what weight oil to use?

traintech86 · 10-31-2009, 12:46 PM

a while back i put in the royal purple. when i was doing it, i noticed the washer on the drain bolt was trashed. i talked to the old wise mens at the shop and he told me i should be ok with a small washer of i could get it flat enough. i tried it and i have a very slow drip. i went to buy more oil from advanced and outa curiosity i asked if they had the bolt. they did so now i was curious what to replace the oil with? i am noob at the whole blah weight blah. i will be driving it this winter so i think i need thinner right? O_o

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-31-2009, 01:22 PM

drain plug washers can be bought at the Toyota stealership. you can buy nylon ones at pepgirls, but they seem to leak.
10 or 5w-30 should be fine. i'm surprised you don't have more leaks from using synthetic oil in a tired engine. that may be why you have a puff of smoke on initial start-up.

traintech86 · 10-31-2009, 01:39 PM

possibly, the engine has been leaking oil for a bit i am sure. thats why i am saving up to get it rebuilt/swaped.

10-31-2009, 12:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	what weight oil to use? a while back i put in the royal purple. when i was doing it, i noticed the washer on the drain bolt was trashed. i talked to the old wise mens at the shop and he told me i should be ok with a small washer of i could get it flat enough. i tried it and i have a very slow drip. i went to buy more oil from advanced and outa curiosity i asked if they had the bolt. they did so now i was curious what to replace the oil with? i am noob at the whole blah weight blah. i will be driving it this winter so i think i need thinner right? O_o

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10-31-2009, 01:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
ToyotaTechGeek resident GEEK! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ...boosting mid-corner Posts: 995 Thanks: 14 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	drain plug washers can be bought at the Toyota stealership. you can buy nylon ones at pepgirls, but they seem to leak. 10 or 5w-30 should be fine. i'm surprised you don't have more leaks from using synthetic oil in a tired engine. that may be why you have a puff of smoke on initial start-up.

10-31-2009, 01:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	possibly, the engine has been leaking oil for a bit i am sure. thats why i am saving up to get it rebuilt/swaped.