Oil for Daily Beater Camry

[53' Stude]

Originally Posted by Speak2Mountain
2007
No leaks
4 cyl.

Don't want to drop the dime on M1 EP or any top shelf oil

Trying to choose between ST 5w 20 or 30 and QSUD 5w20/30.

ST is rollback @ Wally for 14.37 per gallon and QSUD is 17.97. So the burning question is, is QSUD 3 bucks and change better than the ST in my application?



ST SYN HM 5W20 or 0w20

 

[cb450sc]

I have a 2005 Civic and I wouldn't consider it a beater. No rust, burns no oil. I buy top quality synthetic on sale for it. It has never let me down. And for those wondering, yes I have had the timing belt changed.

 

[R1jake]

Originally Posted by cb450sc
I have a 2005 Civic and I wouldn't consider it a beater. No rust, burns no oil. I buy top quality synthetic on sale for it. It has never let me down. And for those wondering, yes I have had the timing belt changed.


No doubt it's these toyotas and Honda's that are the most reliable even much older than 05. I'm always on the look for a lightly used Honda or Toyota. The only reason I do prefer Toyota is the Honda you do have that one extra maintenance job of making sure a good timing belt is in it.
I absolutely love the yotas and honders.

 

[cb450sc]

Originally Posted by R1jake
Originally Posted by cb450sc
I have a 2005 Civic and I wouldn't consider it a beater. No rust, burns no oil. I buy top quality synthetic on sale for it. It has never let me down. And for those wondering, yes I have had the timing belt changed.


No doubt it's these toyotas and Honda's that are the most reliable even much older than 05. I'm always on the look for a lightly used Honda or Toyota. The only reason I do prefer Toyota is the Honda you do have that one extra maintenance job of making sure a good timing belt is in it.
I absolutely love the yotas and honders.


I have always had the dreaded 2001 - 2005 Civic transmission issues in the back of my mind. I do a couple of drain and fills every other year. Not sure if it helps the car but I then know that I am doing everything to avoid the potential problem.

 

[nickaluch]

I use ST syn in my 2018 traverse it meets the specs so why not. I change it out when the OLM hits close to zero which comes pretty quick. I also use it in my small fleet of commercial trucks I've had no issues. My beater G6 I use shell conventional change it out twice a year but I do need to add once a month. The beater drinks SYN oil

 

[tundraotto]

I just watched a 15 minute SOPUS advertisement. Great.

 

[mrdctaylor]

If you live near a Tractor Supply you could try this oil out:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/traveller-motor-oil-5w-20-1-qt?cm_vc=-10005

I've used it in various weights in "beater" cars before and it seems to do great. And around here it is cheaper than Super Tech.

 

[wtd]

I use Phillips 66 Shield in most of my vehicles. $1.89 a quart at Orscheln's on sale. It's a SN+ plus oil.

 

[BAJA_05]

Another vote for ST Synthetic HM 5W20 or 0W20!!!

 

[SteveG4]

QSUD, QSAD, PYB, or Chevron Supreme in your preferred grade.
Any of these will run great.

 

[Matt97]

We are running 20w50 in those engines. Contrary to what many on this forum believe, it won't blow up or need changing every week.