Blacktop 4AGE Q's

[Lanci]

Hi guys,

Did a search and found nothing definitive so here goes,

What oil is recommended for the engine? From what I saw anything over 10 grade and not fully synthetic, is this correct? (I was thinking of using Castrol magnatec).

Do these engines have a habit of chewing through oil even when in perfect condition? (I currently use 1 litre of oil per 2 months, that is grade 5-50)

Help much appreciated,

Lance

[Ae92typeX]

depending on the mileage the car has on it, 1l per 2months aint bad- pleantly of people on this site who's 20v's use about that.
In the castrol range the magnatec will be fine. Ifg you switch to say 10w-40 rather than the 5w50 you are now, it might use a little less.

[TrouserFxGt]

From the engine manual.

10w-30, 15w-40, 20w-50 sg or sh multigrade engine oil.

If its good enough for toyota its good enough for you.

[BZG Wagon]

Yes; the 20v's seem to consume oil. I spoke to a mechanic at Toyota who reckoned its due to the valve seals hardening and oil escaping. He said most 4 cycl Toyota engines have a thirst for oil.

Im not sure how much I use in litres, but for every 1500kms the oil will drop from the max level on the dipstick to just over the lowest level on the dipstick.

I use Castrol Magnatec and had no problems.

[Otomo]

If you don't rev your engine too high most of the time Magnatec would work fine. But if you want better protection, fully synthetic would definitely be the choice - Magnatec is only semi-synthetic.

I don't know if it's marketed in NZ, but Castrol has the Castrol Formula RS fully synthetic with a 10W-40 grade that works quite well.

I also used Castrol SLX Fully synthetic 0W-30 when I used to drag and found no problem whatsoever...but this would be dependent on your engine's condition.

[TruenoBZG]

I use magnatec - runs great.

Uses a bit of it too (apprx. 4 litres every few months) especially on long trips or on occasions when my accelerator foot feels suprisingly heavy...

[quinny]

my blacktop lives at redline regulary and does 3-4000k's a month and
drinks around half a litre of cheap ass regular repco oil a month. Not often really i have to top up on 5000k oil changes.

[Lanius]

If you don't rev your engine too high most of the time Magnatec would work fine. But if you want better protection, fully synthetic would definitely be the choice - Magnatec is only semi-synthetic.

I don't know if it's marketed in NZ, but Castrol has the Castrol Formula RS fully synthetic with a 10W-40 grade that works quite well.

I also used Castrol SLX Fully synthetic 0W-30 when I used to drag and found no problem whatsoever...but this would be dependent on your engine's condition.

I've heard or read somewhere that fully synthetic isn't the oil of choice for a 20valve ... to do with the vvt I think?

I use magnatec 10W40 in mine and it seems to go just fine. Both black and silvertops are known for being thirsty oil-wise.