mmartin061

Talked with the guy that sold me my car Shaun and asked what kind of motor oil he used. He said Kendall full synthetic. He told me that is what Yamaha recommended Lexus use on the engines. Very interesting since one of his good friends I met used to work for Lexus and test drove the F before it was on sale. Anyone else have any more info behind this?

Howiefied

Interesting, I was recommended ULX110 Liquid Horsepower (I believe sold in Australia) by a Toyota mechanic, it's not a full synthetic though. Does anyone know what the factory lexus motor oil is?

mmartin061

I am curious as well. And I am going to assume the owners manual says Toyota motor oil lol. But at the time Lexus had never built such a sophistocated motor in a car.

flowrider

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Lots of threads on this. Here's just a couple:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...in-your-f.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...out-there.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...6-oem-oil.html

Lou

mmartin061

I've read those Lou. I was more hoping for people to chime in on what was actually recommended motor oil brand for this motor and if Yamaha in fact had any say so.

chris07is

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I can't wait for lance to chime on this...

mmartin061

Well I hope he does

3nergiz3d

While we wait for Lance's explanation, I don't think their is any recommended brand as long as it's 5W-30. My local Lexus Dealership is filling it with conventional 5W-30 (Castrol) and they can add synthetic for a extra charge. It's really up to your preference on what brand you want to use. Many use Mobil1 and some use Royal Purple, Motul, Liqui Moly, or Redline. A good thread to probably read up on is the blackstone UOA Analysis. That should give you an idea on what matters and what doesn't.

lobuxracer

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The quoted statement is dead accurate. You're not going to find out what oil Lexus used for development. The most you will get from Lexus is what is in the owner's manual. Yamaha isn't talking either. I would be very surprised if it were Kendall just because you are not going to find Kendall oil in Japan very easily.

mmartin061

Well I appreciate all the posotive posts on here. This is certainly one of the better forums to be a part of. I will never get out of the why stage of life.

isfdave86

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I was reading those threads and seeing if there was any preference/difference or recommendation for oil. Wanted to change it before it goes on the dyno Saturday. Still trying to make a decision

mmartin061

Well mine is up tomorrow morning at 9 am on a Dyno Jet4 AWD model. I don't know stink about dynos or anything else so this ought to be an experience, only $65 for 3 pulls

Rickna

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$65 for 3 pulls is a dam good deal.

Dnfwm

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I run mobil 1 synthetic in my car and I have never had any issues. I have put 30,000 miles on it in the last two years (now currently has 58,000 miles).

2URGSE

See my avatar, enough said. Ask SoulFreak what happened to his car after he switched.

Happy Motoring!