How many miles and what engine oil do you use?

[firebirdguy]

I noticed in the past it was listed as a 50/50 blend, but I guess they don’t make it any more?

not doubting you as i dont usually use quaker state oil, but curious where you noticed or confirmed it was ever a 50/50 blend.

blends are proprietary & there is no standard rule oil companies have to meet in order to call it a blend. valvoline told me when i asked a few years ago about theirs that while they wouldn't confirm the actual %, they said it was "about" 25% & they even said many others are rarely that high, & ~15-20% is the norm.

 

[Eftax]

152,000 miles and always do oil changes every 6,000 miles. Its like cheap insurance to me.

Always do Mobil 1 full synthetic with filter.

 

[AE1M]

Hello everyone just on here because I was interested in what everyone was up to w their high mileage 4th gens lol. I'm approaching 190k miles on mine and it's about time I change the oil soon and was wondering what you guys were using. Since 168k I've been going to Jiffy Lube, they use pennzoil, and now at 180k and up I've been working at a shop and doing my own oil changes. I've always used reg conventional but recently been mixing some full synthetic in w mine. They use Valvoline at the shop I work at. What do you guys use and how many miles are on your 4Runner? I have the V6 03 Sprt edition btw.

Jug of 5W30 whatever major brand is on sale at Walmart and OEM Toyota filters that I buy in bulk from Amazon as well as washer-gaskets for the pan. Don't over-complicate. I have over 140K miles on 6cyl 2008. Change every 5K miles because it's so simple on this vehicle with filter on top. Like the Penzoil jug best actually.

 

[hinmo24t]

Jug of 5W30 whatever major brand is on sale at Walmart and OEM Toyota filters that I buy in bulk from Amazon as well as washer-gaskets for the pan. Don't over-complicate. I have over 140K miles on 6cyl 2008. Change every 5K miles because it's so simple on this vehicle with filter on top. Like the Penzoil jug best actually.

another MAhole. nice looking truck and solid logic with your oil

 

[Derek]

I bought my 2007 with 120K on it. I've been changing the oil every 5K with regular Mobil1. I'm at 170K now and it still runs great.

 

[2003-4x4runner]

not doubting you as i dont usually use quaker state oil, but curious where you noticed or confirmed it was ever a 50/50 blend.

blends are proprietary & there is no standard rule oil companies have to meet in order to call it a blend. valvoline told me when i asked a few years ago about theirs that while they wouldn't confirm the actual %, they said it was "about" 25% & they even said many others are rarely that high, & ~15-20% is the norm.

I know it said 50/50 blend, because I seen the container and that’s what the shop said it used at that time. BUT, that was like 18 years ago. I still go to that same shop and over time I stopped asking what brand/type of oil they used.

 

[Diocletian]

Mine is coming up for an oil change soon, at 160k right now. The last oil change was done by a dealership, QuakerState Conventional Oil. I don't know of the history beyond that, but I was thinking of doing a high mileage synthetic blend oil, Mobil Super. Or should I do high mileage Full synthetic, or opt for Valvoline Maxlife?

 

[firebirdguy]

I know it said 50/50 blend, because I seen the container and that’s what the shop said it used at that time. BUT, that was like 18 years ago. I still go to that same shop and over time I stopped asking what brand/type of oil they used.

ok i will take your word for it... but ive been changing my own oil for 30 some years now & always look at all the major brands for sale prices (im not loyal to one brand) & i have never seen any oil state the actual percentage of blend on the bottle.

i dont use quaker state currently but have used in many times in the last ~20 years, used to use their full synthetics that were labeled "4x4" & "torque" & one other i cant recall. have used their blend & conventional as well. just saying that oil companies dont post their % for blends on the bottles or disclose it if you ask.

 

[James2003]

2003 - 239k miles - high mileage full synthetic

 

[Yotascape]

I had an 06 SR5 with 285k and used OEM filters from EBay in bulk and took a 10 minute drive to the Community Toyota for Toyota 5w30 conventional. Will be doing the same for my current 08 SR5 with 196k.