Update: 5W-30 & Heavier Recommended RoTW

[GreatBenzini]

High Performance Lubricants

Do some research. Best oil made.

Out of curiosity, which variant are you using--CK4 Heavy Duty, Passenger Car, Premium Plus Passenger, etc.

 

[GreatBenzini]

LM makes great quality oils. HPL is great quality oil. amsoil makes great quality oils.

You could literally put Walmart/supertech/kirkland 5w30 and be fine. The 3ur is not a tough engine on oil. If putting the fancy stuff in it makes you feel better by all means go ahead. Just change it often.

The only place I would be a real stickler is with the filter. OEM all the way. Most dealers around me charge around 5-6 bucks for an OEM filter. To me that’s a no brainer.

Yes, besides the oil, was going to stick with OEM components (washer + filter kit) and also convert to the OEM aluminum filter housing while I was going through the process.

 

[gasman4u]

What convinced me to use 5w30 was the factory sticker under the hood of the LC500 which says use only 5w30.

this you coming back?

 

[gasman4u]

Out of curiosity, which variant are you using--CK4 Heavy Duty, Passenger Car, Premium Plus Passenger, etc.

Premium plus pax for me, though if you're not doing extended drain intervals the premium pax car would also be just fine and save a few bucks. It's great stuff made by people who know their craft. If you have any questions, they'd gladly answer to whatever level of detail you'd like.

Not to you, but to anyone reading: please do NOT buy any auto parts from aMaZOn as there's a ton of counterfeits there.