What Oil Is Best For Corolla T Sport 1.8vvtl-i

[b1gpkr001]

what oil is best to use for a toyota corolla 1.8 vvtl-i 2zz-ge engine?

thanks

[b1gpkr001]

any one? what oil do you use?

[farhanali89]

Many owners have used Mobil 1 0w-40 i have recently changed the oil in my car for the same oil Mobil 1 0w-40 and it runs very nice!

[nrgizerbunny]

Mobil 1, nothing else

[khants]

hi.

i just change from 5w-30 to 5w-50 .they saying fir vvtl-i 5w 50 its beter then 5w 40.i juat change for Mobil 1. 5w 50 its very somth

[cabcurtains]

Dont forget to change the oil freqently as well!

10k Minimum more frequently if you can afford/dont mind the hassle.

[-T- Sport]

Mobil 1 0W40 for me too!

[superjim42]

which one would i use for my 1.6? same as you guys or something else? i dont knw which one i got right now my dad tops up the oil every now and then but i never seen the which one it is loll

[nrgizerbunny]

well mobil1 isn't going to do any harm. i use it in my lawnmower, so it'll do in your 1.6

[blackcts]

I'm running Toyota Genuine Semi Synthetic motor oil in my car at the minute, its available in 5w30/10w40 both will be perfect for your car. Any decent brand semi synthetic will do the trick, Millers being quite good.

The Mobil 1 is probably good stuff, but Toyota built the car so i just go with what they say I wouldnt recommend fully synthetic if your car has higher miles and ran semi synthetic its whole life.

I also change the oil every 5k

[Ian15]

what oil is best to use for a toyota corolla 1.8 vvtl-i 2zz-ge engine?

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[Omasis`]

Mobil 1 0W-40 for me aswell

[Norfolk n Chance]

Castrol Edge 5W-30

[ae102]

Here's an article posted at Jobbers and it looks like Valvoline is calling out M/E on it's Katrina formulation of M1. If Valvoline has their facts right, the M1 oil is not meeting API specs and instead of paying a premium price and getting premium results, you'd be paying more but getting far less than any API SM oil out there....even the $.99 a qt stuff.

Valvoline Hold its Ground and Turns up the Heat

As reported in the July 24, 2008 issue of Jobbers World Online News, Valvoline launched a national advertising campaign that takes on competitor Mobil 1. The centerpiece of the campaign claim Valvoline SynPower has "four times better wear protection than Mobil 1."

According to Valvoline, the claim is based on the industry standard Sequence IVA test. The Sequence IVA is the industry standard test for determining wear performance of an engine oil and is required to meet the API SL and SM requirements. Multiple tests showed that Valvoline SynPower provided four times better wear protection than Mobil 1, as measured in these tests of 5W-30 grades.

ExxonMobil responded to the claim by saying it was "not aware of any accurate technical data to support the claim" and they requested Valvoline provide the "substantiating data to support this claim immediately."

Rather than backing down, Valvoline is holding its ground, and turns up the heat.

Marketers say the received a letter from Valvoline providing additional information and data to support Valvoline SynPower's significant performance advantage versus Mobil 1. In addition, marketers say the letter turns the table on ExxonMobil's challenge and Valvoline is now challenging ExxonMobil's claim for its Mobil 1 5W-30.

According to the letter, Valvoline says the company conducted a number of tests and commissioned an independent laboratory to evaluate the performance of SynPower and Mobil 1 in the Sequence IVA wear test. Marketers were told the tests were run on a 5W-30 since it's the top selling grade.

Now for the interesting part...

According to a letter Valvoline marketers received, the result from Valvoline's testing indicate:

* Valvoline SynPower's 5W-30 wear performance is at least four times better than Mobil 1 5W-30

* Mobil 1 5W-30 does not meet minimum API SM or ILSAC GF-4 specification because of its inferior performance in the Sequence IVA wear test

The letter reportedly goes on to say that Valvoline notified ExxonMobil of the failed test results in September and that the company take appropriate action regarding their claim that Mobil 1 meets ILSAC GF-4 and API SM specifications, or provide substantiation that they in fact meet these specifications.

As of today, Valvoline told JobbersWorld, ExxonMobil has been silent.

Regardless, the independent testing PAID for by Valvoline shows it reduces wear by 4 times that of M1. All I can say is that M1 has not been turning in the lowest wear metals and frankly, can be beat by most any common dino oil. As most of you know, M1 is not a Gp IV base anymore and is a dino synthetic.

Mobils response:

http://www.jobbersworld.com/December%2018,%202008.htm

Sounds pretty limp wristed to me.

Here's the Sequence IVA test

http://www.swri.org/4org/d08/GasTest...st/default.htm

this has been covered many times. i use valvoline after switching from mobil1 around 6 years ago. i find mobil1 over priced and you can get better for a lot less money as long as you dont use the likes of Halfords. from the above article seems the experts agree!

[Rez89]

Castrol GTX fully synthetic 10w-40 thats my choice

[nrgizerbunny]

afaik you can't buy Mobil 1 5w30 in the UK anyway. The only stuff they have is 0w40 or some inferior stuff that isn't Mobil 1. hence the stuff about non compliance with API is not appropriate.

[choading]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...yId_165581#dtab

[Parts-King]

5W 30 semi synthetic............Unless you have money burning a hole in your pocket, then buy fully synthetic. It is NOT a requirement to have fully synthetic

Kingo

[Toyota Red]

Costco sell Mobil 1 0w-40 for £20 /4 Litres (Chester branch). Maybe they do it all over. Less than Halfords(£40+), and a bit over half local motor factor(£35).