Axle Seal Issues

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

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.

I read too - at Bob is the Oil Guy - that Toyota doesn't sell it in individual bottles. That seems very strange. I'm going to look into the Amsoil myself. I also hear Ravenol makes a 75 GL-4 oil. Also, Redline 75W90 GL-4 is available at Walmart Canada for around $19.00/L. There seemed to be some debate over whether a mulfigrade oil was appropriate for these transmissions.

[stykerdk]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

I read too - at Bob is the Oil Guy - that Toyota doesn't sell it in individual bottles. That seems very strange. I'm going to look into the Amsoil myself. I also hear Ravenol makes a 75 GL-4 oil. Also, Redline 75W90 GL-4 is available at Walmart Canada for around $19.00/L. There seemed to be some debate over whether a mulfigrade oil was appropriate for these transmissions.

Here it is for a reasonable price.
https://www.blauparts.com/ravenol-ma...-3-75w-1l.html
Acording to reviews on amazon it is as good as the original Toyota oil.
https://www.amazon.com/Ravenol-J1C10...p?ie=UTF8&th=1