Over time, I have read many posts from people that say the manufacturer oil recommendation for a given vehicle may vary, depending on where the vehicle was sold. In my case, I have a 2019 Toyota Tacoma with the 3.5L V6 motor, and MY manual says to use 0W-20. I decided to contact Toyota directly and ask what alternate oil recommendations they might suggest for this truck in different countries and/or climates.
The woman I spoke to in Toyota support only had information for my Tacoma as if it was manufactured in Mexico (https://www.toyota.mx/). I went to this website and downloaded the manual for my year of Tacoma, and the oil recommendations are much broader. I have attached a screenshot of the manual page, but it seems this truck can run 0W-20, 5W-20, 5W-30, 10W-30 , and even 15W-40.
I have a little more than 12K miles on my truck, and I don't drive the vehicle hard at all. I currently run Mobil 1 0W-20 ESP, and the Product Data Sheet can be found here: https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants...ts/mobil-1-esp-x2-0w-20#lightbox-pdsdatasheet . Since Toyota says that I can even run 15W-40, I think I'd like to run a slightly thicker oil for the long term in my truck, but not that heavy. Since I am partial to both Mobil 1 and/or Castrol oils, I'm thinking of trying either Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30 (https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants/for-personal-vehicles/our-products/products/mobil-1-esp-5w-30) or Castrol EDGE 0W-30 LL. I have chosen these two oils because their approvals for both oils are almost identical (i.w. ACEA C3, BMW Longlife-04, MB-Approval 229.31/ 229.51, Porsche C30, VW 504 00/ 507 00, Suitable for use in the following specifications: MB 229.52.).
Which one of these oils would you suggest? Do you think one has an edge on the other, or is it pretty much a toss-up?
Thank you for your feedback.
Ed
The woman I spoke to in Toyota support only had information for my Tacoma as if it was manufactured in Mexico (https://www.toyota.mx/). I went to this website and downloaded the manual for my year of Tacoma, and the oil recommendations are much broader. I have attached a screenshot of the manual page, but it seems this truck can run 0W-20, 5W-20, 5W-30, 10W-30 , and even 15W-40.
I have a little more than 12K miles on my truck, and I don't drive the vehicle hard at all. I currently run Mobil 1 0W-20 ESP, and the Product Data Sheet can be found here: https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants...ts/mobil-1-esp-x2-0w-20#lightbox-pdsdatasheet . Since Toyota says that I can even run 15W-40, I think I'd like to run a slightly thicker oil for the long term in my truck, but not that heavy. Since I am partial to both Mobil 1 and/or Castrol oils, I'm thinking of trying either Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30 (https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants/for-personal-vehicles/our-products/products/mobil-1-esp-5w-30) or Castrol EDGE 0W-30 LL. I have chosen these two oils because their approvals for both oils are almost identical (i.w. ACEA C3, BMW Longlife-04, MB-Approval 229.31/ 229.51, Porsche C30, VW 504 00/ 507 00, Suitable for use in the following specifications: MB 229.52.).
Which one of these oils would you suggest? Do you think one has an edge on the other, or is it pretty much a toss-up?
Thank you for your feedback.
Ed
