what would be a good oil for my app please????????

[whitearrow]

good morning fellas. i have a 2010 toyota tundra that i don't get to drive much. i put maybe 1,000 miles a yr on it. it is rated for a 0w-20 or 5w-20 oil. what oil would y'all use for a 3 yr oci? which oil would have the best additive pack and wouldn't shear or lose its weight from just sitting alot of the time? obviously it will be a synthetic. i have had the current fill,toyota 0w-20, in for 1.5 yrs with 2,500 miles on it. and plan to change it at 3,000 miles. oh yeah the engine is the 5.7 liter aluminum V8.
thanks,
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[chubbs1]

Use a conventional and change yearly. I sure wouldn't want any oil in my vehicle for 3 years.

 

[Pablo]

Amsoil ASM 0W-20

or I'd be really tempted by a HDEO/Small Engine equipment storage oil.

 

[demarpaint]

PU 5W20, or M1 EP 5W20. I'd get a UOA at the mid point and see how things are going with the oil. As long as you get the engine good and hot when you drive it I think you'll be fine.

 

[ChiTDI]

The Amsoil, Pennz and M1 as suggested, I'd add Castrol's GC 0w30 to the list.
Better approach would be chubbs' annual with dino, though.

 

[Mark_Walk]

The first thought that comes to me is, why would anyone want to own (service, insurance) a vehicle that they drive less than 20 miles a week? Seems like very little return on a costly investment.

 

[dparm]

I would use the Toyota 0w20 and change it once a year.

 

[mechtech2]

I'd change it every year and suck up the cost.
You might go 2 years with a premium full synth.

 

[CATERHAM]

Stick with the Toyota 0W-20.
If you get the oil reasonably hot in the winter whenever you drive it (doesn't matter so much in the summer) it will go 3 years and 3,000 miles, no problem.

 

[tig1]

I guess if it was my truck I would change once a year. $30 a year is peanuts compared to the cost of your truck. If you are using 0-20 any of the major brands is fine since it would be a synthetic.