Strut filling question

[Joe_C]

What should i fill my strut housing with? The box just says oil, can i use some spare 10W30 or is there something special?

[RideMr2]

Bit confused?

Are you talking about?
Example:

Replacing your oem/factory (oil) strut assembly with a gas (say NAPA parts) cartridge, and wonder what kind of oil to put inside?

If this is it, a little 10w30 is fine, or whatever you have will do.

If you are talking about trying to repressurize the oem struts someway/somehow with oil, I dunno.

I used bilstein strut assembly when I changed out my struts. All I had to do was switch over the oem springs, boot, and top, along with some new sway bar links. It was SO MUCH EASIER, plus they look great.


NOTE: THESE DO NOT COME WITH THE NICE BLUE BOOTS, THEY COME WITH NO BOOTS...
GREAT PRICE THOUGH.

http://replacement..com/parts//quote.jsp?year=1991&product=L3000-108817&application=000476737∂=Strut%20Assembly&dp= true

[RideMr2]

No Picture of these, but each came with 2 new nuts, and the bars are thicker along the middle than the oem ones. No complaints.

http://replacement..com/parts//quote.jsp?year=1991&product=L1030-140608&application=000713452∂=Sway%20Bar%20Link&dp =false

[ToyotaTechGeek]

use as light of an oil as you can find. it's usually 5W. the reason it's even in there is to help cool the strut. a heavier oil won't dissipate as well.