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Old_Me said:
gotta be careful on some of those "synthetic" brands..

Toyota's synthetic is made by Mobil, which when i had managed a Mobil service station, it was introduced....like over 40 years ago, before i left that job, and got into trucking.

back then, it was 1 year or 20,000 miles you would change it.

BUT...once you changed from dino oil to synthetic, you could not go back...

and if your engine was a leaker..??

best to not ever go synthetic back then

that was way back then, it may not be true anymore.
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I have a Toyota truck and the recommended oil from Toyota per specs is synthetic.
 
KillerFord1977 said:
I have a Toyota truck and the recommended oil from Toyota per specs is synthetic.
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yes for one of many reasons....

1) synthetic is better, and longer lasting, extending changing intervals.(nearly all car makers recommend synthetic, either a full or blended formulas).

2) Toyota had bad engine wear issues, when they used regular "dino" oil, before the switch

3) customers were to blame in part too, for not following recommended changing intervals. allowing for sludge to build up.
 
Old_Me said:
yes for one of many reasons....

1) synthetic is better, and longer lasting, extending changing intervals.(nearly all car makers recommend synthetic, either a full or blended formulas).

2) Toyota had bad engine wear issues, when they used regular "dino" oil, before the switch

3) customers were to blame in part too, for not following recommended changing intervals. allowing for sludge to build up.
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Our Chevy Trax has to use synthetic oil, has to be factory or equivalent, which not many aftermarket companies make, due to the turbo……didn’t realize that till after we got it, I always changed my own oil, now it’s done at the garage
 
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Annihilator said:
Our Chevy Trax has to use synthetic oil, has to be factory or equivalent, which not many aftermarket companies make, due to the turbo……didn’t realize that till after we got it, I always changed my own oil, now it’s done at the garage
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differences in 18 wheeler turbos and gasoline engine turbo's, is that in a truck, you need to let the turbo idle down....so good oil is paramount to the turbo's life.

in a gasoline engine, the turbo comes on as needed, like for passing.

and also too, ritually following the owners manual on oil changes is highly recommended.
 
Old_Me said:
differences in 18 wheeler turbos and gasoline engine turbo's, is that in a truck, you need to let the turbo idle down....so good oil is paramount to the turbo's life.

in a gasoline engine, the turbo comes on as needed, like for passing.

and also too, ritually following the owners manual on oil changes is highly recommended.
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My Turbo sings, took the silencer ring out of it.
 
Annihilator said:
Our Chevy Trax has to use synthetic oil, has to be factory or equivalent, which not many aftermarket companies make, due to the turbo……didn’t realize that till after we got it, I always changed my own oil, now it’s done at the garage
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Anni , have you looked at the Mobil 1 oils? I have been very happy with Mobil 1 since I switched to it.
 
I use Mobil 1 for the Buick which has the same engine as your Trax. I also use it in the Ford. The Buick blew a Turbo at 32000 miles but vehicle was out or warranty. Always serviced at dealer. Turbo was replaced by GM as they will cover turbo to 150000 miles or 10 years. They had sent me a letter telling me this 2 months before it blew. Dealer suggested using Mobil 1 as it is great oil. I change oil twice a year or every 5000 miles. I don't care if the engine says I don't need a change. Oil is cheap compared to turbo replacement. Vehicle is a 2021. I will replace at 5 years old. Not to happy with GM reliability.
 
Annihilator said:
It didn’t meet Chevy’s specifications for the Trax, it was a new formula for this engine and turbo, and at that time, only Chevy had that oil, never checked into it lately due to where we live now, I couldn’t change it myself anyway.
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I can't change my oil either. Sucks to get in this condition. I'm like Old Me , I can get down there but it would take 3 men and a wrecker to get me back up.
 
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