1JZGTE VVTI - Oil Brand and Grade

[Shiznt]

Hey guys,

What oil do you guys recommend for your 1JZGTE VVTI?

Brand and grade

[archon]

I used Castrol Edge 5w30 since 90,000kms. Now at 125,000kms and have switched to Penrite HPR5 (5w40) as the engine is a little older, plus I wanted to use the same oil across all of my cars, but mainly because Castrol kept cranking the price up on the Edge stuff (retail was about $50 for 5 litres in 2010, now about $85).

I change the oil and filter every 5,000kms, with negligible oil usage between changes.

[ch4sernz]

I have also used castrol edge 5w30 for the last 50,000km
Changed oil and filter every 5,000km
Looking to change to a 10w40 next time round

[Tofu]

I use whatever is on special as long as it's from a reputable brand.
In the last 6 months i've used:

Valvoline VR-1 - 10W-30 (3000km)
Motul 300v - 10W-40 (3000km)

This weekends oil change will be
Penrite HPR 10 - 10W-50

None have given me problems at all. Motul 300v smells like delicious

[FLAWLES]

i was going to ask what people thought of castrol edge
im a castrol agent and get all that stuff cheap, but doing independent oil tests on some castrol oils ( agricultural and heavy diesel oils ) i am rather dubious of putting it in my 1j, trans and hydraulic miss haps are always high, i know different grade oil etc but it tends to put you off

thoughts would be nice

at the moment im using Total Quartz 7000 which is a good hard wearing oil and never had any issues with it


doing a oil test is well worth the money, you will be surprised at some brands at how fast they break down

[ch4sernz]

I have had a good run with Castrol edge
No metallic sheen
Nice and clean
No burning smell

Haven't sent away a sample though

Did consider running John Deere +50 though haha now that's some good oil

[PSIBRG]

I don't have a vvti but I've used Valvoline VR-1 the last 3-4 changes in both my cars and it's always come out reasonably nice and clean looking. As opposed to Castrol GTX which I used to run all the time, cheap but it always came out black.

[Matt K]

valvoline engine armour 10w-30

34 bucks for 6 litres from k-mart.

used to run castrol edge, but thats 90 bucks for 5L, which is incredibly retarded.

[xMRWHIPPIEx]

Just bringing this old thread back, my 1jz gte vvti has done 108,000kms.

in terms of viscosity, what do you guys recommend, 10w30 or 10w40?

i am leaning towards 10w40 just because the engine is getting older now, but any thoughts are most welcome.

[yakuza]

Just bringing this old thread back, my 1jz gte vvti has done 108,000kms.

in terms of viscosity, what do you guys recommend, 10w30 or 10w40?

i am leaning towards 10w40 just because the engine is getting older now, but any thoughts are most welcome.

108,000 kms for a vvti 1jz is nothing. As long as you service it and maintain it properly, it should last you well beyond 200,000 kms