The Tune-Up Thread

[empera]

ok guys its spring time...time for oil changes and such. Question is...

What kinda of oil do you use? whey? synthetic, regular, or blends?brand?
What kinda of spark plugs?copper, iridium, etc.?
What kinda of coolant mixture?

so on and so on...wat has been best for you?

(am i forgetting somethin?)

thx.

 

[Shinobu]

1) Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 15W50
2) Factory Toyota or Autolite 3923
3) OEM Toyota 100% Concentrate (Red Coolant) with distilled water and a bottle of Redline Water Wetter.

Might wanna drain and re-fill your tranny fluid and differential while you're at it. I recommend Royal Purple Synchromesh...

 

[americanjebus]

toyota concentrated coolant(it pricey)
mobil 10w40 will probably move onto 15w40 in summer
royal purple in tranny and diff.
k&n filter
ngk plugs.

 

[MKIIINA]

Mobil 1 full synth 15w50 year round (its texas man)
whatever coolant i have, always get the same thing but cant remember what it is
was on ngk irids till recently then over to autolite coppers
k&n filter

 

[aye mate]

castrol GTX 10w-40 (switching to 20w-50 for the warmer months) Toyota filter
NGK iridiums
GM sychromesh in the trans and probably get some Royal Purple for the LSD
prestone coolant and water.

 

[americanjebus]

just dont use the green gm coolant , just dont. ur better off w/ the red toyota.
old site had the total write up on the gm coolant and how it got gummed up in our engines. now its gone, but the lesson is still here.

just a question if i were to mix 2 quart 10w30 and 2 15w50 + 1 quart lucas approx what viscosity would i end up with?

 

[empera]

well i bought some 10w30 royal purple, shit is expensive but we'll see how it goes...

 

[Orion ZyGarian]

¤Oil: Mobil 1 Synthetic 15w50 (didnt have 20w50). I live in Florida.

¤Oil Filter: K&N

¤Spark Plugs: Autolites. Didnt have NGKs, and the only ones I'd trust other than Denso would be Autolites....just DONT get champions! Tons of people have had shitty experience, including me...I didnt even have 100 miles on mine and the porcelin around the center electrode broke off blah blah.

¤Spark plug wires: NGK

¤Air filter: HKS, but NOT recommended. I'm eventually getting an A'Pexi one

 

[Jeff Lange]

Thread Moved.

Just dont use the green gm coolant

You mean orange GM coolant, the Dex-cool stuff. It should never be used on a car that didn't come from the factory with Dex-cool, nor should regular coolant be used in a car that came with Dex-cool, ever.

It gels up when mixed even in small quantities.

 

[Notorious_8.7.T]

Oil: Castrol GTX 20W50 with a Mobil 1 oil filter
Sparkplugs: Autolite Coppers 3923
Coolant: Some 50/50 mix i bought at the local autoparts store...will change to Toyota red when i swap my motor out

 

[lagged]

Thread Moved.



You mean orange GM coolant, the Dex-cool stuff. It should never be used on a car that didn't come from the factory with Dex-cool, nor should regular coolant be used in a car that came with Dex-cool, ever.

It gels up when mixed even in small quantities.

the orig. owner of my car used toyota red. when i pulled my motor, my dumbass got the dexcool stuff from napa. i was unaware of the ill effects of mixing this stuff.

however with a less than thorough flushing (heater core probably closed..) i havent had any problems running the dexcool from napa.

 

[Ckanderson]

Always toyota red
mobil 1 10w-30
redline shockproof lightweight
I dont use synthetic in the rear since it cause excessive whining in my BMW's rear.

 

[mkIIIman089]

Amsoil 20W-50 full synthetic (still proven to be best)
Amsoil filter
Amsoil 75W-90 Severe Gear for trans
Plugs- experimenting, NGK always though
NGK plug wires
Toyota Red coolant

 

[mk3forme]

does anyone have the same experience as CK with his beemer? I have heard that synthetic can cause more rear end noise that regular fluid. I read somewhere that Reg recommend Ford fluid for the rear end as he noticed the least noise with it. What do you guys think?

 

[JerzeySlowpra]

royal purple 10-30
k&n filter
royal purple for trans and rear
ngk irdiums BCPR6EIX
re-charge k&n air filter if you have one
Toyota red coolant but speaking of which, my car had green it in ever since i bought it, whats the differance and if i wanted to change over how would i do that with out risking them mix and gell`ing up inside the engine and crap?

 

[PunaMKlll]

Oil: Redline 20W50 synthetic with wix oil filter
Diff/trans: Royal purple
Sparkplugs: NGk
Coolant: prestone w/redline water wetter (will go with toyota red next)

 

[PunaMKlll]

I dont use synthetic in the rear since it cause excessive whining in my BMW's rear.

could have been u didnt get the right additive ive known a few people with different year 5-series with synthetic rears and my car as well and have had no problems.

 

[supraman7mgte]

Mobil 1 20-50
Motorcraft FL1A Oil Filter
Royal Purple tranny fluid

 

[TurboWarrior]

-Royal Purple 10w-40 synthetic motor oil
-Toyota Oil Filters
-Redline MT-90 synthetic in the R154.
-Redline 75w-90 for diff's in the diff. (Plus a little GM additive just in case)

Spark Plugs - New OEM Denso Coppers
Wires - New OEM Toyota Wires

 

[sirkus]

- Amsoil 10W-40 synthetic
- Toyota oil filter
- Redline in the tranny and rear diff
- NGK Platium and NGK plugs