Toyota OEM or Amsoil Gear Oil

[FloridaPhotog]

I’m getting ready to do the front and rear differentials and I was wondering what people were using. I’m contemplating using Toyota GL5 75w85 or Amsoil 75w85. Any suggestion or input would be appreciated. Thanks Jon

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[Desert_6Gen]

I would normally suggest OEM; but I heard Toyota and Honda's gear fluid id quite expensive. And Amsoil can only be bought from licensed dealers which is crappy and a inconvenience. Whatever you choose will be better than not changing it.

 

[Snowball]

I would probably go with Amsoil from those options.

I’ve always used Redline for gear/transmission oils, so that’s what I put in at 5k on the 4Runner as well.

Honestly OEM is probably beyond sufficient, and changing it regularly is probably more important that what the brand of choice is, but the small expense of using premium lubricants is cheap peace of mind to me.

 

[Joestac]

I used Motul in my WRX and Outback, hadn't decided yet for this ride.

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[CO/ZA]

The Valvoline 75w-90 gear oil in the squeeze packs is a very common choice in the 5th gen community, no reason you can't use it in 6th.

75w-85 is solely so Toyota can get 0.1% better gas mileage for their CAFE rating.

Amsoil is MLM nonsense if we're honest.

 

[SouthCoast]

I’m getting ready to do the front and rear differentials and I was wondering what people were using. I’m contemplating using Toyota GL5 75w85 or Amsoil 75w85. Any suggestion or input would be appreciated. Thanks Jon

Depending on use and cost, the OEM could be just fine. Amsoil, redline or Valvoline are also fine. Cost can be irrelevant depending on service interval. What's $120 vs $80 over 30-50k miles? probably small enough to be non-existent. Either way, changing it is better than not changing it, regardless of brand.

 

[ShotsFired]

I’m getting ready to do the front and rear differentials and I was wondering what people were using. I’m contemplating using Toyota GL5 75w85 or Amsoil 75w85. Any suggestion or input would be appreciated. Thanks Jon

Toyota car nut used Amsoil 75-90 FULL Syn in his truck.

 

[Climbandroll]

I’m getting ready to do the front and rear differentials and I was wondering what people were using. I’m contemplating using Toyota GL5 75w85 or Amsoil 75w85. Any suggestion or input would be appreciated. Thanks Jon

Redline 75W85 GL-5

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