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Thank you for the Idemitsu suggestion but they all appear to be third party sellers and there’s no way I trust Amazon with parts or fluids unless I’m explicitly looking for counterfeits. I’ll check out RockAuto and others though.

I messed up the thread title and the correction. This is what I’m waiting on with no ETA. Genuine Toyota e-Transaxle Fluid TE 4 Liters P/N 888681986

Sorry typo in the title. should be “FE fluid” not TE

Dealer says there’s no ETA for the fluid used in newer e CVTs. Just curious if anyone knows if that’s normal since these are fairly new transaxles after decades of ATF WS, or if this is part of the synthetics supply problems due to nothing happening in the Middle East?

So the more I research the more I am reading that Euro approvals are more stringent in some ways than API certification. My question is: could I use this Valvoline Euro XL in: 2001 RAV4 118k miles 2023 Corolla Hybrid 29k miles 1998 Camry 170k miles ? The Corolla calls for 0w-16 but I’ve...

I saw that was from a third party seller with mixed reviews. Is it legit? I have had really bad experiences with third party sellers on amazon.

I’m still an amateur at this but AI has me convinced that the larger amount of viscosity improvers means it will “shear down” faster in HPFP / diesel. I suppose since I’m not doing extended intervals that should be fine…but I already ordered lmao

Thank you. Just stocking up because nothing is happening in the Middle East and wanted to simplify to a single oil as possible. Direct from “Valvoline Global Operations” was a buy 4 or more get 20% off, no shipping charges.

The fleet is: 2018 VW Atlas 2.0 TFSI with 90k miles 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL320 Bluetec with 155k miles 2014 BMW 535i with 81K miles It has all needful approvals except its BMW LL04 and only recommended for LL01 5k oci. Lots of short tripping with an occasional long trip.

Was this a decent deal? I wanted something that would work well for: 2009 MB GL320 Bluetec 2014 BMW 535i 2018 VW Atlas 2.0 TFSI Valvoline Global Operations website had 20 pct off if you buy 4 or more…free shipping.

Isn’t the only shell GTL plant down because nothing is happening in the Middle East?

Oh my. Why does that sound familiar.

What if this is n-dimensional chess move to deny warranty claims due to 40 being “wrong”.

Off topic but what I think is crazy (and my understanding here comes mainly from BITOG) is they switched the same car same engine to 0w-08 in the following model year. While in other places around the world the manual specifies a huge range for the same engine. AI says the oil passages may...

I use Kirkland 20 on a Corolla that calls for 16. Am I doing it right or wrong?