Great Deal on Mobil 1
#21
Re: Great Deal on Mobil 1
They did have the Mobil 1, 5-20W, 5 quart container, as well at Walmart. It was the same price - $22. They told me when I picked up my TCH about a month ago that it came with Snythetic oil in it ... they didn't say the weight, but assume it was probably 5-20W. Thinking old school, you were suppose to run synthetic oil in a car until it was broke in, but guess that has changed and now it is okay.
#22
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Old school went out in the late 70's. Most upper end cars now come with a factory fill of synthetic oil. The TCH has 0w-20 from the factory and will take either that or 5w-20 "per the manual". They are prefered to help out the mileage rating on the car.
Last edited by GeorgiaHybrid; 09-28-2009 at 09:04 PM. Reason: fixed weight to read 5w-20 instead of 0w-20
#23
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Thanks GeorgiaHybrid for the info on the 0-20W from the factory. That's what I will replace it with on my first oil change. I've been a Pennz Oil user for 30 plus years in all my vehicles, but will probably change to Mobile 1 as I'm not sure that Pennz Oil makes the 0-20W synthetic -- at least I didn't see it at 3 different car part stores I stopped in this weekend. Walmart did have the Pennzoil Platimum but it was only 5-20W.
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#27
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I heard this on another board. The critics are saying this is a strategic mistake if they're going to require a change every 5k miles or less. Another comment was that the interval was going to be extended to 10k miles.
But I have a hard time seeing Toyota allowing that.
With the forced use of expensive synthetic, alot of people will be ripped off by dealers pumping bulk into their engines.
But I have a hard time seeing Toyota allowing that.
With the forced use of expensive synthetic, alot of people will be ripped off by dealers pumping bulk into their engines.
#30
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Yes, I understand that is the case. I haven't crawled under the car to find it yet. I see in other threads people are saying there is a special tool to remove the canister.