Official Engine Oils/Lubricants Discussion Thread

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[HellsGuardian]

Please do share details.

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[aunabbas_90]

Bought Kendall 5w30, From NH Traders F10 Islamabad. @ 1150Rs/Ltr
Kendall SAE 5w30, Synthetic, API SN+, ILSAC GF-5 Ratings.
Oil is good and affordable.
Kendall is a Product of Phillips66 Family (a renowned manufacturer of AMSOIL )
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[rajaahmed96]

This is semi synthetic blend you should have gone for a fully synthetic engine oil

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[wheelzdealz]

Sorry had to redact some sensitive info since it was related to a security agency of Pakistan.

[aunabbas_90]

Yes it is genuine product and i am using it in Vitz 2015, change interval 5000Miles. i.e. 8000kms aprox. Or i must say MAX 8000kms.

[aunabbas_90]

How it is semi synthetic? ? It just lack ACEA criteria, rest it has API SN+, ILSAC GF-5
Plz elaborate.

[rajaahmed96]

Check its tds.

[aunabbas_90]

Well i blv this GT-1 series is Synthetic
And GT high performance is Semi one.

[afowad]

Is it fine to use Total 5w30 fully synthetic in Toyota Altis 1.6?

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[brownrose78]

Yes very well

[hassaaniqbal92]

Actually the price gap between Guard & Leppon filters are 50 only. And it applies from oil/air filter of Suzuki mehran to Toyota Land Cruiser.
And this 50 rupees are worth to spend for good quality.

Guard oil filters are better than leppon ones. There was a tear down done by a few pakwheelers in the past years:

Guard Oil Filter Tear Down

As the title suggests, this thread will contain tear down of Guard Oil Filter (for Toyota Corolla PKDM/JDM) with reference pictures. Some important threads before I get this one rolling, credit to @mashriqain for those threads. < https://www.pakwheels.com/forums/oil-fuel-fluids-filters/229857-leppon-filter-taken-apart-visual-inspection > < https://www.pakwheels.com/forums/oil-fuel-fluids-filters/229081-genuine-toyota-oil-filter-japanese-vs-thailand-made > Brand: Guard Type: Oil Filter Mode…

LePPON filter taken apart, a visual inspection

@xulfiqar I did... I am not impressed. For Toyota users, genuine Thai made filters are better alternative if you cannot opt for Japan made filters. I should probably give it benefit of the doubt as I have no idea how a genuine LePPON can be differentiated from a fake LePPON. I took it apart to see if it is good quality as in 200 Rupee range, it is cheap compared to Genuine Toyota filters of Thai origin (400 Rupees) or Japan origin (800/850 Rupees). If I had found the quality good enough, I…

[hassaaniqbal92]

I am using VIC japan, how does it compare to leppon oil filter?
I have been using leppon air filter however recently felt their quality is not good as it used to be.

Vic is a Japanese brand and far better than leppon. I have also witnessed deterioration in the quality of leppon air filters.

[HyderHamdani]

I need suggestion for Oil change of my Corolla altis 1.6 2012 dual vvti
Car is driven 200k and bought from showroom hence no previous record.
Kindly suggest any reliable oil change shop in Islamabad too and the brand.

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[HyderHamdani]

Thanks brother. I will Check and replace both oils after aftaar inshallah

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