Engine oil OEM Toyota or PENNZOIL

PartReview Score

Rank #11 in ranking

150

4.2

Engine noise

4.1

Exhaust smoke

3.7

Warning light

2.7

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PartReview Score

Rank #8 in ranking

602

214

230

4.5

Engine noise

4.4

Exhaust smoke

4.4

Warning light

5.0

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OEM Toyota

PENNZOIL

OEM Toyota › Engine oil

No-Month-7869 31 Jan 2026, 18:56

Rating 5.0

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.

Vehicle: Toyota

Mileage: 83686 km

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

MiLKShaKes_EpiDerMis 23 Jan 2026, 16:02

Rating 4.0

SP certified oils have better LSPI protection than SN, and SP is what Subaru requires for this generation.

Pros: better LSPI protection

Vehicle: Subaru

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

ZovioTV 21 Jan 2026, 00:49

Rating 5.0

I use PUP 0w20 in mine. Lots of tests and UOA show that Pennzoil Ultra Platinum is the best non-boutique oil you can buy. But honestly any top shelf oil will work. 5k km intervals are more important than brand with a turbo engine.

Pros: best non-boutique oil

Vehicle: Toyota

Mileage: 5000 km

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

Furious_Anger_666 16 Jan 2026, 15:57

Engine noise:

Rating 5.0

Do her a favor a change the oil, with Valvoline Restore and Protect or Pennzoil Ultra platinum, it will quite down a little and it would be great for the car.

Pros: great for the car

Cons: requires oil change

OEM Toyota › Engine oil

PatrickGSR94 15 Jan 2026, 14:11

Rating 4.0

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.

Pros: oil lab report back

Cons: not OEM Toyota oil

Vehicle: Toyota

Mileage: 15000 km

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

Billyzonka 12 Jan 2026, 05:41

Exhaust smoke:

Rating 5.0

Pennzoil Platinum Synthetic. My 1988 740 has near excellent compression at 245k og miles.

Pros: excellent compression

Vehicle: Volvo 740

Mileage: 394275 km

OEM Toyota › Engine oil

Necessary-Travel2775 11 Jan 2026, 04:26

Rating 5.0

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.

Pros: super cheap on gas

Vehicle: Toyota Yaris

Mileage: 8000 km

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

geokilla 9 Jan 2026, 18:24

Rating 5.0

At the very least, make sure you're using quality oil like Mobil or Castrol or Pennzoil.

Pros: quality oil

OEM Toyota › Engine oil

lincolnlogtermite 4 Jan 2026, 03:11

Rating 3.0

Just hard to read with fresh oil. 0-16 was impossible to read on the dipstick when new in my 2022 Camry. Even my 2011 Corolla is hard to read.

Cons: hard to read

Vehicle: Toyota Camry

PENNZOIL › Engine oil

Square_Emergency_262 1 Aug 2025, 21:32

Rating 2.0

BMW switched from Castrol to Penzoil years ago...but both cause oil starvation in The S65 motor

Cons: cause oil starvation

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Which engine oil to choose — OEM Toyota or PENNZOIL?

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Comparison of engine oil OEM Toyota and PENNZOIL

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Overall ranking.
Vote balance.
Average rating.
Number of reviews.
Feature ratings.
Car owners’ choice.

Which engine oil are better — PENNZOIL or OEM Toyota?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil PENNZOIL were overall better than OEM Toyota.

OEM Toyota received a PR Score of 85 out of 100, and PENNZOIL scored 93 points.
OEM Toyota ranked 11 in the overall ranking, and PENNZOIL ranked 8.
The average rating is higher for PENNZOIL (4.5) than for OEM Toyota (4.2).
Engine oil PENNZOIL have better feature ratings than OEM Toyota:
- Exhaust smoke - owners believe, that this property for PENNZOIL is better than OEM Toyota.
- Warning light - drivers claim, that this property for PENNZOIL is outperforms OEM Toyota.
- Engine noise - reviews suggest, that this property for PENNZOIL is preferred to OEM Toyota.

Which engine oil are more popular — OEM Toyota or PENNZOIL?

In March 2026 on PartReview, engine oil PENNZOIL were overall more popular than OEM Toyota.

By vote balance, engine oil PENNZOIL surpassed OEM Toyota:

For OEM Toyota, the ratio of positive (181) to negative (31) votes is 150 votes.
For PENNZOIL, the ratio of positive (648) to negative (45) votes is 603 votes.

By number of reviews, engine oil PENNZOIL surpassed OEM Toyota:

For engine oil OEM Toyota there are 69 reviews: 57 positive, 5 neutral, 7 negative.
For engine oil PENNZOIL there are 230 reviews: 214 positive, 3 neutral, 13 negative.

Which engine oil do car owners prefer — OEM Toyota or PENNZOIL?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, engine oil OEM Toyota led more car-specific ratings than PENNZOIL:

OEM Toyota are chosen by owners of cars such as: Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, and others.

Engine oil PENNZOIL have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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