Evening all,

 

does anyone have any advice on using premium engine oil over Toyotas own recommended? I have a 2012 Vellfire and want to keep it in tip top condition but am I throwing away money on the more expensive stuff?

 

Pete

Edited July 22, 20241 yr by Peterm69uk

Across the pond:

 

I stick to synthetic but not exotic brands.   cheap and lab tests show that they are better than non-synthetic.

 

Supertech - Walmart brand synthetic

Kirkland - costco.

 

I don't use the supposed "top end" expensive products any more, just the correct weight and spec, from my local autofactors, and I buy in 20 litre drums - but we have 2 (older) cars, both on LPG, my van, 2.5 Renault Diesel, and our friends motorhome, 2.2 Ford diesel, that I also look after.

Also don't be shy of changing more often than the book, IF you can do it yourself so it's only costing you the oil and filter. 

The oil degrades more with short journeys than it does with longer runs, due to the condensation contamination and combustion acids formed, and engines aren't cheap......

At least they aren't sooty diesels! They DO hate short trips!

On 7/22/2024 at 1:33 PM, Peterm69uk said:

Evening all,

 

does anyone have any advice on using premium engine oil over Toyotas own recommended? I have a 2012 Vellfire and want to keep it in tip top condition but am I throwing away money on the more expensive stuff?

 

Pete

Heads up.  Toyota switched to low tension piston rings sometime in the mid-late 00s to improve fuel economy but lead to much worse reliability, especially with extended oil change intervals.  THe way to mitigate this change is using shorter oil change intervals; use that cheap full synthetic as well.

 

more on it here:

 

 

 

Edited October 4, 20241 yr by MarkATH10W

This depends on where the Toyota engine was made.

 

Japanese made engines should not be an issue.

 

American made engines ?