Motor oil used for your fortuners?

**PATSYS50** · January 30th, 2011 07:11 PM

Dear Toyota Fortuner owners...

What kind of motor oil does your casa use for your vehicle?

Fully sythetic
Semi synthetic
Mineral

The reason for asking is that my Isuzu dealer said I should not use fully syunthetic or semi synthetic on my Alterra because these are not good for diesel engines with turbo.

Is this also the case for your Fortuners?

**granro01** · January 31st, 2011 02:17 PM

I'm using multi-grade 15W-50 API CI4. The highest so far available mineral oil available in the country-Valvoline brand. In the states available na ang API CJ. Synthetics kasi sometimes mababa API rating sa diesel parang API CH lang sya.

**weisshorn** · January 31st, 2011 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by PATSYS50

Dear Toyota Fortuner owners...

What kind of motor oil does your casa use for your vehicle?

Fully sythetic
Semi synthetic
Mineral

The reason for asking is that my Isuzu dealer said I should not use fully syunthetic or semi synthetic on my Alterra because these are not good for diesel engines with turbo.

Is this also the case for your Fortuners?

hmmmn, di ko yata alam ito. Sure ako na hindi pwede synthetic oil may turbo man o wala kapag break-in period pa ang makina. Di kaya binobola ka lang nag kausap mo o kaya ay may nakapagsabi rin lang sa kanya?

1st gen tucson wgt manual specifies CF4 or higher, vgt naman CH4 or higher.

**trucker111** · January 31st, 2011 03:27 PM

so mineral based oil 15w-40 lang pag break in?
after break in, puede na fully synthetic?

**vinj** · January 31st, 2011 03:45 PM

Almost any modern API rated, multigrade oil should be fine with your engine.

What matters more is that you follow the required maintenance schedules such as changing oil and oil filter every 5,000kms, etc. is followed.

**weisshorn** · February 1st, 2011 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by trucker111

so mineral based oil 15w-40 lang pag break in?
after break in, puede na fully synthetic?

Yan nga po palagi ang sinasabi ng mga synthetic oil maker. Ito ang sinasabi sa FAQ Royal Purple Website :

Can I put Royal Purple into my brand new car?
Yes. Royal Purple currently offers many viscosity grades of API-licensed motor oils. To allow for proper break-in of the engine, Royal Purple recommends waiting until the manufacturer’s first scheduled oil change or a minimum of 2,000 miles in new gasoline engines. Allow 8,000 to 10,000 miles before using Royal Purple in diesel engines.
(note: Underline is mine).

For link of the article : http://www.royalpurple.com/faqs-motor-oil.html

**wendellburug** · February 2nd, 2011 05:30 PM

I used Mobil 1 fully synthetic with super synthetic tech. 5w50 on my Toyota and Mitsu.

**likot** · February 3rd, 2011 11:14 AM

Sa 15000 km pms ka lang pwede mag fully synthetic. Kasi kung gagamit ka ng fully synthetic sa 5000 pms di maganda break-in mo. Di pa kasi masyado hulmado mga piston mo dito kelangan mahulma pa using mineral oil usually 20w-40.