Originally Posted by littlehulkster
Originally Posted by SubieRubyRoo
Originally Posted by littlehulkster
Toyota OEM oil (aka TGMO) is also excellent and generally sells for less than Idemitsu, while also being more readily available in the US. Shop around a little before you get the Idemitsu.
Sheet, where are you finding this? The best deal I have found on TGMO is like $80 shipped for 12 quarts from eBay (no Toyota dealers within worthwhile driving distance), or about $7.33/qt. I can buy Eco Medalist 5qt from Amazon for about $26 delivered. Considering the big changes in TGMO some of the VOAs have shown, I'd rather buy something that isn't likely to change in formulation before the the next time I buy it. If you can get it for less than $5/qt delivered and you live near a Toyota dealer, it may be a worthwhile purchase.
Well, maybe you've found a better supplier, but the Eco Medalist 5qt I found on Amazon was
$39, not $26 for 5qts. which puts it at around $8 (7.80 to be precise) a qt.
Meanwhile, TGMO with free shipping on Amazon is 80 for a case of 12, which equals $6.66 a qt.
I think your math was just off on the TGMO. It's actually a really good deal for what it is.
Originally Posted by PimTac
Or you can make it easier and cheaper and buy Mobil Super Synthetic. It's practically the same oil. Mobil makes TGMO for the North America market.
AFAIK the additive packs are way different, and TGMO has a huge 700+ PPM slug of moly, which is way more than any Mobil branded oil.
https://www.idemitsulubricants.com/zepro
There are two oils that Idemitsu oils for 0w-20 that can be confused here when purchasing. The one you want to compare with TGMO is Zepro with moly. Check the price on that one...