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GS460 1U V8 Oil Use
Interested in other owners chiming in here. Bought Mobil1 0-20W EP Synthetic oil and a Toyota filter. What are you 460 (1U) owners using? Thanks for any replies Hary |
I'm lazy and take it to the stealership for the oil changes now, so I believe Castrol is what's used. Mobil 1 and Liqui Moly are my personal go-to's when I used to change it myself. All synthetic, of course.
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I would never run oil that thin in my GS.
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Originally Posted by tghw
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I would never run oil that thin in my GS.
Also the reason I specifically posted GS460. ^ GS460 are listed as factory recommended 0-20W. Thats why I went with Mobil 1 EP synthetic 0-20W |
Originally Posted by HaryGahtoe
(Post 10278545)
And quite possibly you shouldn’t Also the reason I specifically posted GS460. ^ GS460 are listed as factory recommended 0-20W. Thats why I went with Mobil 1 EP synthetic 0-20W I'm not suggesting what you should do, that's just my personal opinion. |
I've always used 5w-20 in my 460, and that's what I now have the dealership use. Never had any issues, and as tghw said, it's simply to improve fuel economy, which I personally couldn't care less about when it comes to protecting my engine long term. I'm sure 0w-20 is just fine, but my vote goes to 5w-20.
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Originally Posted by tghw
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Even if I had a 460 I wouldn't run oil that thin. I don't care what the manufacturers recommend. The manufacturer's mainly spec it to improve fuel mileage. The viscosity of that stuff is like water.
I'm not suggesting what you should do, that's just my personal opinion. Viscosity ratings have changed in conjunction with engine technology. Manufacturers have improved on reducing bearing drag while increasing power. Oil like 0-20 deliver that tighter tolerance level previous engine design weren’t needed. A major oil demand has to to with VVT ie. Oil viscosity is critical to a sophisticated electronic valve control. That is why it really is important to use what Toyota specifies. I’m also not telling anyone what to use, just prefer to stay with manufacturers recommendation on this one considering such sophisticated equipment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/VVT-i |
Originally Posted by TRD_Power
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I'm lazy and take it to the stealership for the oil changes now, so I believe Castrol is what's used. Mobil 1 and Liqui Moly are my personal go-to's when I used to change it myself. All synthetic, of course.
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I’m using penzoil platinum full synthetic 00-w20 and a Toyota filter. |
Originally Posted by HaryGahtoe
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What does a dealer charge these days for a filter and oil change? |
You know even if they charge you $80 that’s a good deal l paid $60 for Mobil1 EP oil and filter so that’s actually quite good Good Luck Hary |
I believe the recommended viscosity is 5W-20 not 0. Anyway, the first number is for cold temp, and here in TX it's not that cold even in the winter, so 5 is sufficient. I have been using Mobil 1 full synthetic on mine since new, and it has 175k now still running like new. I buy OEM oil filters from some dealer seller on Amazon for $4.50 each, and the washers from fleebay.
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Kev, I believe in individualism, the reason why car calls for 0-20 W oil is all Toyota. Engineering has more to do with recommendations than temperatures. 460’s use oil pressure to adjust valve timing. So changing the oil W can be hurting performance and not merely for surface lubricant qualities The owners manual truly recommends 0-20w. Choosing oil outside of recommendations isn’t unheard of but it will effect valve timing Good Luck Hary |
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