engine oil grade? - Toyota Yaris Forums

dindy · 12-14-2012, 04:31 PM

i saw some information on the internet but no one match on the oil grades. ok can anybody tell me what type of oil should i give myyaris? 1.0 litre 16 valve automatic. climate here is cold right now but very hot in july to september. do i need to change it to thick in summer? thanks

BEEF · 12-14-2012, 04:51 PM

I thought almost all new vehicles ran 5-w30 or there abouts. I have heard to run a thicker oil once the car gets some age on them (150-200k miles). I don't think the summer time changes that. your engine is a lot hotter than ambient and the coolant system does a pretty good job of regulating that temperature.

there again, we have the 1.5 liter so I don't know for sure about the 1.0 liter. I wish we could get that in the states.

DanMC · 12-15-2012, 12:02 AM

Synthetic 100% , 5w30 year round !...i live in Canada where summers are hot (+30*C and ultra cold winters...like -45*C !,i preffer Mobil 1 or Red Line 5W30 Synthetic ).
Dan

dindy · 12-15-2012, 05:55 AM

i was using total brand, 15-30 oil. but some one told it is too thick for a small engine like mine. in summer it exceed 45 degree in malta , very annoying. so it isn ok to use fully synthethic oil? i wqas using mineral oil.

dindy · 12-15-2012, 06:03 AM

@ bee, yeah in malta we got small roads so we got very small engines and we got bigger engines too, example my mums yaris got 1.0 3 cylinder engine, and trust me it is more powerful then my 4 cylinder 1.0. one thing is very annoying is that they vibrate alot on idle, and ticking noise from valves. but i like these small demons :)

12-14-2012, 04:31 PM	#1
dindy metallic green vitos Drives: 2002 toyota vitz. 1.0 auto Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: malta Posts: 67	engine oil grade? i saw some information on the internet but no one match on the oil grades. ok can anybody tell me what type of oil should i give myyaris? 1.0 litre 16 valve automatic. climate here is cold right now but very hot in july to september. do i need to change it to thick in summer? thanks

12-14-2012, 04:51 PM	#2
BEEF View User's Garage Drives: 2008 yaris 3d Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: north carolina Posts: 732	I thought almost all new vehicles ran 5-w30 or there abouts. I have heard to run a thicker oil once the car gets some age on them (150-200k miles). I don't think the summer time changes that. your engine is a lot hotter than ambient and the coolant system does a pretty good job of regulating that temperature. there again, we have the 1.5 liter so I don't know for sure about the 1.0 liter. I wish we could get that in the states. __________________ Be the change you wish to see in the world -Mahatma Gandhi-

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12-15-2012, 12:02 AM	#3
DanMC Drives: 2012 Toyota Yaris Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 100	Synthetic 100% , 5w30 year round !...i live in Canada where summers are hot (+30C and ultra cold winters...like -45C !,i preffer Mobil 1 or Red Line 5W30 Synthetic ). Dan

12-15-2012, 05:55 AM	#4
dindy metallic green vitos Drives: 2002 toyota vitz. 1.0 auto Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: malta Posts: 67	i was using total brand, 15-30 oil. but some one told it is too thick for a small engine like mine. in summer it exceed 45 degree in malta , very annoying. so it isn ok to use fully synthethic oil? i wqas using mineral oil.

12-15-2012, 06:03 AM	#5
dindy metallic green vitos Drives: 2002 toyota vitz. 1.0 auto Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: malta Posts: 67	@ bee, yeah in malta we got small roads so we got very small engines and we got bigger engines too, example my mums yaris got 1.0 3 cylinder engine, and trust me it is more powerful then my 4 cylinder 1.0. one thing is very annoying is that they vibrate alot on idle, and ticking noise from valves. but i like these small demons :)