My Quest for Good Cheap Oil

[Carlostrece]

Ya don’t say. No oil will forever stop external leaks FYI.

But some oils leak less.

 

[53' Stude]

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But some oils leak less.

nsee. I’d stick with Maxlife blend then.

 

[tired]

Costs?

If you run a Toyota and want to use 5w30, Toyota Genuine Motor Oil purchased online from local Toyota dealer for in store pickup is ~$24 for a 6 quart case (Southeast usa region). And you can stock up on it for less than $20/case during a 25% off sale which this dealer group region runs multiple times per year. So a little over $3 per quart. I don't think I've found a consistently better deal / bang for buck.

That's conventional oil. If you want to run that, I guess that is up to you. But I am going for an apples to apples comparison.

 

[Carlostrece]

I would venture a guess that a large majority on here already have a membership

I don't. There nearest Costco is a 1 hour drive away. Walmart (10 blocks away) is my Costco. I think there's fewer Costco in small towns and more Walmarts.

 

[trd1zz]

That's conventional oil. If you want to run that, I guess that is up to you. But I am going for an apples to apples comparison.

I run it with zero hesitation in both of my Toyota motors that are ~20 years old. Both have seen various conventional's throughout their entire service life. No issues.

 

[tired]

I run it with zero hesitation in both of my Toyota motors that are ~20 years old. Both have seen various conventional's throughout their entire service life. No issues.

If you haven't had issues, I can see why you're still running it. Personally I'm convinced of the benefits of synthetic oil. In my experience, you don't have a problem...until you do. Then you can't go back in time and run something else. My PO ran conventional for >200k miles, so I'm dealing with a ton of varnish cleanup.

 

[trd1zz]

If you haven't had issues, I can see why you're still running it. Personally I'm convinced of the benefits of synthetic oil. In my experience, you don't have a problem...until you do. Then you can't go back in time and run something else. My PO ran conventional for >200k miles, so I'm dealing with a ton of varnish cleanup.

I'm convinced as well, particularly with VRP. I'll eventually try it out. I had the valve cover off my 1ZZ last year - didn't see anything at all concerning, so at least the top end is clean.

What oil change interval did the PO of your vehicle run?

Over a 10-20+ year period, and who knows how many owners, being consistent with changing oil every 6 months or every 5k miles (whichever comes first) can be a challenge.