Hybrid oil
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I would pick the Valvoline one.
Being from two of the leading motor oil companies, I'm sure both of them are excellent products. But I tend to use Mobil 1 products more than I do Valvoline, so I would go with the M1. The Mobil 1 Hybrid motor oil is supposed to be engineered for better protection, although in the life of a hybrid car, you would probably never drive it long enough to realize the difference.
I don’t think it matters. ;-)
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Haven't seen a used oil analysis for the Valvoline yet, but the VOA someone posted a couple weeks ago looked very stout. Right around KV100 of 9 and HTHS of 2.78. You'd be very hard pressed to shear or dilute that out of grade even on an extended OCI.
wemay
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Knowing that both will do the job just fine, my choice is based purely on brand preference.
Valvoline.
Valvoline.
Camry hybrids can go 3, 400,000 miles, granted a battery swap may be needed in that time. I use Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0W-30 in my 2025 Camry. As to whether it says hybrid on the bottle or not doesn't matter to me. I change it every 3000 miles in any case.
I own a Toyota hybrid and Mobil 1 makes Toyota's motor oil, so I go with Mobil 1 or Toyota.
I have a RAV4 Hybrid and in my engine is Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0W-20. It's on the higher viscosity side of most 0W-20 oils. At 8.8 cSt
Valvoline. So next year they take over top spot on the yearly oil change tally. Get some pearl clutching going on around here.
Patman
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“Mobil 1” does not make Toyota Genuine Motor oil. Exxon Mobil makes Toyota’s oil as well as making Mobil 1. But Toyota’s oil is not the same formula as Mobil 1. This is a common misconception that I’m constantly talking about on the GR Corolla Facebook group that I moderate.
The Valvoline hybrid oil is also 8.8 cSt at 100*C.
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Good to know. Thanks
I just did an oil change on a friend's hybrid whose oil was about 2,000 miles overdue at 7,000 miles. The old oil looked pretty good to me for that mileage. For sure better than mine oil at 5,000 miles. Yes, that is only a visual comparison of the brightness and transparency of the oil.
So, that made me think that hybrids are very easy on the oil. They may have more start/stop cycles than a regular engines, but at the same time there are long periods of time that the engine just takes a break when the el.motor does the job.
So, rough calculations - if regular cars do for 5,000 miles about 300 engine work hours, I would say hybrids do 1/2 or 1/3 approximately (guessing) that time for approximately 150 or 100 hours for 5,000 miles.
So in these words, hybrids might be perfectly fine with 7,500-10,000 miles OCI.
What do you think?
Btw, my friend got 5 quarts of full synthetic TGMO 0W-20 + a Toyota oil filter for about $51 total at a local dealer.
So, that made me think that hybrids are very easy on the oil. They may have more start/stop cycles than a regular engines, but at the same time there are long periods of time that the engine just takes a break when the el.motor does the job.
So, rough calculations - if regular cars do for 5,000 miles about 300 engine work hours, I would say hybrids do 1/2 or 1/3 approximately (guessing) that time for approximately 150 or 100 hours for 5,000 miles.
So in these words, hybrids might be perfectly fine with 7,500-10,000 miles OCI.
What do you think?
Btw, my friend got 5 quarts of full synthetic TGMO 0W-20 + a Toyota oil filter for about $51 total at a local dealer.
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Patman
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The oil in my girlfriend’s Rav4 hybrid always looks very clean when I check it, even when it’s got well over 10,000 km on it
Just follow the OLM on Honda engines and the Toyota Hybrid’s . They do justice to good engineering.
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