Best motor oil and oil filter to buy for a 96 corolla

Most will say Original Toyota Oil Filter and Castrol GT/Syntec.

IMHO Castrol is good for small engines. What more important is a regular oil
change schedule, like every 3 months or 3,500/5,000 miles, depending on how
you drive.

Don't go with Fram. They suck. Go with Toyota OEM. I'd go with Mobil
1. Both Mobil 1 and Castrol are good oils.

Make sure you go with the recommended schedule (3/5k mi is too
frequent for most schedules) and the proper weight oil (the
recommended weight may have changed as the API requirements changed).

Jeff

I was wondering, should i use 5w 30 or 10w 30. Forgot to ask that.
Someone said to use 5w 30 because its better and saves fuel.

Is pennzoil motor oil ok?

kim...@gmail.com wrote:


Older Toyotas, like mine, require 10W-30 if the engine will be
operated above 60F, but newer Toyotas say 5W-30 is good for all
temperatures.


What does Toyota say?  They warrant your car; the guy who told you to
use 5W-30 probably doesn't.


You need to buy the very expensive uncertified oil that I sell as part
of a pushy pyramid scheme/multilevel marketing plan/money cult.  Using
anything else will destroy your car in less than a mile because we
destroy the cars of people who don't buy our oil.

www.api.org has information about motor oil.  Buy the cheapest API
certified oil that meets or exceeds the API quality rating required
for your car (probably SL or SM) and is of the viscosity range
recommended for it by Toyota.  If your engine leaks at all now,
synthetic could make the leaking a lot worse (I didn't believe it
until I switched from conventional to synthetic and then back to
conventional)

Unless you have been using synthetic for a long time (and engine wear has
minimal) I would use 10W-30 on a car with high mileage (forgot what you said
the miles were).

Ditto.

The oil filler cap or dipstick should indicate what oil viscosity to use.
Toyota made the engine, follow their advice.

Penzoil motor oil should be OK.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

wrote:

Did Toyota lower their viscosity recommendations for older engines? I
know Ford and think others did.

Jeff

I would not use a lower viscosity if you engine has a lot of engine wear
(high mileage not using synthetic oil). If you did use a lower viscosity,
you might save a couple of dollars in gas, or you might end needing a new
car. Even if the odds of the later are only 1 in 10, do the math to
determine the expected value of your decision.

wrote:

Did Toyota lower their viscosity recommendations for older engines? I
know Ford and think others did.

Jeff

*****
No, Toyota does not lower viscosity recommendations for older engines.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Go with the thickes oil for the TEMPERATURE range you operate in. Most
of the time that would be 10W-30. You'll get a stronger oil film and
less viscosity modifiers. Your engine should last longer on 10W-30
than 5W.

IMO, go with a Purolator PureOne or Bosch Filtech and all API approved
dino oils should be fine.


On Feb 8, 10:53=A0pm, kim...@gmail.com wrote:

Pennzoil and Quaker State are made by the same company now, Dutch
Shell. Castrol is made by British Petroleum. I use the cheapest on
sale, no problems.

However, I use primarily Purolator PureOne or Bosch Filtech oil
filters. (Bosch bought Pureolator last year) I personally don't care
much for Toyota filters.

PureOne, highest ranked in SAE tests:
http://www.purolatorautofilters.net/en-us/products/oil_filters/Pages/pureon=
eoilfilters.aspx

Bosch Filtech:
http://www.boschautoparts.com/Products/Filters/PremOilFilters.htm

A Toyota filter:
http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/parts/toyota_filter/compare/dsc00376.jpg


On Feb 5, 4:30=A0pm, kim...@gmail.com wrote:

While Hengst is primarily for European cars (for example, Mercedes A-
class, Audi S-class), here are some info on modern Nano-fibers and
meltblown (synthetic variable density) media:

http://www.hengst.de/conpresso/_rubric/index.php?rubric=3DAutomotive_Afterm=
arket__Quality__Filter_Mediums_EN





On Feb 5, 4:30=A0pm, kim...@gmail.com wrote: