Engine Oil Guide for Toyota GLI 2010

[abdullah100]

from above discussion and your knowledge i personally somehow came to know that best oils are LM and mobil 1, even mobil 1 is more better than LM and its additives. now the thing is that, when 2 years back,when we bought gli corolla 2010 and it was at 80k at odometer and at that time we dont know that which oil do the previous owner used to for every oil change.
now the odo meter is at 98k and from that time we are using ZIC 10w 40 at every 4k to 5k interval of oil change till now at 98k.
i personally felt that using this oil i feel k engine ki awaaz bharri ho jati hae after when going interval above 4000 and accelartion bhi thori reduce hojati hae after 4000 and nowadays at cold start RPM reaches at 3 just after starting and comes back less or more after 30 sec at mean position.
(1)i am thinking about to switch to mobil 1 5w-50 instead of zic 10w 40...???
(2) or to switch to mobil 10w 40 becouse of same tmperature index of zic which is zic 10w 40...???

in your opinion which idea to implement is good since in 1st case there is difference in both low and high temperatures...??
in 2nd case temperatures index are sames...???

more over i want to know that from where i can get original LM or Mobil oils in rawapindi area at discounted rates as far as their are many copies of oils with fake paking in market...???

[haseeb.basharat]

I would suggest you to stick to an oil which is value for money. Total 5w30 is the best option available in our market at this moment. Parco is selling oil directly on daraz. Order from here:
You will get the same response of engine with this as you'll get from high end liqui moly and Mobil 1. Plus it falls under the recommendation.
Get this and change at every 5000kms. For oil filters and air filters please go to hamza younus saddar rawalpindi and purchase original oil filters and air filters from him

I am not using liqui moly or Mobil 1 anymore. I have switched to much higher brand which is amsoil 5w30 100% synthetic and api sn plus.

[dms664]

killed

basit bhai could you explain y x30 or x20 will kill the engine

[fastian04]

So u are at magnatech...well whats the oci u are planning?

I was also planning for amsoil but then i only drive 1000km/month...amsoil is a good brand.. for sure

[haseeb.basharat]

So u are at magnatech...well whats the oci u are planning

Yes I was at magnatech. By oci you meant drain intervals?
I will change oil filter and top up of 300ml at 7500kms which I will cover in 3 months and oil/oil filter at 15000kms which I will cover in 6months.

[fastian04]

U drive a lot.. ahmed bhai nay amsoil se hi start kia thaa..0w-20 is also very attractive in amsoil

[haseeb.basharat]

Yes but 0w20 isn't recommended and we don't need 0w at least in Pakistan. If I was at Hunza I would have opted for it.
We don't acheive even -10 in whole life of car.

[fastian04]

Lets see how the oil behaves for 15k kms

[haseeb.basharat]

I'll change first oil at 12000kms just for the sake to take out all mixing from it. Although I used oil flush before changing. Will take second oil to 15000kms.

[dms664]

haseeb bhai what is cost of amsoil 5w30 4 litre from ahmad yar mgntec

[haseeb.basharat]

7600 and its US one gallon 3.78L. Costed me like 9600 for oil only as my car needs 4.2L oil. 946ml pack costed 2000rs.

[rajaahmed96]

Imo its waste of money to use such oil in corolla. Rather i would throw a cheap 5W30 in it and change it at 6-7000kms with genuine filter and still it would run like a clock. You can’t run this oil for 25k kms on this poor little 4cyl 1.8 litre.

[haseeb.basharat]

I am not using it upto 25000kms at all.
I will use it upto 15000kms only with oil filter change at every 7500kms. It would still cost me cheaper them total 5w30 and oil filter change at every 5k kms . Corolla isn't cheap in Pakistan though. Please check the price of grande its at 38lacs and it would cost around 40lacs after taxes and registeration.

[haseeb.basharat]

For your help.
Our enviornment is severe so 15000miles are recommended. Ii'll drive to 15000kms only.

[399.ak]

Isn't is better to use total 5w-30 for 7k km than amsoil for 15k km??
7k + 7k = 14k km
4000 + 4000 = 8000
Only difference is you will be getting new oil every 7k rather than using same one for 15k.

[haseeb.basharat]

Used it upto 7000kms.
Engine performance decreases significantly after 5k kms.
Engine feels rough.

Total costs me around 4000 for oil and 1000 for new oil filter. So it will be 15000rs at 15k kms. plus a rough ride.

[abdullah100]

so then by considering, if by using total 5w 30 or parco, i will not get any advantage over using zic 10w 40 previously. and if pouring at same mileage, even getting same response for engine.
More over temperature index difference for zic is 30 where as for total 25 which is less than 30.

i am personally interesting for LM or Mobil cos i could get atleast 7000 mileage interval for next pouring of oil...??? and this idea is for not using very cheap oils nor very expensive oils...??? do you think it is so...???
moreover what is the exect recommended for corolla 2010...???
i personally somehow dont believe on pakistani oils or things...

[anon35615524]

Brother newer engines, based on latest tech. require thin oils for their optimum performance, and their clearances, oil pumps, etc. are also designed accordingly. Similarly, old engines, based on old tech. require comparatively thick engine oils for their operation, as clearances are not that tight.

As per my limited knowledge, if you pour thin engine oil (like 0w-20, 5w-20, 5w-30, etc.) in an engine which is designed to work with 10w-40, 15w-40, 20w-50, etc. grades; burden will get considerably reduced on the oil pump, however, due to larger clearances, thin engine oil may not be able to provide sufficient lubrication and heat dissipation, resulting in premature rings / pistons wear and tear, and ultimately leading to engine failure.

Following articles are a good read regarding engine oils, and choosing the right ones:

https://cartreatments.com/symptoms-of-wrong-engine-oil/

https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a53/what-oil-does-my-car-take/

https://www.carbibles.com/guide-to-engine-oil/

And an excellent read:

https://www.aa1car.com/library/motor_oil_605.htm

I hope, it helps. Thank you.

[dms664]

but you were referring to gli's 2nzfe getting killed with x20 or x30 which is not true. 2nzfe is not an engine from dino era and happily purr on x20 n x30 oils. please reconcile.

[399.ak]

Engine performance decreases significantly after 5k kms.Engine feels rough.

Seriously 5k km for a fully synthetic latest api sn grade oil?
Even the standard oil change interval for mineral oil is 3k miles in other countries but Still People here change it at 3k km. It is somewhat understandable because of other external factors like dust, pollution etc.
I myself am using shell 5w-30 that is semi synthetic ( having interval of 15000km) and people here saying should be changed early but till 7k km it performs as good as new. No roughness, heavy feeling or economy issue still give same fuel economy.

If a semi synthetic can easily go till 8k km which is like half of actual change mileage considering the factors here than why not a fully synthetic last 10k km which almost majority of educated owner put in their cars?