Best oil for Lexus
#16
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At the end of the day, the engine will be the last thing that fails as long as the oil meets the minimum requirement. The rest of the car would have been junked long before the motor oil makes any difference to longevity. Our cars are approaching 20 years old and most examples are worth less than $5,000. 10 years ago, I had a different opinion.
#18
No Sir, I Don't Like It
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I'm actually going to stop using Royal Purple. I went off reviews on how people said it's great stuff, however both my fathers van and my car developed oil leaks with it. I'm not sure if its not viscous enough, but I'll be going back to mobile one, which has been nothing but good for us .
#19
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Originally Posted by firelizard
Canada here, I have no idea what oil I'm using, but it was inexpensive, and my car is fine.
Would love to hear what you consider cold. And how you judge the quality of lubrication.
Would love to hear what you consider cold. And how you judge the quality of lubrication.
#20
For these old passenger cars, these high mileage formula oils fit the bill for me. Its more of a preventative thing to swell the old seals to prevent leaks. Otherwise its alot of labor involved or time spent for me to replace those leaky seals/gaskets if i were to DIY or pay a mechanic.
#23
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Originally Posted by bruceb58
Seriously? You started another oil thread. Don't you think the first one you started is enough?
#26
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It's MOBIL btw lol , full synthetic used since I owned my 400 and I won't put anything else in ever, results speak for themselves on oil BREAKDOWN, far superior, there's already plenty oil threads on here and other forums, just search...
Last edited by DosyBoy; 02-23-16 at 07:02 PM.
#27
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Okay, now that the cluster has been merged, I'm actually going to try to be helpful. RamAirRckt had a good thread going on oil last year including test results and it's worth a read.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...sis-gs400.html
Personally, I consider my level of care the bare minimum for someone who cares. That means Mobil 1 with 7500-8500 mile change intervals. There are certainly better synthetics out there, but I've been getting Mobil 1 whenever it's on sale at Costco. I have a stash of Bosch filters and I'll probably look at the Wix 51515 when I run out since they're like $1 more than the Bosch.
If you change oil every 3000 on any halfway decent name brand conventional, you're wasting money. I run Castrol GTX for 5000 in my other car. When I kill that boat anchor of an engine and drop a blown beast in its place, Mobil 1 will be my new minimum spec.
Oil is really one of the most mindless tasks for vehicle maintenance that I don't think it's worth most people's time to devote excessive thought once they get a good routine down with good products. Don't be cheap, use a respectable synthetic, use a filter that doesn't rhyme with scam, change at a reasonable interval for the oil you've purchased, and watch your 1UZ (or 2JZ) outlive your ownership of it.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...sis-gs400.html
Personally, I consider my level of care the bare minimum for someone who cares. That means Mobil 1 with 7500-8500 mile change intervals. There are certainly better synthetics out there, but I've been getting Mobil 1 whenever it's on sale at Costco. I have a stash of Bosch filters and I'll probably look at the Wix 51515 when I run out since they're like $1 more than the Bosch.
If you change oil every 3000 on any halfway decent name brand conventional, you're wasting money. I run Castrol GTX for 5000 in my other car. When I kill that boat anchor of an engine and drop a blown beast in its place, Mobil 1 will be my new minimum spec.
Oil is really one of the most mindless tasks for vehicle maintenance that I don't think it's worth most people's time to devote excessive thought once they get a good routine down with good products. Don't be cheap, use a respectable synthetic, use a filter that doesn't rhyme with scam, change at a reasonable interval for the oil you've purchased, and watch your 1UZ (or 2JZ) outlive your ownership of it.
Last edited by 8M6; 02-23-16 at 09:33 PM.