Oil and filter recommendation

[SurferUK]

I have a barrel of this presently Fuchs TITAN XTR 5w-30 Fuel Eco Syn Engine Oil and I use MAHLE filters.

Never used any OEM fluids, never had any engine or (Manual) transmission failures even on some really cheap inferior vehicles. (I service my vehicles regardless of value, until a big bill arrives and they go to the carpark in the sky...)

That said, I believe very cheap fluids are a false economy. Do your research and check what standards they meet.

 

[little_titan]

1. Toyota oil filter from the dealership only (not online or amazon, you may end up w fake copycats).

2. Costco brand 5w-30 oil full synthetic (made by warren oil) been using it for 2-3 years and had 0 issues.

 

[Asylvester]

oh boy, another oil thread! do a search & you will get all the oil opinions you could ever wish for...

quick & easy answer is, any oil that is API rated & of the correct weight will do fine. all modern oils are more than adequate & most dont vary that much in additives, especially the SN & SN+ rated oils that are dexos1/gen2 rated. pick a brand you like & find it on sale, walmart usually has the best prices on any brand. & if you do some research you will find even their house brand supertech, is an excellent oil & does very well even compared to top $$ oils like amsoil & redline. but you do NOT need to use toyota brand oil!

based on your oil change intervals you can use a synthetic & get 6000-7500+ miles, or use a conventional & change at 3000-5000 miles. oil samples tested show todays oils are more than capable of going that many miles, if the engine is in good shape.

high mile oils are fine to use as well, even in cars with less than 100k miles, HM oils are just a little more robust on the additives & have seal conditioners to keep seals & gaskets in good shape. most brands are about the same price so thats your choice on using HM oils, wont harm anything & you can change back & forth with HM or synthetics all you want.

for filters, the best value are OEM toyota filters bought in bulk as linked to above. or spend more for a good filter like mobil1, k&n, wix, etc, but they are no better than toyota filters & cost more.

for more oil specific questions & education, check out bobistheoilguy.com, they have very knowledgeable members there & guys do all kinds of oil sample tests to show & prove what oils are made of & capable of.

Perfect response!

 

[Highplainsdrifter]

1. Toyota oil filter from the dealership only (not online or amazon, you may end up w fake copycats).

2. Costco brand 5w-30 oil full synthetic (made by warren oil) been using it for 2-3 years and had 0 issues.

Good reco above. Thx!