Oil recommendations V8 Landcruisers

Not sure about specific brands Craig. However full synthetic seems to be the go.

I use castrol edge titanium 5w-30 full synthetic.my vdj79r ute now shows 110,000km

dealer used to use castrol professionalbut i dont know which one specifically
had a service in WA while tripping in august abd they used penrite 5-40
iI think it was a semi synthetic

truck didnt like it and tappets particularly noisey with .ithis oil

i will stickwith castrol edge although at $120 plus each service its not cheap
cheers

Howard

Firstly start by looking at the specification required in the owners manual....there will be oil spec codes.

You are looking for an oil that meets or exceeds those oil spec codes.....forget the anything else written on the bottle or in the advertising, the oil specification is what matters.

People can argue what is meant by synthectic.....truth is it is very hard to meet the current top specs with out synthetic components

Then go and look at the three to shelf diesel spec oils
Mobil Devlac, Caltex Dello and Shell rimular......these are the top spec oils commonly available in their class.........varified by independent testing and are used in huge volume in the heavy transport industry........they are all mixed fleet, multispec oils, they are intended to work well in both diesel and petrol vehicles.

Pick a brand......they are all good oils and there is very little to seperate them in performance...all 3 are marketed world wide and guaranteed to meet spec.


Then select the particular oil required....they all have slightly different grades to meet specific spec...the upper spec oils meet the lower specs.

so if we talk Caltex Dello

The Dello 400 multigrade 15w40 is a JASO DH1 specfied oil and is right for all but the latest diesels and the very latest funky petrol engines. This is what I use in everything I own, from my diesel hilux to my ride on mower.
It meets spec on many of the newer engines but the Dello LE 15W40 or 10W40, is a JASO DH2 spc oil and better designed better designed for moddern common rail diesels and with diesel particulate filters

The situation is similar in the other brands.

Why run these oils.......because they are heavy duty oils designed and marketed to the heavy transport industry and they are very good oils.

AND they can be baught a hell of a lot chepaer than retail oils that are often inferiour.

none of the 3 are marketed on the basis that they are synthetic.....but they all contain synthetic components, they are marketed on performance to people who have very large sums invested in their engines and do a hell of a lot of Km

AND...they are a hell of a lot cheaper if you buy them in the right place..all of them can be had for arround $100 for 20 liter drum, if you buy in the right place....often a great deal less..simply because they are consumed in such huge volume...AND there is no retail BS involved.

I pay arround $85 for a 20l of dello multigrade, from a caltex fuel depot that mostly only deals with trucks.., stepping up a grade may cost you arround $5 or $10 a drum.

While I am at it...buy ya filters at a diesel spares shop...you will pay less for a better filter.

One of the biggest revalations in my automotive life was changing from overpriced retail oils to top quality diesel spec oils

cheers

Any leading brand that meets your Landcruiser specs will be fine...... and you wont know the difference.... if you went for the expensive full synthetic you would notice a difference.... you would have less money to spend on other gear.

Oils are fast becoming like tyres, fridges, driving lights and vehicle make.... every one says their choice is the best.

Like Howard says,
The manual tells you to use 5W30 oil (although other viscosities can be used). Needs to be CF or above.
The benefit of the 5W30 is that your fuel consumption will be better (less drag) and these thinner oils gets around the motor quicker on startup. What you spend on oil, will be saved on fuel, so don't baulk at the the cost of 5W30 oil.

What the dealers use is irrelevant - they like to use a common oil that they get cheap in 200L drums and sell at a premium price and suits many vehicles.

Hi Craig,
I have a 2007 VDJ79 V8 and use Castrol Magnatec Diesel 15w-40. This is what was in it, when we bought it s/hand from a Toyota dealer. I buy it in a 10lt drum for $108 (Aug 12). I do all my own servicing.

Happy travelling!

Mark

This has been a hot topic on the landcruiser Owners forum.200 series oil .

The Castrol website lists Castrol EDGE 5W-30 A3/B4. Note there are 2 types of EDGE. Only the A3/B4 is recommended.

My 200 has been serviced by Toyota under the Toyota advantage servicing and they have indicated on the invoice that they use Shell Helix HX5 15W/40 x 9 litres. I have had no noise or oil issues with mine but have only completed 50 000km over 3 years.

I cant upload the table, but 20w-50 or 15w-40 would seem more suitable giving that 15w-40 shows temps down to -12 or so. OK so who uses thin oil and who uses the thicker stuff ?(in non tech terms). Think I may have opened a can of worms here!!!

Cheers

If you read the manual, then why whould anyone not use 5W30???
Here is page 564 from the 200series manual: