Engine oil for Toyota Corolla Altis Grande

[uzairbilalkhan]

Zic a+ is 5w-20 and not 5w-305w-30 works best in Honda. We are using 5w-30 (Total Quartz 9000) in 2008 model Citi and getting 12~13 km/l average.

In market the price for this oil is 2800/4L.But we bought only in 1600/4L from Pakistan oil store against promotion in Nov./Dec.

Thanks. that 5w-30 on zic a+ was a spelling mistake

[haseeb.basharat]

Do not hop to any other oil if your car is running good on the oil you're using.
Good fuel economy, smoothness, less engine sound and smooth cold startups means its all good.
Fully synthetics always come out dirty due to the fact they have more cleaning capacity as compare to other oils.

[deltree]

Amsoil is actually the only fully tested oil that is rated for the highest mileage of any oil available in Pakistan. It's a true synthetic. It costs a little more than the so called Mobil 1 0w40 but lasts and performs ages more than the Mobil 1.

Something interesting on another note that I experienced:
I have a high mileage engine in my possession, I was loosing a quart of oil every 3k km's. It was about time to step up to a high viscosity variant. I went for Taglon. My engine has a lot of sludge deposits, because of extensive usage in village environment where it did 50k km's of running on I am sure fake oils. The guy who filled the oil overfilled it a bit. Next day I go to get that oil removed and guess what taglon has turned considerably black.

Morale of the story even an ordinary flush does not do anything. Because I have done it before and oil comes out quite golden. Why did the taglon turn black in one day? Simply because I had a high speed run on the ringroad in this one day and this is what would constitute as a proper flush had I done it for a engine that is sludgy like mine.

My next oil change will hopefully look like this.

• Get cheapest mineral oil that confirms to viscosity and API classification of my car. New filter.
• Give the car one day of hard driving.
• Replace the old oil with proper synthetic and new oil filter.

For reference my car's mileage is in 250k+ KM category. But with what I have seen with my own eyes, it's clear a normal flush does not work as well as we imagine it would. Secondly the dip stick if it's stainless steel like mine was still showing golden oil even the next day, when the oil came out it was saying an altogether different story. There's is a high probability the filter isn't doing it's work. To test my hypothesis I intend to import filters from the US to ensure that section is covered.

So for people thinking 8K km is a good interval for oil change, I think it's unwise. No local filter or so called genuine filter or oil is made to withstand that form of abuse in our stop and go traffic.

[ghilbid]

I can't agree more with your research. You just saved me a lot of words!

[Thinking]

Sorry brother but the analysis is totally wrong.

black oil in 1 day means that taglon has excellent cleaning agents and it started cleaning your engine right from the word go.

also dip stick shows the actual color of oil. once you put the oil in dirty canastir with the mechanics it will always look blacker/darker so no worries there.

you can easily run taglon 5w-50 for 5k change interval. I am using synthetics in my 20 years old almost 300K KM driven ride since inception and there is no engine work done ever. the engine is still in water throwing condition with around 11-12KM/Litre milage in city start stop traffic.
in summers i run AC 100% of the time and car still never gives me any issues.

ALHAMD U LILLAH.

I recently shifted from Micking Max Power Fully Synthetic 10w-40 to Taglon 5w-50 and car feels even more responsive.

i used to love the rev up and down speed when i used to pour Zic A+ 5w-20 in the car however now i have shifted to higher viscosities.

Also reduction of synthetic oils in the cars is normal since their flowability is a lot more than normal minerals so its better to check every 1K KM and keep them topped up.

[Baleno1300]

[Junaid_riaz]

Yes Mobil 5-50 and Toyota 5-50 is best oil available in pakistan go for it and change after every 5000 km

[omer91]

Do not hop to any other oil if your car is running good on the oil you're using.Good fuel economy, smoothness, less engine sound and smooth cold startups means its all good.Fully synthetics always come out dirty due to the fact they have more cleaning capacity as compare to other oils.

went throught this thread from last year's posts !
my car is corolla 1.6 2012,im facing engine oil reduction but no smoke at all from exhaust
oil i used was toyota tin pack 10w-30 with genuine filter but everytime after 2000km oil instantly changes color to dark brown from golden. issues im facing along oil reduction is rattle when start then some kir kir sound for 3,4 seconds after that it vanishes... engine jerks while driving,staling !
changed pcv still oil in air intake... should i switch to toyota taglon 5w-50 ?

[pwuser148990608183]

But I asked toyota dealer they said we recomend 20w-50
Due to hot temperature in karachi

[haseeb.basharat]

Only go for 5w50 Toyota taglon fully synthetic. W stands for winter, 50 stands for viscosity at operating temperatures of 100 degree above. Fully synthetic is much better than mineral 20w50 oil

[haseeb.basharat]

Your car needs mechanical work instead of just oil change. Better get these problems fixed first than think about changing engine oil

[haseeb.basharat]

There were some people here who said that your car will consume more fuel if you pour 5w50 oil.
Okay than, I proved you wrong.
Travelled last month from Lahore to Nathiagali,
4 people and one infant onboard with two big size suitcase in trunk. Filled petrol from pso at Thokar niaz baig 2000rs Altron and rest was Altron X on automatic notch; remember not to the brim. Trip meter was resetted. Tyre pressure was 32psi

Fuel economy figures were noted in between 70kms-400kms it was giving 17 above all way at 110 cruise on and it came to 16 just because of Kalar kahar.

Filled petrol at bahra khuu Islamabad with 400+kms on Trip meter, and filled it all the way to the brim. Automatically it was stopped at 1400rupees but filled it up all the way to 1713 rupees.

So, where are those who said 5w50 taglon will put unnecessary load on engine and it will affect fuel economy. Well, these are even better figures than 10w30 I was using before.

[khuram2703]

Waoo!!!!

Great Man....manjhay hoay driver ki tarha.....a technology oriented person.

17 Plus.....The difference of meter and actual is 0.5....great....

[tanoli16]

plz would u suggest it for toyota AQUA HYBRID?

[khuram2703]

As all Hybrids have VVt-i engines so yes you can opt it

[haseeb.basharat]

You don't need to mantain warranty in case of Aqua so I would suggest you to go for liqui moly 5w40 fully synthetic.
Find them on facebook, they can courier you, or they can tell you about authorised dealer in your city.

Another suggestion would be shell helix ultra 5w40
Hybrid engine doesn't dissipate this much heat and there isn't any consistent load on them so 5w50 isn't really needed. Stay in 5w30 or 5w40 fully synthetic bracket.

[haseeb.basharat]

LoL, yep. Driven 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th gen of corolla in last 11 years

[haseeb.basharat]

Actually the difference is due to the fact that in Lahore I filled petrol on automatic notch while in Islamabad I filled it to the brim where it was about to fell out, so there are three four liters in it that are more than actual. According to my calculation average meter is pretty accurate, and gives slight variation of 0.1/0.05 only

[haseeb.basharat]

Remember guys, never mix up last digit/number on oil box with environmental temperatures. It's an old school thinking and last figure isn't really for enviornment, coz our engine operates at 90-120 degree celcius. If you'll check coolant temperature it normally stays between 87-93 degrees.
In fact, first figure indicates viscosity when engine is cold, or you can say "W" stands for winter, and last figure indicates viscosity at 100 or above degree celcius so choose what you prefer according to your driving habits and the way you're gonna use your car.
I preferred 5w50 fully synthetic because I drive a lot. My car already have 29k kms in 11months, and most of them are long routes, and I'm gonna keep this car for a long time in sha Allah, so I chose what was better for me. Will shift to mobil 1 5w50 after warranty period.

Keep in mind, grade should be API SM or SN
Always prefer fully synthetics over mineral oils

Thanks

[khuram2703]

absolutely right....more acurate then Hondas as in my previous city it always remains at 1.0km / L plus difference.....