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Most Toyota's come with 0W20 TGMO synthetic.
Synthetics and breaking in engines
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Originally Posted By: rideahorse
It tells me that syn oil is just a marketing gimmick. It is no better or worse than dino oil. It just makes your wallet a lot lighter.
One can get extended drains on synthetic that would be problematic on conventional. And that's one remaining reason why synthetic is bad for a new engine break in (as in on a rebuild). If you're running the first fill for only a very short period of time, such as 50 miles or less, doing it with $10 a litre oil is pretty darned foolish.
It tells me that syn oil is just a marketing gimmick. It is no better or worse than dino oil. It just makes your wallet a lot lighter.
One can get extended drains on synthetic that would be problematic on conventional. And that's one remaining reason why synthetic is bad for a new engine break in (as in on a rebuild). If you're running the first fill for only a very short period of time, such as 50 miles or less, doing it with $10 a litre oil is pretty darned foolish.
You're supposed to break a new engine in on a mono grade for 20 minutes, then drain and fill with fresh mono grade for 300 miles. After that, a multi-grade conventional for one regular OCI.
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
You're supposed to break a new engine in on a mono grade for 20 minutes, then drain and fill with fresh mono grade for 300 miles. After that, a multi-grade conventional for one regular OCI.
The car manufacturers use multi grade these days.
You're supposed to break a new engine in on a mono grade for 20 minutes, then drain and fill with fresh mono grade for 300 miles. After that, a multi-grade conventional for one regular OCI.
The car manufacturers use multi grade these days.
Originally Posted By: CT8
The car manufacturers use multi grade these days.
Good crimany sakes! I barely got that posted before you responded. You're operating on a hair trigger!
The car manufacturers use multi grade these days.
Good crimany sakes! I barely got that posted before you responded. You're operating on a hair trigger!
high speed glazing???? Maybe the brakes but not the engine.
If you are talking ring seating (?), it all depends on the ring. Plasma rings seat easy, Iron rings can be touchy. It all comes down to cylinder wall finish. A hone pattern that will make a set of pressure backed plasma rings happy, prolly will not seat a set of plain iron high tension rings...
Dykes rings, Keystone rings, all these have very specific cylinder wall finishes. And that finish determines the oil needed. Not the guy behind the wheel...
Dykes rings, Keystone rings, all these have very specific cylinder wall finishes. And that finish determines the oil needed. Not the guy behind the wheel...
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