Engine oil OEM Toyota or MOTUL
I have a 2015 Tacoma 4-cylinder stick shift 52,000 mi. I bought it new. The only maintenance I had to do was oil changes and I go underneath with a grease gun and grease all the fittings along the axle.
Prolube is trash used motul and my top speed increased by almost 10 on all gears on my d250
I've been running 8100 Power 5w30 for the last two changes, every 3000 miles, and the aced the initial Blackstone test.
I've been using the x-clean EFE every 3k miles forever now an am tuned on full e85 now for 30k miles besides the factory valve tube seal leaking they fixed at 14k miles once but that's due to 23' errors. Now am thinking did I use the wrong one hahaha but am 30k miles deep in my use never anything oil that the efe in mine.
Using Motul (8100 5w-40 initially then 0W-40) since 8 years in my Honda City '09 and I replace engine oil myself every year. Engine is smooth and gives decent mileage. Never faced any issues
Upping your oil change intervals to 5000kms wouldn't be a bad idea. I use motul 5w40 and haven't had issues
Just got the oil lab report back from the sample taken during the oil change I did at 15K miles. The previous oil change at 10K was performed by the dealership. So that means that whatever the Toyota dealership put in there at 10K, was not OEM Toyota oil.
I bought a 2008 toyota yaris for $5.5k on fb marketplace. Had a prepurchase inspection.\n\nI love that car for the exact reasons you mentioned. It\u2019s been with me everywhere ive gone, is super cheap on gas, and just requires oil changes every 8000 km.
I used so many brands
- Motul : okay
Could be the oil and not any problem with the engine itself. In India, these engines come with Motul 7100 full synthetic oil. There have been some discussions on the 390Duke forums and on Reddit that the oil burning issue and high oil consumption is caused by using Motul 7100
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Which engine oil to choose — OEM Toyota or MOTUL?
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Which engine oil are better — MOTUL or OEM Toyota?
In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil MOTUL were overall better than OEM Toyota.
- OEM Toyota received a PR Score of 85 out of 100, and MOTUL scored 91 point.
- OEM Toyota ranked 11 in the overall ranking, and MOTUL ranked 5.
- The average rating is higher for MOTUL (4.4) than for OEM Toyota (4.2).
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Engine oil MOTUL have better feature ratings than OEM Toyota:
- Exhaust smoke - owners believe, that this property for MOTUL is better than OEM Toyota.
- Warning light - drivers claim, that this property for MOTUL is outperforms OEM Toyota.
- Engine noise - reviews suggest, that this property for MOTUL is preferred to OEM Toyota.
Which engine oil are more popular — OEM Toyota or MOTUL?
In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil MOTUL were overall more popular than OEM Toyota.
By vote balance, engine oil MOTUL surpassed OEM Toyota:
- For OEM Toyota, the ratio of positive (181) to negative (31) votes is 150 votes.
- For MOTUL, the ratio of positive (1003) to negative (91) votes is 912 votes.
By number of reviews, engine oil MOTUL surpassed OEM Toyota:
- For engine oil OEM Toyota there are 69 reviews: 57 positive, 5 neutral, 7 negative.
- For engine oil MOTUL there are 357 reviews: 319 positive, 23 neutral, 15 negative.
Which engine oil do car owners prefer — OEM Toyota or MOTUL?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, engine oil MOTUL led more car-specific ratings than OEM Toyota:
MOTUL are chosen by owners of cars such as: BMW X3, Renault Megane, Audi TT, and others.
OEM Toyota are chosen by owners of cars such as: Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, and others.
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