Best oil for the 7mgte

[wiseco7mgt]

GC is a specific oil.

For oil filters: Wix, NAPA Gold, or PureOne. I prefer Wix (NAPA Gold is made by Wix) due to the bypass valve design and it is an excellent filter. More info here:
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42763

K&N air filters are crap. #1 - they don't filter worth a damn and #2 - the oil can damage the optical sensor on the Karman Vortex AFM found on the 7M-GTE. An AEM DryFlow is a far better choice.

deabionni -

Jdub you info is great on oil but i wonder if you get the same K@N filter we get in Australia ? I've had great results with the k@n in the past before i started using the apexi and I've read many tests that claimed the filter to be no 1 with filtration but not airflow.? I'm guessing no two filters are the same or some have more oil on them during testing. I agree on the afm issue though, oil filters = dirty honeycomb.
here's a test done in Australia if the link still works.
http://www.australianauto.com.au/HTML/Images/Air Filter Shoot Out.pdf

 

[jdub]

If it's the K&N oil type air filter, pretty sure it's the same media:
http://www.duramax-diesel.com/spicer/index.htm

Per the testing above, it does flow air very well...for a very good reason...it lets an lot of dirt past. Note: This link used ISO 5011 testing procedures with a $285K machine.

 

[Justin727]

Jdub any useful info on valvoline full syn that claims to protect better than mobil 1? reason I ask is because I usually get free synthetic oil changes at work.. Thanks

 

[jdub]

The Valvoline "synthetic" is a Grp III oil and is on par with Mobil 1...Pennzoil Platinum is also a Grp II, but the hydrocracking process/add pack used in it's formulation is superior to both. Free is a different matter...I would use Valvoline if I could get it for free...the price is right

Use a good filter though and change it no more than 5K intervals.

 

[Justin727]

O yea for sure! Always used Napa Gold samething as wix but I get those for free as well. Ran nothing but the two combined in my tundra and changed the oil @ 4k always.

Tell ya what tho those motors in those trucks if taken care of properly will last forever. Alot of guys on Tundrasolutions get oil analyst regularly with suprising results between 4-10k oil changes.. Toyota built that V8 right.

But sense it's all free guess I'll stick with it in my camry. But as far as the Supra goes Euro oil will serve it well!

 

[92nsx]

Redline FTW. Open up you wallet and get ready to pay for it. $10-$12 a quart.

 

[sous]

i think i go to castrol syntec but what grade

 

[grimreaper]

0-30. it will say made in germany on the back of the bottle.

 

[adampecush]

did you happen to actually read this thread? It is there...

 

[Wills7MGTE]

I use AMSOIL 10W-30 turbo formulated but I have a BPU 7MGTE in my car, use it once or twice a week for crusing and a lil playing too. I love the stuff

 

[wiseco7mgt]

Thanks jdub for the insightful info!

 

[mk3tattoos]

mobil 1= spun rod bearings. seen it twice!

 

[bovvinsuprahiro]

Like the Lexus AFM (not sure what else you could be talking about)? Shouldn't be any difference in oil or oil filter, and if you are asking about air filter, I believe no difference there either (as far as brands).

Yes sorry it was late an AFM

 

[jdub]

I use AMSOIL 10W-30 turbo formulated but I have a BPU 7MGTE in my car, use it once or twice a week for crusing and a lil playing too. I love the stuff

Vs Amsoil ATM 10W-30, give the ASL 5W-30 a try. Virtually identical viscosity's at ops temp with the ASL having a small advantage cold.

mobil 1= spun rod bearings. seen it twice!

I highly doubt the Mobil 1 was the cause. I don't care for that oil, but it will run just fine in a 7M.

Wisco - NP!

 

[bovvinsuprahiro]

but about this airfliter thing... I have teh Lexus AFM, Precision FM, Tanabe DP, custom 3" freeflow exhaust to 5Zigen 4in muffler, MBC, Greddy BOV, Custom 2.5 in hard pipes in and out (no 3k pipe either), all new vac lines, hardpipe for intake, just found a 57 trim CT26, so I have been chipping away at it and dont plan to keep it close to stock. The K&N seems to do the job but then again i have nothing to compare it to. So knowing this and my goals with the car I am hearing AEM is where i should be looking towards? Is this correct?

Here is a link to a Facebook pic for mod visual minus the AMF and 57trim CT26

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40430&id=632133470#/photo.php?pid=913294&id=632133470

 

[grimreaper]

mobil 1= spun rod bearings. seen it twice!

maybe after it all leaked out

 

[sneakypete]

i am using Redline, and filter the oil with a Napa gold filter and a trasko filter. change the filters every 4000 miles and then the oil every 8000-10000 miles.
works great for me so far
-pete

 

[jdub]

^^^ That's the way to do it

Pete - you might want to add a Blackstone analysis (including a TBN) to your 4000 mile interval.

 

[Canuckrz]

I just got a Lexus upgrade will this change anything with wat i should run?

No same style maf, just avoid the oiled type filters.

 

[sneakypete]

^^^ That's the way to do it

Pete - you might want to add a Blackstone analysis (including a TBN) to your 4000 mile interval.

thanks for the praise. im tired of spending a ton of money on oil when i used to change it so frequently. that why i went with the good oil and filtration system. this is why i dont mind spending $12 per quart. especially if i only change the oil about once a year.

whats the turnaround time from when you send a sample in?

-pete