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i sarched and found nothing but i did find some interestin posts. ← I would like to know also.

If you use a synthetic gear fluid, you can use most any fluid needed. Example, the pour point of 80w-90, 80, 90 or 75w-90 (all synthetics) are very very close. Plus I would stick with a multi grade for better adds.

Yes, the Asl, ATM, AME etc should be 100% more then what most will need. The Series 2000 (0-30) and Series 3000 are not racing oils. The series 2000 20-50 is a racing oil. Both Series 2000 will have leess viscosity increases if you are worry about it. Yes, these oils can go just as long, if not longer in some cases. The Series 300 HDD has the best add package Amsoil sells. Do I use it, no since I think there ASL (5w-30) does what I need...1-year drain.

Keep in mind the the pour temp IS NOT the engine pumping temp for fluids. Take about 20 degress off for the true temp.

There XL series, low level WAS PAO based but now moved to a high end group 3 due to keep cost down. There ASL, ATM, AME etc are all mid levels for Amosil There high level are Series 2000 and 3000. They have higher add packs. All these levels have a price; hence you get a better oil. The kicker for me is that there XL series is like within some really small price of there ASL etc series. Why pay, for example, $50 for a Xl series (7,500 miles) when you can get their mid oil (which can go UP to 25K miles) for the same or close price...I do not get it.

Let's not forget also.......Amsoil XL-7500 series is not even Amsoil's best 5W 30 synthetic......Amsoil (ASL) 5W 30 is & will last 12,500 miles or 1 year (used with Amsoil's HD - Heavy duty oil filters in which 2 are needed). So it's actually cheaper to use Amsoil in the long run by far........just because I'm me, I doubt I would go that far since I have a Lexus Extended warranty.......but regardless, my owners manual states I need to change it every 5,000 miles or 6 months which ever comes first.......time usually come before mileage for me so I'm still on 2 oil changes per year! ;) There ASL is our the mid line so to speak. Also Lexus can not deny you any warranty unless the oil is directly related to the problem. This is from Amosil “Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) recommend consumers use lubricants of the proper viscosity grade and service classification. Any oil, whether it’s petroleum oil or synthetic, may be used without affecting the overall warranty coverage. OEMs pay or deny warranty claims based on the findings of failure analysis. To affect the vehicle warranty, the lubricant must be directly responsible for the failure. If the oil did not cause the problem the warranty cannot be voided, regardless of the brand of oil used, viscosity, or the length of time or number of miles the oil was used.”

Great choice. Use Mobil 1 and Toyota filters, and forget about using anything else. Stick with the best. ← Are you sure these "are the best"? I am not saying these are the worse but so far, I see personal opinion.

Thousand for lubes adds etc??? I spend approx $45 for 1-year on my oil drains. It is not thousands my friend. It does not cure anything nor do they state that. It does however provide better protection and wear numbers; or lack there of. Nothing states you have to use them. Nor does it say they are any better. I do not know what you mean but I have real world data for my car via analysis. The numbers to not lie. They, oil people, are not saying anything new here. Plus I would not put to much faith in engineers. Hell, I am one am I know some good ones and some that have this and that degree; but suck at concepting & producing a viable and useful design.

Well I do not know how you define regularly changed, but with 12,290 miles on my one Amsoil 5w-30 drain, the viscosity was 13.56 cst. The limits for 5w-30 are 9.30 to 12.49. The limits for a 40 are 12.50-16.29. The thickening here was only 7.8%. Nothing to even worry about. If Mobil stays thinner by 7.8%, that is wonderful; however, Mobil states you should not even run their oil this long. But yes, sometimes Amsoil goes up in viscosity then something it comes down. It is nothing to worry about. I would worry about TAN, TBN, OXD and NOX level WAY before viscosity.

**I had to jumpin since I could not take it anymore. :D Well first off I agree with part of this. I also do not care what Amsoil states AND I could care less what the API says. I do however care that the oil passes and conforms to their proper API specifications, other manufacture spec’s and some mil spec’s. All that the API “start” or spec’s mean is that “some” oil meets the minimum specification for the certification. It does not state if it passed with 2% or 200% over. If the 4-ball test is obsolete why do 99% of the oils out there use the test? So lets take that away and look at some hard numbers. Is Mobil a good PAO oil? Sure. But on the flip side they do not like you, the user, extending your oil drains (like they used to). Amsoil, based on some test results (from users) had higher ZDDP levels; which I personally like. Amsoil's ASL series is calcium and magnesium detergent based while Mobil is using a primarily calcium based detergent system..for what is worth. There R&D could be top of the line but their price and extended drains keep it on the shelf for me. If their price was within some small delta of Amsoil’s and they PROMOTED longer drains, like they have in the past, I would buy it. Oh, I work for UTC and know many engineers at Pratt since I go there once per week. Are you sure it is Mobil in P&W engines? Here is Amsoil XL-7500, 5w-30/Mobil 1, 5w-30 "supersyn" Vis @ 100C, 10.3 Cst/10.1 Cst VI,196/169 Noack Volatility, 8.8%/9.2% Pour Point, -60F/-54F HT/HS viscosity, 3.1 Cp/3.1 Cp Four Ball Wear Scar,.38 mm/.60 mm TBN,10.1/ ? – anyone? If you are doing short drains mobil and Amsoil will be close. If going longer, which Amsoil states you can, I think the higher ZDDP will show the winner. So Mobil is placed inline with Amsoil 7500 since there service life is also the same. Ok here is a non-used oil sample of Mobil 1 5W-40 Truck & SUV. See anything low here? hmmm ....I see a few that I would not want to use on extended oil drains. Iron 2 Chromium 0 Lead 0 Copper 0 Tin 0 Aluminum 1 Nickel 0 Silver 0 Silicon 4 Boron 39 Sodium 0 Magnesium 458 Calcium 2023 Barium 0 Phosphorus 994 Zinc 1352 Molybdenum 0 Titanium 0 Vanadium 0 Potassium 0 Fuel <1 Water 0 Glycol NEG Nitration 10 Oxidation 15 Visc100 14.6 TBN 11.2 Here is a another sample comparison AMSOIL 5W-30 vs. Mobil SuperSyn 5W-30: NOACK Volatility: AMSOIL: 4.90%, SuperSyn: 9.17% Flash Point: AMSOIL: 446 deg. F., SuperSyn: 435 deg. F. Fire Point: AMSOIL: 471 deg. F., SuperSyn: 455 deg. F. Pour Point: AMSOIL: - 60 deg. F, SuperSyn: -54 deg. F 4-Ball Wear Test: AMSOIL 0.374 mm, SuperSyn: 0.667 mm TBN (Total Base No.): AMSOIL 12.35, SuperSyn 8.45 Virgin sample of Mobil 1 SuperSyn 5w-30. See anything that stands out? It does have Moly though…shocking. Tin 0 Lead 0 Copper 0 Aluminum 0 Silicon 3 Iron 2 Chromium 0.1 Silver 0 Zinc 1000 Magnesium 20 Nickel 0 Barium 0 Sodium 7 Calcium 3000 Vanadium 0 Phosphorus 902 Molybdenum 82 Boron 187 Manganese 0 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Viscosity 10.54 Acid No. 2.78 Amsoil 5w-30's and even their 10-40 have over 1270ppm of ZINC, 1150ppm Phosphorus and even calcium at 4342 ppm. I am not saying Mobil is bad but I have never ever seen Mobil at this level. Based on the Mobil's numbers I have supplied my Amsoil (ASL) oil has over 12K miles on it and had better ZDDP and very low wear.

WE got 4 to 5 inches already. We are to get 12 to 18" At Least I can drive my Kubota BX22 in the snow! :D

I knew that would get you! :D

Sw, no all season tire is designed to handle that kind of snow fall......I don't care if the tire cost's $1000 a piece or a new tire called 'God's all seasons' are available. Close to a foot of snow on an all season tire........ummmmmm.........no it's not even realistic. It's is too much risk for any vehicle with all season tires......that would include AWD ones as well, not just a Lexus ES with Toyo's.:whistles: If anyone actually tries to do that.......you should listen very carefully.......as you will hear your all season tires laugh hysterically at laugh at the person & the news coverage of all the accidents will reflect that . ;) :whistles: ← My last diesel truck had all seasons and was fine in 18+ inches of snow! Maybe the 4x4 helped! )

Sw, no all season tire is designed to handle that kind of snow fall......I don't care if the tire cost's $1000 a piece or a new tire called 'God's all seasons' are available. Close to a foot of snow on an all season tire........ummmmmm.........no it's not even realistic. It's is too much risk for any vehicle with all season tires......that would include AWD ones as well, not just a Lexus ES with Toyo's.:whistles: If anyone actually tries to do that.......you should listen very carefully.......as you will hear your all season tires laugh hysterically at laugh at the person & the news coverage of all the accidents will reflect that . ;):whistles: ← I like the Toyo's bigtime, except for the ever slowly to stop road noise and the performance in snow (ie below 6 inches). Maybe it is not the tires but so far the wife and myself feel driving in the last 3 little storms was very slick when comapred to the last 2-years with Dunlaps. In the long run I hope the tires, Toyo last longer then then Dunlaps. Which were all gone after 22K miles! That was unreal.

I know and both have good and bad points (as I now see and feel). So why are the Dunlap are for "all season" and the Toyo's are not? Proxes TPT are stated "High Performance All-Season" with stated traction A. "Well-balanced sipes for wet traction. Unidirectional, touring-performance, all-season tread design.Aggressive siping. M & S rated.Low-noise tread design. " Dunlap SP Sport 4000 A/S are stated "High Performance All-Season" with stated traction A- "Maximum grip in ice and snow. Optimized grip, control, energy absorption and treadwear in a wide range of driving and weather conditions. " Both look like the same write up but so far the "Maximum grip in ice and snow" seems to fair better then "M & S rated" Toyo's.

Might or might not. The slot or filter is behind the mat (to the right) of the gas pedal.

I just ordered my cabin filter three days ago. $35.XX I never had one from day 1...nice ha

I disagree since my Dunlap's 4000 had a more aggressive thread pattern then my Toyo's. Are toyo's are good tire yes, but so far my last 2 years in snow was better then this year with Toyo's.

Same here....much quieter than the Michelin MXV4's that were on my ES. ;) ← I posted the noise question right after I got my new tires. It is either the noise is going away with age or I am just getting used to it.

They are good dry but the grip when on snow, well, sucks! Rain is typical for a tire. For the price I paid, next time might not be toyo's. I know just looking at the thread pattern my Dunlaps had more bite it looks.

Where are the FAQ's???? ← i believe each subforums has a pinned FAQ thread at the top, i.e. Lexus ES250/ ES300 / ES330 Forums Subforums ← Yup, nut I do not see anything that has Toyota and Lexus parts. Any links you can post? Sorry for a dumb question. Just in 2.9 years, I never found them. All I see is "Lexus Detailing Forum, Lexus Owners Club Merchandise, Gold Member Forums

Where are the FAQ's????

Dunlop 4000 are not highly rated for snow traction as the link below will state. Your right about them wearing quickly too.....only a 240 or 340 treadwear rating depending on the size. ;) The TPT's are rated good in the snow BTW.......not so good on icy surfaces (big difference). B) The Canidian 'tirerack' site if you will www.tiretrends.com do not even carry them anymore. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...romCompare1=yes ← I agree but so far in the 3 little storms we have had the Toyo's are not that great. Even the wife does not like driving the car now...Not that I mind! :)

BINGO! They are not like my old pair of Dunlaps. They are good but not as good as them! So I agree. ← You agree with what exactly mburn? The fact he should put a different set of all season tires on? or? :whistles: Which specific Dunlop's did you have? ← I agree that that the Toyo Proxes TPT's are poor in the snow. I had the Dunlap 4000's which weared very quick (22K miles) but were great in the snow.

BINGO! They are not like my old pair of Dunlaps. They are good but not as good as them! So I agree.