TCH oil reviews in Canada?

[Madmak-TCH50]

Hi all,

Changing the oil in my "new to me" 50th Anniversary Edition TCH and wanted to see if any others have had experiene with different oils in cold climates. I'm a fan of the Rotella T6 5W-40 synthetic for most all my other vehicles and bikes but chose Penzoil Platinum 0W-20 for the TCH. Spoke with a dealership in Calgary an they said most owners use the shop's 0W-20 and some just use the shop's 5W-20 (taxi drivers especially) due to cost.

Any advice or experience out there?

[jetttstream]

Toyota moved to the 0w-20 recently for most of their vehicles and extended the range to 10k miles.

I am using Mobil 1 0w-20 here in USA b/c most auto stores sell 5 quarts and a Mobil 1 oil filter for $29.99 + tax which is cheaper than a dealership synthetic change by far.

I haven't read anything bad on the Penz Plat and would probably use it in my vehicle if given the chance.

I also was going to try the www.eneos.us 0w-20 japanese oil next.

However It's going to take me 8-9 months to hit 10k miles.

All that said there is nothing wrong with using the dino oil 5w-20 every 5k miles. You'll just suffer some very small percentage of mileage like 0.5 or 1%.

I like the synthetic b/c of the constant start-stop the TCH engine goes through.

-Mike

[Pipemajor]

Originally Posted by jetttstream

I am using Mobil 1 0w-20 here in USA b/c most auto stores sell 5 quarts and a Mobil 1 oil filter for $29.99 + tax which is cheaper than a dealership synthetic change by far.

I like the synthetic b/c of the constant start-stop the TCH engine goes through.

-Mike

Unless you got the "free" 24 month maintenance package deal.

I switched to Mobil 1 0W-20 when I took our '10 TCH in for it's first oil change. The coupon covers the dealer change but cost me $8.50 or so to get the synthetic upgrade.

I live in a cold climate so the better viscosity of the synthetic is a nice bonus in the winter. We exhibit "severe" driving habits with mostly short trips so I've still been practicing the 5k change routine. That's only 3 changes per year for us.

When is Toyota going to update their silly MID reminder for the new intervals? It still is set for 5k. I know how to turn ours off but it's a pain for those who follow official Toyota guidelines and practice 10k change intervals.

[Madmak-TCH50]

0W-20 is hard to locate here, and expensive. I found only a few brands and only in quart jugs. Mobil was $17.95 per quart at a discount part store. The Pennzoil was still $9.95. I'm sold on the 0W-20 full synthetic and DIY 5000 km change intervals in Calgary climate.

Anyone used Rotella T6 in the TCH?