View Poll Results: Synthetic vs Regukar oil?
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Poll: Synthetic vs regular oil?
01-27-12, 09:39 PM
#46
01-27-12, 09:41 PM
#47
I think we are gonna have to agree that there are multiple viewpoints on this particular debate. Clearly it lacks a "smoking gun" proof of a high quality double blind serious journal study to prove it one way or the other.
So there will remain lots of smoke and hot exhaust gas in the air surrounding this debate - and some of it is coming from cars : )
So there will remain lots of smoke and hot exhaust gas in the air surrounding this debate - and some of it is coming from cars : )
01-28-12, 03:16 PM
#48
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Yep I'd say its ideal for that purpose, being full synthetic is very stable over time.
02-10-12, 06:29 AM
#51
Driver School Candidate
Very early on in this discussion, someone asked what was Lexus' official opinion on this... if I missed a reply which addressed the question in my scan, I apologize.
I cannot speak for Lexus in general, but my Lexus mechanic (Nalley Lexus) specifically advised against using synthetic. I did not get to speak with him directly but posed the question to my service advisor who asked the mechanic and reported back. I did not get to follow up as to what the mechanic's reasoning was. Now, whether or not that is the recommendation of Lexus, I do not know. I just wonder if anyone else on here has specifically asked their service advisor and if so, what was their response?
OBTW, I have a 2002 with 60K miles on it.
I cannot speak for Lexus in general, but my Lexus mechanic (Nalley Lexus) specifically advised against using synthetic. I did not get to speak with him directly but posed the question to my service advisor who asked the mechanic and reported back. I did not get to follow up as to what the mechanic's reasoning was. Now, whether or not that is the recommendation of Lexus, I do not know. I just wonder if anyone else on here has specifically asked their service advisor and if so, what was their response?
OBTW, I have a 2002 with 60K miles on it.
02-15-12, 09:15 AM
#54
Driver School Candidate
jzwu... that was what I thought. BTOG recommends it which is why I brought it up to my SA. Looks like Tensi got the same response. I'm going to see if I can find out why the next time I'm at Nalley.
07-27-13, 04:10 PM
#55
Just changed oil & filter in my new (to me) 2006 SC
Bought my 2006 SC about 6 weeks ago and the previous owner had just changed the oil and filter a couple hundred miles before I picked it up. The receipt he provided me with showed that the service performed netted 5W-30 Castrol GTX and an AC Delco filter. Drove the car another 1,800 miles and just dropped that oil and filter and replaced it with 5.5 quarts of 0W-30 Mobil 1 and an OEM Toyota filter.
I'm a firm believer that Mobil 1 synthetic oil protects better than regular oil due to personal experience. I once owned a Dodge truck that sprung an intake manifold coolant leak while my 16 year-old son drove it at highway speeds with no knowledge of a problem until the motor started making noise and quit running. It got so hot that the steam out of the block melted and cut holes in the plastic radiator end caps. The coolant leak was repaired and the radiator replaced under warranty. The engine ran perfectly fine for many thousand miles afterwards and never smoked or used any oil. You guessed it, I was running Mobil 1 oil and am convinced the outcome may have been different with regular oil.
Additionally, my 2010 RX350 (along with many other modern vehicles) recommends 0W-20 oil which is only available as a synthetic. The recommended change interval under normal driving conditions is 10K miles. My best assumption is that Toyota only recommends the 10K intervals because those vehicles will never see regular dino oil providing the recommended oil viscosity is adhered to.
Just my 2 cents!
StillLine
I'm a firm believer that Mobil 1 synthetic oil protects better than regular oil due to personal experience. I once owned a Dodge truck that sprung an intake manifold coolant leak while my 16 year-old son drove it at highway speeds with no knowledge of a problem until the motor started making noise and quit running. It got so hot that the steam out of the block melted and cut holes in the plastic radiator end caps. The coolant leak was repaired and the radiator replaced under warranty. The engine ran perfectly fine for many thousand miles afterwards and never smoked or used any oil. You guessed it, I was running Mobil 1 oil and am convinced the outcome may have been different with regular oil.
Additionally, my 2010 RX350 (along with many other modern vehicles) recommends 0W-20 oil which is only available as a synthetic. The recommended change interval under normal driving conditions is 10K miles. My best assumption is that Toyota only recommends the 10K intervals because those vehicles will never see regular dino oil providing the recommended oil viscosity is adhered to.
Just my 2 cents!
StillLine
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