Time for my annual service, thinking about going to the Altezza Club track day in September so I thought I'd try some 0w40 with the Cusco filter I won. Should help keep the pressure up at high rpm compared to 5w30. Has stopped the tappet noise on start up if nothing else.
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So after reading [url="http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/motor-oil-101/"]Bob is the oil guy[/url] it would seem 0w30 is the perfect oil but unfortunalty Castrol NZ don't bring it in.

Had my car in at Wakefield Panel last month to have the dent removed from my bonnet. They also resprayed the front cover & lip as it had quite a few scratches. Pretty happy with the end result.
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Also put some new treads on the front a month or so back.
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Nice looking car and background

You should be able to get Fully synthetic 0w30 from your Lexus/Toyota dealer if you want it
Part numbers are 08880-82644 for 1 litre and 08880-82645 for the 5 litre

Andy

Nice shot of the Harbour Bridge ... car isn't bad either

I was back in NZ in March this year, and I was amazed at how many Altezzas were on the roads now. They've really become popular since I've been away.

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You should be able to get Fully synthetic 0w30 from your Lexus/Toyota dealer if you want it
Part numbers are 08880-82644 for 1 litre and 08880-82645 for the 5 litre

Andy
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Thanks for that, I'm actually starting at Manukau Toyota next month. Been with Ford/Mazda for 6 years so time for a change & some cheap parts for the Altezza

At last count there was well over 10K Altezza's on the roads over here (half of them probably in AK alone)