2005 Avensis 1.6 vvti engine oil

jharr100 · 14-09-2016 2:31pm #1

Rang the 2 main Toyota dealers in Cork City this morning , either side of the river, asking which motor oil I should put in my 2005 Avensis 1.6 vvti petrol .

First one said 10W40 Semi synthetic all the way, "shur thats what it left the factory with.."

I was happy with that answer, but I just thought I'd double check..

Second dealer said 5W30 Fully Synthetic , I asked what it would have had from the factory and he said "5W40 fully synthetic from the factory... but we always put 5w30 in..)

laoisfan · 14-09-2016 2:33pm

It can take both as far as I know and a few other types but the recommended is 5W30 - this is what my wife & I put in our 2004 Avensis 1.6 vvti.

kilianmanning · 14-09-2016 3:23pm

5w/30 semi synthetic, a1 spec, is what i'd use.

ofcork · 14-09-2016 3:27pm

That's what I used to use on my 04 and no issues.

colm_mcm · 14-09-2016 8:00pm

Neither would be wrong, but id have a preference for 5w30 fully synth unless it was burning a silly amount.

jharr100 · 14-09-2016 9:28pm

Agreed .. I was going to put 5w30 fully synthetic in.. but I thought it odd that both main dealers were 100% sure about 2 different oil grades it left the factory with.
A mechanic friend of mine who worked 15 years in Toyota outside the city says they always used 10w40 semi in all petrol vvti oil changes.
Either way it's not burning a drop between oil changes so I don't think 10w40 would do any harm.

Seweryn · 14-09-2016 9:31pm

jharr100 wrote: »

Either way it's not burning a drop between oil changes so I don't think 10w40 would do any harm.

A 5W30 or 0W30 wouldn't do either. Personally I would always chose a synthetic oil over anything else.

JohnBoy26 · 14-09-2016 10:00pm

It can take both of those oils. If it's burning a drop it will probably be better to ise 10w40.

2005 Avensis 1.6 vvti engine oil

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