Hi,
I was just wondering what the difference is between the Mobil 1 EP and AFE 0w20? The price seems similar or identical and I haven't found much information on the differences. From what I've found, the only difference is the 15,000 mile guarantee on EP.
M1 0w20 EP vs AFE... What's the difference?
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Well you got a sweet ride with the Tacoma. I'd stick to whatever 0w20 provides best wear protection and steer clear of going 15,000. 7500/8000 sounds good. I envy you because those trucks are fantastic. Is it TRD edition?
Well thank you. It is not a TRD edition. It's just a regular cab, 2.7L 4 cylinder, manual transmission 4x4. It's a pretty short wheel base and has worked really well for me on and off road.
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Well thank you. It is not a TRD edition. It's just a regular cab, 2.7L 4 cylinder, manual transmission 4x4. It's a pretty short wheel base and has worked really well for me on and off road.
Right now the AFE 0w20 is $22.66 (versus $27.XX for the EP) for the 5 quart jug at Walmart. The AFE is good for up to 10K (which is as far as I would want to go on any oil) and provides great wear numbers. I'd stick with AFE and not give it a second thought...
Ditto on the nice truck...
It price dependent, a month ago afe and ep were both $25.xx, so ep was a better buy, cause it's better oil, at least for me.
Now with $22.x vs $27.x, if my oci is 10k or less ep is not worth the money, but 15k oci is different story.
Mobil says EP is the better oil but that doesn't mean it is worth paying more for. I'd go with whichever is cheaper. actually I just did and got 2 5qt jugs at WM of the AFE last week. The EP was $5 more.
Ignoring price, EP is thicker and has a more robust basestock from what I can gather looking at Mobil1 website. The add packs are a bit different, too. AFE turns it great results and is a great oil on its own. If they are the same price, EP makes sense.
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Great little truck! I would like to have something like that exact truck. 4 cylinder, manual, 4x4.
What's the recommended OCI by Toyota? UOA data shows that on a port injected engine, the AFE should be able to go 10K miles easily.
M1-AF will be all you need man it's a great oil and will provide your truck many trouble free miles
Well thanks so much for the responses guys. I'm suprised to see so much love for the little regular cab tacoma. I wouldn't trade it for anything else... unless I happen to start a family. That seems to be the day most guys I know trade in the regular or extended cab trucks for something bigger.
Also thanks for the responses about the oil. I'll put up some pictures since the truck has gotten such nice responses.
AFE or even PP is the oil to use...
Nice! Looks like you enjoy it off road. Rock sliders are nice ... I need to get a set for the Cherokee.
Ya, the rock sliders have come in handy. I set it down on them twice this weekend. I'm sure my doors are thankful.
Nice truck!! Every once in a while I check out Craigslist looking for a 4x4 5spd taco with the 2.7, just to have. Once day when I more garage space!
Love the IS250 too, I like your taste in cars!
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Nice truck!! Every once in a while I check out Craigslist looking for a 4x4 5spd taco with the 2.7, just to have. Once day when I more garage space!
Love the IS250 too, I like your taste in cars!
I would take the free oil changes and keep on them to make sure they use 0W20 as intended. Lots of Toyotas use 0W20 so the shop has to have it.
Here's a couple UOAs for the IS at about the same intervals you're running, has very good TBN still, so 10K is probably not out of the questions. 6.6l is a fairly big sump!
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2734919
Are you going to paint the rock sliders? I imagine unpainted they are going to rust quite nicely ...
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