somthing.. no complaints for the engine yet...

 

I like Castrol 10w40 and a Motorcraft FL-1A filter.

 

Valvoline syn blend 5/30, Toyota filter--------22re 276k miles

 

Rotella T synthetic and stp filter but after reading up in this thread thinking about switching to wix


-RONI-

 

That T6 is really good stuff.

 

hell yeah it is and its always cheaper at walmart than any auto shop


-RONI-

 

The key is to change your oil on time and often. Oil breakdown is gonna vary by brand but it doesnt matter much unless you are racing or live in extreme temperatures.
On my newer 4Runner, I use Purolator Premium with Castrol GTX every 2500 miles.
For everything else I drive, white Purolator filter and cheap oil plus changing it often works for me. Almost 200K miles on my beater Civic and the valvetrain is still silverish clean and very low emissions detected by the sniffer.

 

I usually use Castrol GTX. But pennzoil somethin or other was on sale, and i just spent most of my money on Tchain. and gaskets.. so i bought pennzoil lol

 

I found a case of brad pen 20w50 in my shop and used it on my 2nd oil change since I replaced the front end of my engine and adjusted the valves numerous times. The 20w50 defiantly quieted down the engine and the partial synthetic hasn't produced any leaks. I had castrol HM 10w30 in it before I changed it.

 

Amsoil

 

i bought a gallon of 15/40 rotella for 9 bucks a gallon at advanced auto parts...

and a frame extended tough guard filter.. its about due for anothe change soon..

maYBE IN THE SUMMER I WILL BUM IT IT UP TO 20/50 I KNOW THE 15/40 HAS quited donw alott of chatter..

 

Ditch the fram get a yota filter........ Get a #90915-yzzd3 its a little bigger than the reg size.

 

its fine with the one thats on there...

 

Mobil, non synthetic

Mark, Fram's check valves often fail. These valves keep oil in the filter at all times, so at startup you have oil pressure. If this fails, you're dry cranking. TOYOTA FILTERS FTW!!!

90915-yzzd1/or d3 is the most common.

 

every oil filter will hold 2 ounces of oil after it has been drained.. thats why the have to have a hole punched in them to drain for the epa. or crushed...

 

Yea, frams are pretty bad. Aside from the check valve and the rest of the cheap parts inside, they drop pressure in a lot of motors. Put one on an old VW camper and the oil light will never turn off. That said, I'm not going to the dealer for an oil filter... Generic dino oil and wix filter.

 

From what I have heard, walmart supertech oil and mobil 1 is the top rated oil and the penzoil is one of the worst, I use mobil 1.

 

I'm with you on that one, all I have ever run in my vehicles is Castrol.....NO knocks ticks or smoke.

 

well i hear to tell ya.. i havent had any issue with running rotella 15/40 in my truck with a frame tough guard or extreme tough guard filter...

it actually sounded alot quiter after the 15/40..