Toyota Previa in Bahrain near the raw material

"Out for a cruise today. Not a petrol/gas station in sight but plenty raw material below.
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Are there any Previa in Bahrain?

Gregory Eatman says that there are quite a few Toyota Previas around and the scrapyards have plenty of spares. Toyota parts support also still strong.

Nice photo from Gregory Eatman

Replacing Oil and Oil filter in the Previa, video of it..

Date:

[2017-07-26 Oljebyte, 5W-40 olja W5 Lidl olja bra specifikation
Bosch oljefilter med backventil / spärrventil (anti drain valve)]

The Previa has 97980 km on the meter when this is done..

Found this cheap good specification on Lidl. I've written a post about it earlier, you can read it here. Some say it is similar to the Pennasol Super Pace oil.

W5 5w-40 Supertech Engine Oil. 5 liter container.

Good specification, will sure be good in the Previa. According to manual it should be 10w-30 but I think this will be even better. I've put similar oil in my other car, Toyota Starlet and no problems.

Screenshot from dackonline.se They sell the Pennasol Super Pace which according to rumours should be similar to the W5 5W-40. It's about the same price.

I decided to use this Bosch oil filter that is suppose to have a anti-drain valve. Made in South Africa. 0986 452 044. P 2044.

I've made a video of the process here when changing oil on the Toyota Previa.

What kind of oil for your Previa?

"As for the oil.. yes, although it recommends 10W30, it also recommends API type SF or something ridiculously outdated like that... as the engine wear, oil consumption increases, so it maybe necessary to use thicker oil... I now use 0W40 to keep wear and oil consumption under control.... if you prefer to stick to 30 weight, then I recommend 0W30 or 5W30 instead to reduce cold start wear... no, it's not going to cause any problems" - TheMAN
http://www.toyotavantech.com/forum/showthread.php?2923-Beater-Previa-But-I-Like-It-Anyway

Using Lidl engine oil? W5 Supertec Engine oil 5W-40 same as PENNASOL Super Pace 5W40?

Buying affordable oil for the Toyota Previa... The oil has good specification.

W5 Supertech Engine Oil 5W-40 (179 SEK / 5 Liter)
W5 Supertech Engine Oil 5W-40 is a progresssive engine oil which enables to save fuel. W5 Supertech Engine Oil is made with synthetic fundamental components which meet the hi-tech aspirations of the modern motoring generation and guarantee both a low viscosity (SAE classification: 5W) and, at the same time, low levels of evaporation-related wastage. W5 Supertech Engine Oil is suitable for energy-saving use throughout the year in all modern four-stroke and diesel engine cars and was specially developed for use with turbochargers and catalytic converters.
Specification: ACEA A3/B4, ACEA A3/B3-10, API SN/CF
Approved according to/complies with: VW 502 00, 505 00, MB 229.3, Porche A40, Renault RN 0700/RN 0710, GM-LL-A/B-025 (level), JASO MA2 (level), BMW Longlife-01 (level).


The slightly cheaper variant  (159 SEK / 5 Liter)
W5 Ecotech Engine Oil is a high-performance engine oil whose added components, select base oils and specific viscosity enable energy-saving engine performance. W5 Ecotech Engine Oil contains synthetic base oils which meet the hi-tech aspiration of the modern motoring generation by guaranteeing both low viscosity (SAE classification: 1oW) and, at the same time, low levelse of evaporation-related wastage, no engine clogging and outstanding test run results.
W5 Supertech Engine Oil is suitable for energy-saving use throughout the year in all modern four-stroke and diesel engine cars. It is guaranteed to keep engines clean – even when they are multi-valved, direct injection (diesel) or used with turbochargers and catalytic converters.
Specification: ACEA A3/B4, API SN/CF, ACEA A3/B3-10. Approved according to/complies with: MB 229.1, VW 501 01 / 505 00 (level)

"Lidl har ibland på vårkanten 5W-40 olja i sitt sortiment under sitt varumärke W5 någonnting för 40:-/litern, passa på att hamstra och köp hem ett eller par flak att ha i garaget.
Lär vara samma som, motorgold supertec 5W-40 samt pennasol superpace 5W-40
en ganska tjock olja med en kinematisk viscositet på 14,5 vid 100C+" http://www.mestmotor.se/bilsnack/forum/showthread.php?392481-Optimalaste-motoroljan/page2

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Sehr geehrter Herr Stanusic,

gern bestätigen wir Ihnen, dass entsprechend der folgenden Aufstellung die Produkte identisch sind.

PENNASOL Multigrade Super HD 15W40 = W5 CARCARE Engine Oil 15W40
PENNASOL Super Light 10W40 = W5 Ecotech Engine Oil 10W40
PENNASOL Super Pace 5W40 = W5 Supertech Engine Oil 5W40
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[Edit 2017-07-29]

Got a tip that you could find Pennasol 5w-40 on dackonline.se
Only 169 SEK for one container.

5w40 oil from Pennasol. Screenshot from dackonline.se

Is this Pennasol the similar as Lidl oil? Perhaps.

What kind of car do I put use of the Lidl oil?

This one, a Toyota Previa. In this video I show how I replace the oil and oil filter.