Vervish

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Ahh geez.

Rossi

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Exactly, I go with Royal Purple HPS. $100

Gee2anIS

So I asked where I service my F, and they use 10 quarts but regualr 5w30 non synthetic , does the F only suppose to use synthetic oil

jkeifer3

No, although synthetic is not a requirement for the IS-F (2008 being my experience), many people do use it. The oil viscosity requirements for the 2013 GS, on the other hand, dictate synthetic.

WillRockwe

As far as I'm concerned, synthetic is mandatory. If someone filled it with regular oil, I'd have them drain it out.

Defratos

I topped up my car a few days back with 1 liter of oil and the oil level indicator went from min to max!

I would have thought I'd have to put more than just 1 lite to bring the oil level back to max.

Joe Z

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When I buy the two 5 qt jugs..... I always measure out one quart by pouring into an empty qt I keep handy.

I then pour in all 9 quarts... Then I adjust accordingly with another 1/2 qt and more if needed..

It's really only 9.8 Qts or approx 9 Qts 25 ounces.. w/Filter.

Couple of times early on, I made the mistake of pouring in all 10 Qts.
Won't be doing that ever again

~ Joe Z

SunnyD09

Just serviced my car (2011 ISF) at the dealership and they used 10L of non synthetic 5w-30

PatrickISF

My dealer uses synthetic blend which I am just going to keep using. There was a report floating around awhile back about synthetic oils vs convential oils. It seems synthetic was a lot better for cars in really cold climates and extended oil change intervals. You'd think the amount of money Toyota spent in R&D on our motors they would have recommended synthetic from the factory if it was really needed.

Maxxam

So if you poured in all 10 quarts (and changed the filter) - then you would be a max of .2 quarts over, correct? If so, that would be fairly insignificant (in my book) or am I missing something here?

flowrider

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You're not missing a thing Ten quarts (2 Five gallon jugs) of 10W/30 Pennzoil Ultra go into my F along with a YZZA4 every oil change. Joe doesn't like that filter either

For what it's worth, .2 qt. is 8 oz. That's 4 oz. less than a can of soda.

Lou

dannyk8232

So the local dealer gave me 3 coupons for free oil changes, and I'm going in Thursday for my first in the F. Should I request synthetic?

Joe Z

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^You'll go over the MAX Line... Thats just plain NOT good for the motor..


Lou, .2 qt is approx. only 6.4 ounces.. The fitter you using is not OEM Spec..

Its not about "not liking it".. But, I will keep using the filter designated for the IS-F motor.

Thanks
~ Joe Z

Joe Z

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The motor does not call for Synthetic.... It ships from Japan with 5w30 regular oil..

From there you can decide to do what you like..

~ Joe Z

rocky5

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10 qts. yikess! i wonder about the veyrons capacity