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    #1
    Which of the two engine oil rating has the best protection under Philippine road condition?

    Both will be Fully Synthetic in nature...

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    depends on your engine. check your user's manual for the optimal oil weight to be used in your car.

    for example, the the rav4 1.8L 1zz-fe engine's optimal oil is a 5w-30. while the rav4 2.0L 1az-fe engine's optimal oil is 10w-40.

    to determine your the optimal oil, check which oil has the broadest / widest coverage of temperatures. though you can safely rule off temperatures of below 0 deg C here in our country.

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    i'd go for 5w30 or 10w50 if available. mainit dito kaya di syado recommended low viscosity oil afaik.

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    Mazdamazda, My ride is an altis 1.6 3zz-fe. Im planning to get Mobil1 Supersyn 0w-40 or Castrol Syntec 5w-30. Dont know which of the two is better. Both will be Fully Synthetic in nature.

    Which will you choose?

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    Aside from what was mentioned above, you can ask what the toyota dealers use for synthetic oil. Think the toyota synth oil is a 5w40.
    My suggestion is to use a 5w40 or 5w50 or 10w30 full synth. Don't think castrol Syntec is a true "full synth" oil based on comments from the oil forums.

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    mobil 1 0w-40 is excellent oil!

    2 thumbs up!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hytan
    Mazdamazda, My ride is an altis 1.6 3zz-fe. Im planning to get Mobil1 Supersyn 0w-40 or Castrol Syntec 5w-30. Dont know which of the two is better. Both will be Fully Synthetic in nature.

    Which will you choose?
    5w-30 a full synthetic? better check it out... it might be a semi-synth only.

    if you want better gas consumption - i'd go with the 5w-30. i think that the zz series engine is designed to handle 5w-30 (unlike the az series).

    but if you plan on keeping your ride for a LONG time, go with the mobil1 0w-40 (what am using right now). toyota shaw-ortigas uses that kind of full-synth oil.

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    I'll be using Mobil1 sa ZZ engine ko. Mas may tiwala ako kay Mobil1 0W-40 rather than Havoline Energy 5W-30 because im planning to use my car a long time.

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    #9
    Here's some excellent accurate information about oil:

    http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...ighlight=0w-40

    I would recommended Mobil 1 "0w-40".

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    i use 5w40 for my diesel 2.5 pajero? mobil 1, u think its ok?

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