shell 10w40 ok? TT

hey everyone is shell helix 10w40 engine oil a good one for the tt. ?

Did someone delete the oil faq or is the search function down again?

LOL!

Yes Shell helix 10w40 semi synth is fine for the TT and a single, thats all i ran mine on.

thanks for that just checking I did have a search but didn't see 10w40 helix oil and as you guys are so quick to respond it would be silly for me to search.

Did someone delete the oil faq or is the search function down again?

Seems to be bost quite often recently.

Someone should really fix it.

actually I just looked at bottle I got it says synthetic oil , hx7? will this be ok still

Why would you buy oil that isnt recommended when there are so many recommendations to choose from? Did you get it for free?

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?56684-FAQ-Oil-Fluid-Interval-Capacity-Steering-Brake-Coolant-Diff-Engine.&p=2844732&viewfull=1#post2844732

That person asked about helix oil in the oil faq thread. It seems the search is now working, well done mods.

I bought it when I first bought the car incase I needed to top it up and thought I check if it ok and if so use it for oil change but if you say no good I leave it.

so it got be the semi synthetic only Ye?

I bought it when I first bought the car incase I needed to top it up and thought I check if it ok and if so use it for oil change but if you say no good I leave it.

 

so it got be the semi synthetic only Ye?

Why only semi synthetic?

I personally cant see any issues with it but i would always go with what opie and other oil men recommend. For the sake of 50 quid I'd rather be safe than sorry.

Toyota specc'd semi synth when the car was released, and due to oil advances the last 18 years a good semi synth will still be fine.

Surely fully synthetic would be even better though?

Surely fully synthetic would be even better though?

that's what I thought and the mileage is 90k + I thought should be more recommended

Not saying it wont be better, just dont see the point. If the mighty Toyota corporation thought it was good enough then its fine IMO

Also, wish people would stop worrying about mileages. 90k is nothing, its barely run in. Look at ScottMs project thread, look at the condition of the cylinders. When the engines done 190k worry about special oils

Not saying it wont be better, just dont see the point. If the mighty Toyota corporation thought it was good enough then its fine IMO

Also, wish people would stop worrying about mileages. 90k is nothing, its barely run in. Look at ScottMs project thread, look at the condition of the cylinders. When the engines done 190k worry about special oils

Totally agree, i think wires are being crossed. The op said semi synth only, I asked why as fully synth would also be an option, and imo a superior one. I was asking where the semi synth only comment was coming from

One thing to remember is that toyota also recommended 4k or 6 month oil changes with the oil they recommended. I always go fully synth and high quality oil, but I dont change any more than once per year. Modern day oils are far better than they were when Toyota made their recommendations.

Did someone delete the oil faq or is the search function down again?

The search feature never works......

The one in my sig always works. Perhaps the mods should link that into the forum architecture somehow.

well so you guys saying the I can use it and will be fine ? main reason like I say I got new 5 litre bottle be shame to waste. also if I put 1 litre of 5w40 would that be ok or dont mix. as you need about 6 litres Ye?

Dont mix oils.

That stuff will be ok but if it were me I would be buying a known and recommended oil such as fuchs pro s 10w50.

Dont mix oils.

 

That stuff will be ok but if it were me I would be buying a known and recommended oil such as fuchs pro s 10w50.

ok I won't mix. I thought Toyota oil is actually shell helix. ?

ok I won't mix. I thought Toyota oil is actually shell helix. ?

Not sure, how old is your toyota and how old is the shell helix brand?

Do you think Toyota recommend the best oil for their cars or do you think they offer the product of whoever they are in bed with that has a reasonable enough standard?

Any household brand semi synthetic or fully synthetic oil will be fine, I wouldn't make a habit of it but i'd have no qualms mixing 1L of 5-40 with the 10-40 as a one off...........

well I thought use the same brand in 5 40 would balance it out a little . its a 96

When Toyota originally specified an oil for the Supra, you have to remember that oil specs where somewhat different then,

and that the oil industry has since moved on, so that oil was probably not even equal to a very low spec discount motor oil of today,

the same can be said of a lot of older motors, everybody worries and frets over which oil to use in their older cars, when in reality even the most lowly (cheap) oil is probably far better that the original specified stuff;)

When Toyota originally specified an oil for the Supra, you have to remember that oil specs where somewhat different then,

and that the oil industry has since moved on, so that oil was probably not even equal to a very low spec discount motor oil of today,

the same can be said of a lot of older motors, everybody worries and frets over which oil to use in their older cars, when in reality even the most lowly (cheap) oil is probably far better that the original specified stuff;)

how do you find the 350gt ?