Originally Posted By: Trav
No problem at all.
I know a lot of Toyota mechanics at dealerships that run T6 5w40 or 0w40 in all Toyota engines, they say they run much quieter.
I use to visit dealerships all over the state as part of my job a few years ago and i mentioned to some of the mechanics that i used 5w40 in a few Toyota engines and they seemed to run quieter and actually better.
I was told they are running it too but don't publicly advertise that fact as its spec for 5w20.
No issues with cold starts either and nothing worth noting as fare as fuel consumption.
Try it and report back, your gonna love what it does for that engine.
OK will give t6 a try. I was reading that this oil is supposed to (according to the literature) be helpful preventing ring coking from sooty diesels. Thought that made it a good candidate. That and being thicker so I dont consume like crazy. I like the idea of the PU but would assume its thinner than the M1 HM 5w30, definitely thinner than t6 5w40 so it will burn that heavily. The only ??? is the levels of zzdp in t6 and the cats being an oil burner. Maybe age the cats quicker? If the oil consumption slows there's a tradeoff to the cats that may be a good thing (I'm hoping)
This is my second 00 with the same problem, oil consumption. The first was mostly resolved after 2X M1 HM/Kreen OC's. Sold it and bought another one cheap same problem but a better body. Assumed I could fix the consumption again. So far this one drank the M1 HM so fast it was getting in the way of using it, constantly stopping and checking all the time, stressful! I dumped some PYB in till I came up with a new game plan. The new plan is t6 for 5k, dump in some Kreen for 1k, cross my fingers. If theres something wrong with that please let me know, thanks!