I usually use Koyo or NSK who supply to Toyota-Lexus.Īlso wanted to add to topic of ATF and my wife’s 1999 Lexus RX 300, which was Lexus's first foray into the Luxury SUV market and was fitted with the same transmission as the Rav 4 of the period, the Toyota Aisin-Warner A140 4 speed overdrive transmission. Besides I only grabed a Timken as a last resort. To me as long as that company overseas and the name stands behind the part, I'm good. I also own a BMW E46 and you should see the hot debates about former made in Germany parts on those forums. Many well known companies that used to make parts in their country now outsource to China. I just changed the left rear wheel bearing and used a Timken which said made in China. Instead of buying from the Toyota or Lexus parts counter, stick with the OE suppliers like Aisin and Nippon Denso and you can't go wrong. As far as Toyota/Lexus hard parts it's common sence. And Toyota motor oil was made by ExxonMobil at one time and may be the same now. Peak marketing proudly separated themselves from other DeXCool coolants by not having 2-EHA which was suspected for causing early on head gasket failure and I have been using it since 2011 and recently looked inside the coolant passages due to a burnt exhaust valve at 391,522 miles ( ) which I repaired and they, including the Radiator are spotless devoid of any corrosion. The belief that modern Toyota coolant contains phosphates has yet been proven and I've read countless bulitens and MSD's the only conclusive thing I can find is Toyota is extended life OAT devoid of 2-EHA. I used Toyota red coolant but later switched to Peak Global Extended life concentrate for $14 because both are OAT extended life coolant with the main difference being the dyed color which makes no difference in the chemistry. The further debate on coolant is the same. I know this because I cut them both open. I even remember buying the black Toyota oil filters back then which were made by Purolator and exactly the same. We bought my wife's 1999 Lexus RX300 From Lexus of Naperville in 2008 with 125k and it now has 392k so I'd like to say I specialize in geriatric car repair and maintenance as well since we keep are cars 15+ years. I've done all the major and minor service on all our cars. I'm the kind that tripple cleans every bolt and mating surface before installing and Permatex anti-sizes every lower chassis bolt as you learn in the rust belt states for the next time you have to revisit that area. I'm 57 and say if TCCN is like OCD level one, I am OCD level three and have been all my life. ZDDP package friction additives are set in stone these days to avoid killing the catalytic converter so Toyota oil additive package is within the same range as Pennzoil and Mobil. I live 20 miles from TCCN channel and while I can see why he pushes OEM coolants and lubricants, the truth is Toyota branded oil and coolant are made by the same companies and meet the same requirements such as API you find at Wal-Mart and AutoZone. If you want to know if one is compatible with the other, talk to a chemist, which I have. I find coolant and lubricant debates interesting and often biased with no supporting evidence.
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