Axle Seal Issues

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

Well, you'll have a pristine transmission. I was looking at 75W90 on Walmart.ca. So you feel the Valvoline isn't up to the task? Always thought their products were pretty darn good. I'll do some more research. I think you should do a tutorial. Many would benefit, no doubt.

I wouldn't say the Valvoline stuff isn't up to the task. These gear boxes would probably run without oil lol. I was just thinking that since my local Toyota dealership can't sell me the OEM oil (they only have it in guns for techs, not in quart form for sale) and since I probably won't be changing it again, at least for a while, that I might as well spend a few extra pennies for some higher quality gear oil. Call it peace of mind.

Having said that, I've made several drives with the car having the Valvoline oil in it (not even the synthetic stuff, just the regular $6 a quart variety) and it feels great. I've read nothing but positive remarks about Amsoil in other threads across the forum so I was thinking about trying that but after driving the car for a bit with the basic Valvoline oil in it, I'm starting to reconsider if it's even worth the time and money to flush again. I might just run the Valvoline for a while longer and see how it goes.