I have a 1994 Toyota Pickup v6 (3vze engine) with 156,000 that I bought from the original owner @ 145,000. He said that he used Lubro Moly 5w-40 oil in for the past 6 years. I did a little research on this but have no found enough info to be satisfied. Obviously, logic tells me that if he used it for 6 years and had no problems, it should be fine...
Anyway, here is a pic of an oil jug he sent me when I asked what it was (because I had never heard of it before):
I have done 4 oil changes with Castrol GTX conventional - when I first took ownership of the truck I brought it to my local Toyota/Lexus mechanic to have a check-up done, along with oil and filter change, and this Castrol is what they usually use. I never mentioned the synthetic to them because I figured it wouldn't be a big deal. But the more I thought about it, the more I would prefer to go back to synthetic, as I plan on keeping the truck for a long time.
I figured that it would be OK, and in anticipation of that I went to NAPA today and bought some more for my next oil change. The 5L and 1L options came in different packaging, but I think they are the same...can anyone confirm or deny? Here is a pic of the oil I bought:
Anyway, here is a pic of an oil jug he sent me when I asked what it was (because I had never heard of it before):
I have done 4 oil changes with Castrol GTX conventional - when I first took ownership of the truck I brought it to my local Toyota/Lexus mechanic to have a check-up done, along with oil and filter change, and this Castrol is what they usually use. I never mentioned the synthetic to them because I figured it wouldn't be a big deal. But the more I thought about it, the more I would prefer to go back to synthetic, as I plan on keeping the truck for a long time.
I figured that it would be OK, and in anticipation of that I went to NAPA today and bought some more for my next oil change. The 5L and 1L options came in different packaging, but I think they are the same...can anyone confirm or deny? Here is a pic of the oil I bought: