# 1996 Toyota Corolla - engine oil grading **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** corolla, toyota\ **Created:** [July 27, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384 "2019-07-27T17:53:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shahzaib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@shahzaib](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shahzaib)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384/1 "2019-07-27T17:53:08Z")
i want to know engine oil grading for toyota 2E carburated 1300cc . ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384/2 "2019-07-27T18:01:32Z")
The cheapest grade of oil of the correct viscosity specified in your owners manual would be fine for your car. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384/3 "2019-07-29T14:28:48Z")
Agree! A 5W30 oil would do; just don’t buy any of these super thin oils like 0W20 because a car that age and vintage will then consume oil. And those expensive oils would be a waste of money. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384/4 "2019-07-29T14:44:15Z")
The latest oil grade is SN Plus. [http://www.pqiamerica.com/apiserviceclass.htm](http://www.pqiamerica.com/apiserviceclass.htm) Tester ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384/5 "2019-07-29T14:47:32Z")
You really need to check the really cheap oils, they may not be up to the needs of your engine. > [@Bad Oil](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-oil/92520): > > We just had a news report on oil sold at discount stores, Dollar General and others, does not meet current API specifications. On the back of the bottle it states for vehicles made before 1987. People are buying this and using it in their vehicles and the engines are seizing up. I wanted to warn others not to buy this oil. It does not have the API Star on the front of the bottle. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384/6 "2019-07-29T14:57:12Z")
This isn’t a US car. Where are you? What does your oil cap say? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384/7 "2019-07-29T15:07:02Z")
> [@texases](#): > > What does your oil cap say? My oil cap only shows weight…not grade. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384/8 "2019-07-29T15:07:21Z")
> [@texases](#): > > What does your oil cap say? Otherwise known as the “710 cap”. 😉 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/d/add3e8c490366e058b8ca7baec37a1fd97ab5c20.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384/9 "2019-07-29T15:18:34Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > My oil cap only shows weight…not grade. And I bet that oil ‘weight’ (5w-30, etc.) is what the OP is looking for.