Oil for toyota rav4 2008

I blame the manufacturers and suppliers for some of the confusion around oil and the specification as its usually in thier interest to get people to change.

Terry.

The fact that you have got the dealer to agree to change your oil can only be a benefit, after all you are getting a bit more protection up to your next service from newer oil, so I'm not criticising what you have achieved. However, and this is for anyone else left wondering, the service specification from Toyota is here (FHV = 180 engine, FTV = 140 engine);

You see there is no mention here of viscosity, only of the basic requirement of the oil which is indicated by the letters (and also as some would have us believe that the DPF engined vehicles do not require an oil with a different spec'. I think they omitted to say "might benefit from"). The viscosity recommendation is in the manual as shown here;

You can see that it says;

"SAE 5W-30 is the best choice for good fuel economy and good starting in cold weather.

If you use 10W-30 or a higher viscosity engine oil in extremely low temperatures, the engine may become difficult to start, so so SAE 5W-30 engine oil is recommended."

Now look at the chart with the temp scale. You can see that the 5W-30 has an operating range starting at less than -29C to more than 38C. -29C!!! - this is for the far north and nothing in the UK. You can also see that oils with a cold viscosity of 10W are perfectly acceptable at temps in excess of -18C and this is still OK for the UK even allowing for some freak cold snap.

What I am trying to say is yes, 5W-30 is the best all round viscosity but it reaches far wider than our operating envelope so don't get too concerned about oil with a slightly different rating. It needs to meet the spec indicated by the letters and this appears on the keg/bottle. Some fuel saving benefit me be derived from the point of cold starting but this is gone at normal temperature (or what is measurable). Toyota most certainly do not "only specify 5W-30" as Castrol would have us believe.

You can see that even 15W and 20W oils are still OK for use in the UK but these may take longer to get around the engine following a cold start and used to be responsible for sludging and other emission problems (maybe they now have additives to surpress those problems).

Mine always gets Morris 5W-30 but if I could only get a good quality 10W-40 (like Magnatec) at the time of an oil change I wouldn't be the least bit concerned.

Oh and incidentally, Toyota do not produce automotive lubricants. Niether do any of the fuel companies. Motor oil is blended by specialist oil companies like Morris, Castrol, Fuchs (Silkolene) etc. Any oil you see in a Shell or BP or Halfords or Toyota etc have been blended and packaged by one of the afore mentioned or another specialist company.

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Recommended transmission fluids for my 2008 Rav4

Product Name	Note	Capacities	Product Description	Product
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Differential for my Toyota Rav4

Product Name	Note	Capacities	Product Description	Product
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