What Kind of Oil to use?

[ICUFG]

a note on toyota engines, I recommend using synthetic oil(change every 3 to 4k miles) , I have been in car industry a long time and I have seen a lot of toyota engines sludged up. For those of you who dont understand, toyota sucks when it comes to engine heat, it has a lot of aluminum parts and it heats up so much that it thickens the oil thier for sludge builds up in the oil pan. I saw a Lexus ES300 with 30K miles onit that would no longer start because of the Sludge. Ask any toyota mechanic and he will tell you the same about the sludge. If you dont believe me look at a oil cap on a older camry around 100K you will see the sludge forming in the cap. I love toyotas i have a 00 solara and a 89 camry, but make sure that your oil is changed regularly specaily if you drive HARD.

[happy_aggies]

Is there a way to clean the sludge up oil?

Engine flush perhaps?

[ICUFG]

some dealerships offer a sludge cleanup, they usually will drain the oil and run transmission oil in it and pull the oil pan off and clean it, it is very thin and gets it out pretty good. I dont recommend it. If you can prove that you changed your oil regularly and performed all scheduled maintenance toyota will do some thing to correct it dont know what, but it might just be trans oil in your engine. I seriously doubt they will give an engine, I think that would be the only fix is a new engine. By the way I think that the warranty is eight years from date of purchase if your engine gels. I havnt ever heard of any engine replacements after the regular warranty period, considering that engine geling usually only happens till after 60K.

[ICUFG]

O also i recommend the TRD radiator cap it increases the pressure in the system there for better engine cooling.

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LOL

[Flipside909]

a note on toyota engines, I recommend using synthetic oil(change every 3 to 4k miles) , I have been in car industry a long time and I have seen a lot of toyota engines sludged up. For those of you who dont understand, toyota sucks when it comes to engine heat, it has a lot of aluminum parts and it heats up so much that it thickens the oil thier for sludge builds up in the oil pan. I saw a Lexus ES300 with 30K miles onit that would no longer start because of the Sludge. Ask any toyota mechanic and he will tell you the same about the sludge. If you dont believe me look at a oil cap on a older camry around 100K you will see the sludge forming in the cap. I love toyotas i have a 00 solara and a 89 camry, but make sure that your oil is changed regularly specaily if you drive HARD.

Sludge is from people who don't change their oil on a regular constant basis. Also sludge is more likely to form in engines that aren't driven long distances often. If the 1MZ-FE powered vehicle is mainly driven short distances less than 20 mins of driving, those cars are more likely to sludge because of unburned moisture that condenses in the motor overnight. My friend...I will not mention his name...has used synthetic on his Solara since it was brand new...but he likes to "extend" his oil changes beyond the normal range. He thinks 8-10k miles with synthetic is good. Well hate to say it...but he's developed minors sludging because of it. It's not a matter of what oil you put in your motor, it's how often you change it and regularly maintain your car. I have a 95 Avalon XLS (1MZ-FE) with 105,000 miles still using Castrol GTX 10w30 and Toyota oil fiter...NO SLUDGE. My 70,600 mile 99 Solara SE V6 5spd is sludgeless. Proof is in the maintenance, not the type of oil you use.

[Flipside909]

O also i recommend the TRD radiator cap it increases the pressure in the system there for better engine cooling.

That's actually an age old hoax. You get better engine cooling from a properly maintained cooling system. A TRD radiator cap won't help a cooling system with a corroded radiator and old fluid. Think about it.

[ICUFG]

whos talking about what kind of oil and whos talking about corroded radiator, man im just saying sludge can be in any car but statisics show toyotas are number in sludging if you dont believe me ask any certified toyota tech. And remember i have to camrys also one with 110K and no sludge in it. just wanted to warn lazy people that love their toyota to make sure that they do it every 3K miles. And the radiator cap does work. If you want effective get a muti row racing Griffin radiator, one of my friends uses it in his 500hp 300zx.

[Flipside909]

And the radiator cap does work. If you want effective get a muti row racing Griffin radiator, one of my friends uses it in his 500hp 300zx.

Haha, you go do that for your 1MZ-FE. My radiator is efficient enough with what I drive my car for. That's great that it works. So does my OEM Denso one. Show me proof that your higher pressure TRD badged radiator cap increases the efficiency of your stock radiator? Yes you are increasing the boiling point since stock cap is at 7lbs and 18 for the TRD one. What does that really do for your OEM components...not much. Just more boilover on the reservoir cap.

We're talking Camry and Solara 1MZ-FE here...not your friend's 500hp VG and VQ engines. Sheesh.

[Flipside909]

Here's more insight on the TRD Radiator Cap theory on a discussion we had several months back. Keep in mind there are several Toyota knowledgeable people who have chimed in. Hotwheelharmer is a Certified Toyota Mechanic and Carnesman is a regular at the Supra boards.

http://www.camryclub.org/forums/showthr ... t=radiator

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k....flipside some insight on this please. everyone keeps on saying change ur oil every 3K miles, but my car manual says to change every 5k-7.5k. i heard its cuz my car is newer and that's how they are built now. am i correct on this?....am i ok wit changing my oil every 5k. i do normal driving. i am also very light footed on my car, unless i take it to the tracks. that's pretty much the only times i gas it.

thanx again
Michael

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[ericatdallas]

k....flipside some insight on this please. everyone keeps on saying change ur oil every 3K miles, but my car manual says to change every 5k-7.5k. i heard its cuz my car is newer and that's how they are built now. am i correct on this?....am i ok wit changing my oil every 5k. i do normal driving. i am also very light footed on my car, unless i take it to the tracks. that's pretty much the only times i gas it.

thanx again
Michael

Are you sure you have normal driving? Most people think they drive normal but if you look at the description for normal and severe and you live in the city you probably drive under "severe" conditions because of the stop and go traffic. Also, if you live in the country, you probably also drive in "severe" because of all the dust.

Normal driving is when you drive it mostly highway miles.