what oil to use for a 07 camry and up

[mlk9889]

i have called many toyota dealerships across the country and i am using past experience in the car business to tell you my recommendations. i recommend using 5W-30 Mobil 1 full synthetic oil. the oil filter that i would use is toyota's oil filter. now you might say oil is oil and filters are filters, i should know, i have been in the car business for 10 years.
yes, a car that i am going to keep for less than 20,000 miles, i put the cheapest oil i can get. for my family members who keep cars 100,000 plus...trust me...you can tell the difference. you can tell the difference with the performance and the "no smoke" issue.
i do recommend 4 cylinder camrys. every once in awhile toyota makes a bad 6 cylinder....can you believe it. stick with the 4 cylinder...cheaper to replace, cheaper to drive...easier on your transmission.

[JSM1284]

4-Cyl:
Engine Oil Type

*Use Toyota approved "Toyota Genuine Motor Oil" or equivalent to satisfy the following grade and viscosity.


GRADE: API grade SL Energy-Conserving or ILSAC multigrade engine oilRECOMMENDED OIL VISCOSITY: SAE 5W-20 or 0W-20


6-Cyl:
Engine Oil Type

*Use Toyota approved "Toyota Genuine Motor Oil" or equivalent to satisfy the following grade and viscosity.


GRADE: API grade SL Energy-Conserving or ILSAC multigrade engine oilRECOMMENDED OIL VISCOSITY: SAE 5W-30.

[TRD VVTi]

I agree that using a quality synthetic oil is beneficial. So is using a quality oil filter.

I don't agree that you should change oil weights to anything other than what the manufacturer recommends, however.

Welcome to TN. That's an odd first post.

[darksparkz]

Originally Posted by JSM1284

4-Cyl:
Engine Oil Type

*Use Toyota approved "Toyota Genuine Motor Oil" or equivalent to satisfy the following grade and viscosity.


GRADE: API grade SL Energy-Conserving or ILSAC multigrade engine oilRECOMMENDED OIL VISCOSITY: SAE 5W-20 or 0W-20


6-Cyl:
Engine Oil Type

*Use Toyota approved "Toyota Genuine Motor Oil" or equivalent to satisfy the following grade and viscosity.


GRADE: API grade SL Energy-Conserving or ILSAC multigrade engine oilRECOMMENDED OIL VISCOSITY: SAE 5W-30.

Odd, I thought there was a TSB released allowing the 6-Cyl, or 2GR engines to use 5W-20.

[Erock08SE]

arent toyota engines made to be used with regular oil? toyota's arent bmws or benz's.

[JSM1284]

[njerald]

The monthly "what oil do I use" thread...........

arent toyota engines made to be used with regular oil?

regular????? oil???????????

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by JSM1284

Agreed.

The search function would serve someone well in this situation.

[Mike Murrell]

Originally Posted by mlk9889

every once in awhile toyota makes a bad 6 cylinder.

Every once in awhile they make a bad 4 cyl. as well.

[Erock08SE]

By regular i mean not syntechic, i dont know what so hard to understand, no need to go around trying to sound like you know everything and putting people down for a comment.

Originally Posted by njerald

The monthly "what oil do I use" thread...........

arent toyota engines made to be used with regular oil?

regular????? oil???????????

[njerald]

Of course you can use dino oil.