Mineral , semi synthetic or fully synthetic?

[sylphunter]

hello mga masters

ask ko lang if may naka experience na po sa inyo mag switch ng

API SM to API SN and saw / experienced any significant difference?

thanks po

[StockEngine]

not that significant in theory. even my 2014 car only requires api-sl.

tbh i havent seen any api-sm oils..

whats the vehicle in question?

api-sm 2010 and older
api-sn this is somewhat current
api-snrc this is current.




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[sylphunter]

vios po na 3rd gen

since my odo is expected to hit 15,000km this saturday, i had to look for replacement baldwin bt223

the other guy whom i bought it from last year suddenly does not respond anymore so looked for another

too bad the only seller i found requires me to buy oil along with the filter (understandable since COD for a single filter is just not worth it)

unfortunately the best oil he offers is a fully synthetic API SM one (ZIC XQ 5w40)

my engine is currently loaded with Helix 7 (which is API SN)

[StockEngine]

what does your owners manual say? does it require api-sn or older?



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[sylphunter]

what does your owners manual say? does it require api-sn or older?



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SL, SM and SN are allowed on the manual

just wanted to know if there are any easily felt (non placebo) effects between SM and SN

[StockEngine]

nada...

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[sylphunter]

thank you po sa info

[Mask Rider Blac]

vios po na 3rd gen

since my odo is expected to hit 15,000km this saturday, i had to look for replacement baldwin bt223

the other guy whom i bought it from last year suddenly does not respond anymore so looked for another

too bad the only seller i found requires me to buy oil along with the filter (understandable since COD for a single filter is just not worth it)

unfortunately the best oil he offers is a fully synthetic API SM one (ZIC XQ 5w40)

my engine is currently loaded with Helix 7 (which is API SN)

May nakita ako sa shopee na nagbibenta ng baldwin filters. Free shipping pag P500 and up.

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[willownavarro]

Is it better to get Toyota's synthetic oil an 654/L but every 10,000kms and change interval, rather than the regular one na every 5k kms?

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[ninjababez]

Is it better to get Toyota's synthetic oil an 654/L but every 10,000kms and change interval, rather than the regular one na every 5k kms?

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may nabasa ako dito na mas maganda parin mineral with shorter interval vs. synthetic with longer interval. pero case to case din like red_one, iirc once a year sya magpalit (fully synthetic) kasi low mileage per year use nya.