Toyota Genuine 0W20 - E-Mail Response From Toyota

[CATERHAM]

Originally Posted By: rcy

PC syn oil's are definitely GP III as indicated by their MSDS info.
The local Toyota dealer parts mgr told me the Toyota Brand 0W-20 was supplied by ESSO (Imperial Oil Canada). I emailed Toyota Canada to see if they will confirm that.


I was at the Lexus dealer today, (in Oakville, Ontario, CANADA) and the parts guy there also said that Esso supplies their oil. Now if Esso doesn't have a 0w20 of their own, but they are at one with Mobil, is it possible that the 0w20 here in Canada is Mobil?

According to skol who worked for an oil distribution company, in a post in October last year on the "Toyota Mystery oil", he said XOM could be distributing the Nippon Oil products so the same thing could be happening up here with Esso.
It certainly is not close to the M1 product spec's, it's very similar to the ENEOS product which is why I'm leaning in that direction.
It's not impossible that Esso could formulate a syn 0W-20 to Toyota's spec's; Shell does it for Cdn Tire, so who knows.
Regardless, it appears to be the best syn value in Canada.

 

[Samilcar]

Originally Posted By: fsskier
I have been eagerly waiting to see if Toyota "back approves"
0W20 for my 2008 Sienna. Anybody see anything???



http://siennachat.com/forum/index.php/topic,1577.105/topicseen.html

Here's a link to a picture of the engine in the new 2011 Sienna. This is the exact same 2GR-FE V6 engine in the 2007-2010 Siennas, and the oil cap is clearly printed with "0W-20".

This is a bit of a surprise to me. I was hoping for the manual and oil cap of this new Sienna to call for 5W-20, but wasn't expecting the leap all the way down to 0W-20, as just last year this same engine had 5w30 in both the manual and on the oil cap.

 

[c3po]

This oil seems to have alot of Moly in it, just wondering how it compares to Amsoil 0W-20

 

[demarpaint]

Looks like if you planned on doing 6 month or 6000 mile OCI's it would be the way to go for a car calling for a 20 grade oil.

 

[c3po]

Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Looks like if you planned on doing 6 month or 6000 mile OCI's it would be the way to go for a car calling for a 20 grade oil.


I am wondering if you got a used oil analysis that maybe this oil could go longer than 6000 miles, maybe it could go 7500 miles.

 

[demarpaint]

I would think it could go 7500 miles. My guess is it was made to meet Toyota warranty requirements, and is not an extended drain oil. If the above specs from the OP are in fact correct I think it is a very good oil, and will be hard to beat.