# 1996 Toyota Corolla - engine oil grading

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-corolla-engine-oil-grading/145384>\
**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")\
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**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")

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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):
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> 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.

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