blacktop oil

[BzzzzR]

hi guys , now i know this has been asked many times , but i need advice on what oil to put in to my blacktop , for the past 2 yrs i have always done oil changes every 8000ks and used mobil1 and a trd oil filter , but i am starting to question paying $80 for 4ltr of oil ,so my quistion is what oil would u reccomend????

[Bling]

I use magnatec, $35 on special

doesn't really matter what oil I put in mine tho, it drinks all brands

[sergei]

I use castrolR 10w60, but magnatec will be much better value for money

[phatman3801]

cant go wrng with castrol 15w 40 protec

[BzzzzR]

cheers guys , il be doing a shop around , i dont mind paying for quality its just that i dont think mobil gives me that value for money

[Spannergal]

couldn't tell you oil prices, but I know that toyota in wellington use castrol protec and castrol magnatec - both with a rating of 10W30.

[phatman3801]

couldn't tell you oil prices, but I know that toyota in wellington use castrol protec and castrol magnatec - both with a rating of 15W30.

magnatec has a rating of 10w 40 not 15w 40

[Spannergal]

couldn't tell you oil prices, but I know that toyota in wellington use castrol protec and castrol magnatec - both with a rating of 15W30.

magnatec has a rating of 10w 40 not 15w 40

that was supposed to be 10w30, as i've now corrected it to. and that's what its got noted on all of the magnatec stuff in the workshop (which I should know by now seeing as the guys always get me to write out the service stickers, etc) - i'd say its possible that it comes in a few different ratings

[phatman3801]

that was supposed to be 10w30, as i've now corrected it to. and that's what its got noted on all of the magnatec stuff in the workshop (which I should know by now seeing as the guys always get me to write out the service stickers, etc) - i'd say its possible that it comes in a few different ratings

nope all mangnatec is 10w 40 the the protec is in both 20w 50 and 15w 40

[KinLoud]

I would guess that you would have spent more than $800 on petrol after driving 8000km...
Soooo - $80 spent on oil isn't too outrageous.
Give it good oil and genuine toyotas oil filter and think about changing both every 5000km.
You won't go wrong doing this.

Ken
Ham
021 408 863

[Mr Revhead]

how much is your engine worth to you?

personally i think mobil 1 is a bit thin, 20vs use a bit of oil. i use shell helix plus. no complaints. basiclly any oil from a good brand in the 10-15 40-50 range will be fine. as ken said a genuine filter (TRD is also very good) is an important thing, ryco filters work, but you wont find one on my car. and i can get em for like $5 each....

[Lloyd]

And what do you get genuine ones for?

[quinny]

i cane the ass off mine with 15w 40 reppys oil and all go with the ryco. old girl never misses a beat, after seeing oil tests done on loaded bearings i have realised they are all crap, especially mobil one, might as well pay crap all for crap oil.

[Paolo 20v]

What specs has the Mobil 1 you buy down there in New Zealand?? Is it 0w-40? 'cause here in Perú Mobil 1 was sold 'till now as 15w-50, but recently they're coming thinner, 0w-40. I use Castrol RS 10w-60 in my blacktop 20v, 'cause I always hear about the "wonderful benefits" of it on revvy engines, but I've been uncertain about using it sometimes, considering my engine has now 160.000km done and it's beginning to drink more oil since the last 20.000km. Any suggestions?? Thanks mates
Paolo 20v

[Spannergal]

that was supposed to be 10w30, as i've now corrected it to. and that's what its got noted on all of the magnatec stuff in the workshop (which I should know by now seeing as the guys always get me to write out the service stickers, etc) - i'd say its possible that it comes in a few different ratings

nope all mangnatec is 10w 40 the the protec is in both 20w 50 and 15w 40

ok double checked at work today - the 10w30 is the rating of the magnatec that the workshop uses, however it is only possible to get in in 10w40 when buying it in bottles.

[B1NZ]

I use Castrol GTX Protec, seems ok, and if you time it right its only $20 a bottle (like right now at super cheap auto)

Not worth putting Mobil 1 in a car that drinks it! And besides i've already had 2 vechiles shit themselves running that useless crap - so now i never buy anything from mobil!!!!!

[peas]

Shell Helix 10w40 (semi-syn) Easily the best oil I have used. My 3S doesnt drink much of it at all and its still smooth as a few '000km after the service. I've used many, Pennzoil, Mobil, Castrol, BP but Shell seems to do it for me.

Whats a genuine filter worth... roughly?

Im using a z386 on my 185 even though it recommends a z191a cos its a easier fit and I have seen too many z191a's leak!

[10k 20v]

I recomend shell ultra but i pay bugger all for it
corny line startsc" if its good enough for a Ferrari " corny line ends

[levin_it_large]

so now i never buy anything from mobil!!!!

i'm exactly the same way - damn mobil staff stealing your petrol caps, why o why did I have to be in Warkworth when it happened.

Never gone to buy petrol from Mobil again

Have used both Protec and Magnatec in the 20v no problems

[RAZA]

I use the valvoline vr1 semi synthetic in my blacktop and it seems good.

Used to use Mobil 1 but a couple of years ago there were a couple of posts on here or on SDU where people had found that it suddenly went gluey. Was probably just a bad batch or something but after that I changed and now i quite like only spending half as much on oil that seems to do the same thing.