My concern with the new Camry

[HighHy21]

The engine is basically a battery charger. Doesn't need tons of torque. That said, Toyota has a much bigger engine in their hybrids than companies like Honda, for example. I doubt more torque would help them.

Except the engine also provides propulsion also, as the engine be powering the wheels and charging the battery or powering the wheels with the aid of the electric motor. A beauty of the A25A-FXS is the thermal efficiency, of 41% at about 1900 rpms and somewhere in the low 2000 rpms, which is why the ECU tells the e-CVT to preferably hang out of those 2 rpms.

The crown sedan and Grand Highlander has both A25A hybrid and the T24A (2.4L turbo (hybridMAX) systems. The more torque of the hybridmax system definitely helps with performance, at the expense of mpg.

 

[181758]

A Toyota technician told me that you should only use the oil that is recommended in your owners manual.

The reason for this is if there is a problem with the engine, while it is still under warranty, the manufacturer will most certainly request an oil sample analysis to be performed as part of any warranty where repair work.

If the results come back that that is a different type of oil, there is a high probability the manufacturer will use this as a perfectly legal excuse to deny the warranty claim.

So don’t do it, any benefit you get from it can be easily nullified if something like this happens.

The only thing you can really do is change your oil more frequently, but don’t change the type. At least while it’s under warranty.

 

[Nessism1]

A Toyota technician told me that you should only use the oil that is recommended in your owners manual.

The reason for this is if there is a problem with the engine, while it is still under warranty, the manufacturer will most certainly request an oil sample analysis to be performed as part of any warranty where repair work.

If the results come back that that is a different type of oil, there is a high probability the manufacturer will use this as a perfectly legal excuse to deny the warranty claim.

So don’t do it, any benefit you get from it can be easily nullified if something like this happens.

The only thing you can really do is change your oil more frequently, but don’t change the type. At least while it’s under warranty.

This is bad information. No manufacturer is going to do an oil analysis. I don't know where people come up with this stuff??? Anyway, do as you wish. The car won't blow up with the thin oil.

BTW, I worked for an Asian OEM and we even honored engine warranties when the engine blew up because it NEVER had an oil change.

 

[goblin]

This is bad information. No manufacturer is going to do an oil analysis. I don't know where people come up with this stuff??? Anyway, do as you wish. The car won't blow up with the thin oil.

Ditto ^^^

I extensively tortured my Kia dealer when he sold me the Sportage, and he eventually squeaked "...Been in this business for XXXX years and I've never seen the Kia/Hyundai mothership go and analyze oil samples to prove fault - all they worry about is to see a proof of regular oil changes. They know that using a slightly different viscosity can't kill your engine".

He comented on viscosity specifically because I was hounding him on whether I can get in trouble using 5w30 instead of 0w20.

 

[SC Maintenance]

A Toyota technician told me that you should only use the oil that is recommended in your owners manual.

The reason for this is if there is a problem with the engine, while it is still under warranty, the manufacturer will most certainly request an oil sample analysis to be performed as part of any warranty where repair work.

If the results come back that that is a different type of oil, there is a high probability the manufacturer will use this as a perfectly legal excuse to deny the warranty claim.

So don’t do it, any benefit you get from it can be easily nullified if something like this happens.

The only thing you can really do is change your oil more frequently, but don’t change the type. At least while it’s under warranty.

I agree this is reasonable advice for commercial reasons but not technical reasons.

I also agree that most likely there not going to deny warranty over the wrong viscosity.

 

[Amiable]

If you are concerned you can always go thicker. 0W-8 is for CAFE fuel economy.
I'd be more concerned about the class action lawsuit for the 8 speed transmission.

All the new ones are hybrids, they use an eCVT, which is bulletproof.

 

[CleanSump]

Well, Mercedes was doing oil analysis on pudding found in OM642 Diesels that failed. So it happens folks.

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

If I'm not mistaken, Toyota is making the Camry only as a hybrid now and uses an electronically controlled CVT transmission. I would be far more concerned about this aspect of the vehicle than I would the motor oil recommendation.

Its called an Ecvt its a gear box with a planetary setup and two electric motors, it is more robust and reliable and durable than any conventional automatic transmission out there, sorry not sorry.