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Originally Posted by suzyj

I’m a woman with a degree in engineering and a lifetime messing around with motorbikes, cars, and pretty much anthing else that moves. It’s a pretty rare event when I go to a mechanic and they _don’t_ try to bullshit me.

Originally Posted by itsAlex

So my girlfriend went into a local shop to have her oil changed. I gave her 6 quarts of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 0w20 and told her to let the guys put that in her car. Later she told me that the guys said Pennzoil was crap oil and that it doesn't stand up to Toyota's 16000km oil change interval. They put it in anyway and then continued to say that only Toyota branded oil is good for the 16000km. He tried to pitch their shop's in-house brand oil and claimed that one would last 12000km. He put the reminder sticker on her windshield and told her to come back after 8000km.

I use this same oil in my FR-S and I wait until 16000km have passed. Is there any merit to this shop's claim?

I'd suggest a shop that doesn't try to fuck over those who they think know less or push a sale of a "better" oil. They exist but definitely hard to come by