Amsoil OE oil...

[thickvthin]

humm Quaker State Full Synthetic 10w30 has similar or lower ccs as 10w30 amsoil oe

 

[Japanese]

what does this have to do with Amsoil OE?

There are cheaper and more widely available than Amsoil.

 

[RazorsEdge]

There are cheaper and more widely available than Amsoil.

The OP was asking about Amsoil

 

[GRjdm]

Car Care Nut posted this video earlier today and discusses pretty much this subject in regards to oil for Toyotas.

the fact that we on this forum means CCN's video is not targeted towards us. But I essentially agree with everything says in the video.
I still remember a time when 15W-40 and 20w50 conventional juice were readily available at stores and people thought 5W-30 was too thin

 

[ClutchDisc]

humm Quaker State Full Synthetic 10w30

A great example of why product name abbreviations aren’t great. I have no clue what that means.

 

[GRjdm]

A great example of why product name abbreviations aren’t great. I have no clue what that means.

Quaker State Full Synthetic

 

[Pablo]

The OP was asking about Amsoil

It's an "I'm telling you what YOU should do thing" with some people here. I mean many posters here don't even know the OP is in Australia, for example, yet they see Amsoil (or not) and the mission is: "here are some other oils."

Thick/thin thread. Best oil thread. Yep.

 

[meep]

I’ve been buying TGMO 0w-20 for the Tacoma. It’s hard to get it for less than $10 quart shipped. My understanding is it’s got a very substantial add pack, which with auto start/stop and hybrid (my case) even more as/s; big add-pack is appropriate.

The car calls for a 10k mile OCI. And it uses an oil-chewing chain. It won’t surprise me if the taco 2.4L is hard on oil in this guise.

I’m on the fence personally regarding staying with TGMO vs going to amsoil. I’ll say this, in the taco, a 25% ratio of synthetic 5-30 is a significant game changer in NVH, especially as it tries to lug itself up the highway at 55mph and 1400 rpm. It’s such a large difference that I question if 0-20 is the right oil for that application.

 

[thickvthin]

you can get it for about 5$ a quart from online toyota dealers with free shipping if you look out for sales and are willing to hoard to qualify for free shipping
Atleast here in the usa.

 

[tired]

I’ve been buying TGMO 0w-20 for the Tacoma. It’s hard to get it for less than $10 quart shipped. My understanding is it’s got a very substantial add pack, which with auto start/stop and hybrid (my case) even more as/s; big add-pack is appropriate.

The car calls for a 10k mile OCI. And it uses an oil-chewing chain. It won’t surprise me if the taco 2.4L is hard on oil in this guise.

I’m on the fence personally regarding staying with TGMO vs going to amsoil. I’ll say this, in the taco, a 25% ratio of synthetic 5-30 is a significant game changer in NVH, especially as it tries to lug itself up the highway at 55mph and 1400 rpm. It’s such a large difference that I question if 0-20 is the right oil for that application.

You can get far better oils for less. You can get AMSOIL Signature Series for close to that if you buy the case of 4 gallon jugs. Gotta be kidding me if you're paying that for TGMO.

What exactly is a "substantial" or "big" add pack?

Have you considered that maybe it needs so many additives for its lower base oil quality?

 

[Japanese]

The OP was asking about Amsoil

It's an "I'm telling you what YOU should do thing" with some people here.

Yes, but he is asked for Amsoil OE, not AMSOIL Signature Series. The the price difference between OE and SS is like $5 per quart.
So, I what's the difference b/w OE oil and the ones I mentioned? Why would you call an oil OE if it's more than OE?

 

[tired]

OE is good oil. There are a few used oil analysis posted.

Amsoil makes variety of 0W-20 oils that are API listed. I would run the High Mileage or the XL.

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I think OE looks pretty good still. The Noack on the 10W-30 is like 4.5%. So you know they're still using good base oils. Maybe not in a turbo GDI application.

And the difference between XL and SS is like less than a dollar a quart. Might as well go to SS for that.

 

[DaveNC]

Without looking it up, I think the 0w-20 Amsoil XL has api approval. This is what I am thinking about on wife’s 2024 grand highlander. No warranty questions and a pretty good oil also. I have one courtesy oil change at dealership then will go XL until warranty runs out then SS.

 

[Pablo]

I think OE looks pretty good still. The Noack on the 10W-30 is like 4.5%. So you know they're still using good base oils. Maybe not in a turbo GDI application.

And the difference between XL and SS is like less than a dollar a quart. Might as well go to SS for that.

XL answers the question though

 

[meep]

You can get far better oils for less. You can get AMSOIL Signature Series for close to that if you buy the case of 4 gallon jugs. Gotta be kidding me if you're paying that for TGMO.

What exactly is a "substantial" or "big" add pack?

Have you considered that maybe it needs so many additives for its lower base oil quality?

Sure. Part of the reason for staying with TGMO for the first few OCs is due to the perception of increased potential for warranty work. Toyota’s rap right now isn’t as solid and I’m being careful; it’s one less “dealer argument” to worry about. I will likely change later, just like I did when I bought my first new car, in 2018, ford. Used FoMoCo oil for the first couple of years.

AFA base oil quality, sure - VOA reports on this site have not indicated a poor base stock.

Pricing. Pricing has been wild. When I was looking, $10/quart (shipped) was about the norm. I bought a few cases at that point. I do a lot of purchasing at work. Prices in the past year have been volatile on all kinds of stuff. I’ve heard its come down a good bit lately.

All that aside, the partial 5w-30 mix is stellar in this motor, per driver experience. It’s a great runner with this discovery!