best oil for 130.000+ mile supra

[tone loc]

i have a 87 supra n/a automatic and im going to change the oil myself for the first time and i was wondering what is the best oil to use (it has 130,000+ miles on it), should i change the filter too, and if there are any heads ups when it comes to changing oil?

[mrnickleye]

Always change the filter when you do an oil change.

Any name brand oil that is 20w-50 will do fine.

The 20w-50 is a little thicker than 10w-40, and will fill in the voids of wear in bearings and seals, and piston rings.

At the shop, we always use 20w-50 in everything over 100k miles.

[Supra2NR]

that something that i ddnt know

but is using full synthetic oil bad for high mileage engines?

[tone loc]

i here its kinda hard to remove the filter can someone tell me the steps to take it out and replace?

[tone loc]

i was lookin on the pennzoil web site and they have a link to high milage engine oil and it was 10w-30 and i think it was the same for castrol. are these good types of oils to use? and how many qts/liters do i have to buy?

[burton51m]

Originally Posted by Supra2NR

that something that i ddnt know

but is using full synthetic oil bad for high mileage engines?

no, synthetic motor oil lubricates better than regular oil. it produces less sludge and can go longer w/o being changed.

they say tests have shown that this fully true synthetic oil is superior to conventional oil in many respects, providing better engine protection, performance, and better flow in cold starts than petroleum-based motor oil (regular).

tone loc, synthetic oil is the best way to go but is a little more expensive. as for your question about brands i use castrol syntec (full synthetic) 10w-30. get a 5qt tub and you will have a little left over b/c your car takes 4.7qts.

[tone loc]

oh thanks dude now i just need help with the filter and really i dont know were the filter is or what it looks like soo any basic knowledge will help me

[burton51m]

basic oil filter

if you are looking at the car's engine straight on it is on the left side of the motor. it's down low and you might need to take some things out to get to it from the top like your intake.

[Supra2NR]

o good, synthetic is the wat to go then , but the price is about 2 - 3 times a quart of regular oil , but its worth it

im yet to try the greddy full synthetic oil

[scruffboy]

I use a Bosch Filter. Autozone has a device that goes right over the filter fitting it perfectly and u can use a ratchet to get it off. better then the old strap wrenches. The filter is a little akward to get at, but nothing so hard you can't do your self.

Scruff Boy

P.S. I was using full syn. but I am now going with Mr.Nickleye's suggestion to use 20w 50. I buy Castrol High Mileage. I'm not sure of what I'll use in the winter. 20w 50 doesn't sound like it'll cut it.