bladest

Hi i am fairly new here, can someone tell me , What oil do you use inside your GS 450H engine?

Can i use amsoil ,ravenol racing ultra series ,motul v300 chrono racing, or other european oils , non toyota since my other option will be to stick to their oil which is not quality enough for these cars?

peasodos

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Any 0W-20 oil. I use mobile 1. Toyota uses rebranded oil, they don't make their own, some people say the Toyota bottle looks exactly like the mobile 1 bottle.
If you don't trust the Toyota/Lexus oil then not sure why you bought the car lol.

It doesn't make a difference just make sure its 0W-20 and you change it every 10K miles or 1 year whatever comes first as per the manual.

bladest

I trust toyota/LEXUS
i just think they use cheap oil, compared to ultra racing series of the mentioned series mobile 1 have good oils as well )
i was thinking that oil for hybrid engines is Bit special ?
So in the end its not special it just needs to be 0W-20 thats all? Yearly change and 10k miles are must for most vehicle : ) )

peasodos

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Toyota/Lexus doesn't make their own oil, they just use a rebranded oil, one of the major brands.
Nothing special for the hybrid engine in the 450h, just 0w-20, Same oil used in a Prius.

So in the end its not special it just needs to be 0W-20 thats all? Yearly change and 10k miles are must for most vehicle
Yes

bladest

How much in terms of Litres oil car can accept ?
Thanks for clarification.

peasodos

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The engine takes a full 7 quarts(6.62 L) which puts you below max on the dipstick, no need to measure anything. I think between min and max on the dipstick it's a full quart difference. Manual says 6.8 or something like that but 7 is in the dipstick normal range.

bladest

Thanks for that great information )))))

LSSAH

I am currently using AMSOIL Signature series 0W-20 for my GS350 F sport with great result. You can use any major brand Synthetic 0W-20 oil should be find. I just want to use the best oil possible for my vehicles

bladest

Did you notice any difference between regular toyota /lexus oils 0w-20 and signature series from amsoil ?

peasodos

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My 450h has 111k miles. First 60K miles previous owner did the oil changes at the dealer. After that I used Mobile 1. Zero issues and the car runs great.

In real world driving the difference between the major brands ect. oil is negligible. You'll get a few hp just changing the dirty oil with fresh oil that's about it. Most of the price your paying for brand name and marketing.

bladest

Great,also ,what filters do you change with your oil , oil filter,petrol filter and pollen filter or something else

peasodos

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For all the filters I just use the Lexus/Toyota ones out of habit, but nothing wrong with aftermarket.

bladest

oil,petrol filter,pollen filter , are there other filters which you replace ?

peasodos

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oil filter, engine air filter, in cabin air filter, that's all you need for regular maintenance.

I also just buy the OEM wiper blade rubber inserts and just change the rubber part of the blades once a year.

bladest

i am using Piaa wiper blades at the moment made from silicon but oem stuff is the best for most things.

i know its sound stupid but do you buy your genuine parts online or you go to some specific dealers here in bg we dont have any dealers only toyota,
if possible can someone provide me link where you buy your genuine parts in the usa so i can take a look?
Genuine parts only from dealership online site or something ?