best motor oil for a celica

superfish

hi guys what is the correct oil to use in a 1998 toyota celica ss111 2.0 beams I was thinking 5w/30 but more than likely im wrong also are these plugs any good ? http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NGK-IRIDIUM-SPARK-PLUGS-FIT-TOYOTA-CELICA-GT4-HEAT-8-/370511381352?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5644330368#ht_2049wt_936 cheers guys

liam7831

Castrol Magnatec 10w40

superfish

liam7831 wrote: »

Castrol Magnatec 10w40

is 4 to 5 litre enough for an oil change I know it was plenty on my tsport yaris just unsure with it being a 2.0l

liam7831

You need about four and a half litres

Atlantic Dawn

You should buy a 5 litre container of it, Castrol only do 4 or 1 litre so this can work out expensive, go with Mobil and they have 5 litre drums of it.

For the plugs those should be fine. You could also consider Denso Iridium VK20Y, these will be original spec and will be most likely what was in the car from new as Toyota own Denso and they supply most parts for them. They are not cheap, £10 sterling a go or more, could be €20 here in some motor factors. Iridium plugs might give a touch better performance but should last a good 100k miles so in theory it should be the last set of plugs you need to put in to her if you were to go with them.

liam7831

Depends wha you want, castrol would be a better grade oil, i would not haggle over a few euro when it comes to my car engine

superfish

cheers guys I dont mind spending a few bob on the service parts as il be doing the service myself so lot cheaper than taking it to a mechanic anyways and I did hear the more expensive plugs are good for 100k or so. someone told me that you must buy a genuine toyota oil filter though as other brands may clog up and starve the engine of oil. also I need new back brake pads will st202 pads fit as Im finding it hard to find pads for the s3 on ebay, thanks a mill for the help guys its apreciated

Frankie Lee

Castrol Magnatec 5w30 A1(Brand not really that important), would do fine for them if you want to put in better oil than 10w40 and not waste money.

superfish

superfish wrote: »

......... also I need new back brake pads will st202 pads fit as Im finding it hard to find pads for the s3 on ebay, thanks a mill for the help guys its apreciated

An SS3 is an ST202 All the non turbo ones were ST202, the GT4 being the ST205. The ST202 is the chassis code.

superfish

Frankie Lee wrote: »

Castrol Magnatec 5w30 A1(Brand not really that important), would do fine for them.

thats what I used in my yaris tsport but only because thats what it said to use in the logbook unfortunately I dont have the celica log book so im unsure what to use now 5w/30 or 10w/40 I did notice the engine was a lot quieter when I changed the oil in the yaris

superfish

RoverJames wrote: »

An SS3 is an ST202 All the non turbo ones were ST202, the GT4 being the ST205. The ST202 is the chassis code.

ahh rite cheers buddy I just assumed st 202 stood for 202bhp an mine is 220bhp so basically any parts I need just get st202 an im good to go

Frankie Lee

superfish wrote: »

thats what I used in my yaris tsport but only because thats what it said to use in the logbook unfortunately I dont have the celica log book so im unsure what to use now 5w/30 or 10w/40 I did notice the engine was a lot quieter when I changed the oil in the yaris

It certainly wouldn't do any harm to use it in the Celica anyway.

superfish

superfish wrote: »

ahh rite cheers buddy I just assumed st 202 stood for 202bhp an mine is 220bhp so basically any parts I need just get st202 an im good to go

Nope.
Some ST202s have a 140bhp engine which is not the same as the 3SGE in yours (these were SS1s in Jap land). Also there was a 1.8. The SS3 may well have beefier brakes than the lower powered models. I was just pointing out that your car is an ST202

The SS2 than was 3SGE powered bit without the BEAMS, these were the Celica GT in the UK.

superfish

RoverJames wrote: »

Nope.
Some ST202s have a 140bhp engine which is not the same as the 3SGE in yours (these were SS1s in Jap land). Also there was a 1.8. The SS3 may well have beefier brakes than the lower powered models. I was just pointing out that your car is an ST202

The SS2 than was 3SGE powered bit without the BEAMS, these were the Celica GT in the UK.

rite maybe im better off getting the bits i need in a motor factors then so ive some comeback if they dont fit as I need back brake pads and a front cv joint

Yeah maybe, they may well have to order them though