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ILSAC GF-6A engine oil

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by Foothills, Dec 15, 2022.

  1. Dec 15, 2022 at 5:28 PM
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    Foothills

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    Wondering if ILSAC GF-6A engine oil is now recommended in the manual for use in 2022 and 2023 4runners ? Thanks.
     
  2. Dec 15, 2022 at 7:04 PM
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    Yes, it is.
     
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    Any off the shelf brand of the correct viscosity will work well.
     
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    Same viscosity index, different base and additives package.
     
  6. Dec 17, 2022 at 11:58 AM
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    It says Toyota even though they don’t make oil. :D
     
  8. Dec 19, 2022 at 2:40 AM
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    Was of the opinion that Mobil was the best of oils. However its got too many cleaning additives in the synthetic line.
    Running Mobil synthetic in older engines over >75k miles seems to result in oil leakages.

    May be wrong. but have experienced these in the past.
     
  10. Dec 19, 2022 at 8:16 AM
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    kmeeg

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    According to "car care nut" 0W20 Toyota oil and Mobile1 is the best. So I would go with that.
     
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    Maybe I saw a different video (totally possible because he makes many of them and the subject matter overlaps) but I remember him saying to use any good quality name brand oil of the right viscosity and specification, and that the glamor oils (Redline, Amsoil, etc.) offered no significant advantage. He stressed that changing your oil is much more important than which oil you choose.
     
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  12. Dec 19, 2022 at 2:17 PM
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    And change the oil at 5,000 mile intervals.
     

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