Toyota Camry: Recommend sythetic lubes

> I have a 1997 Camry w/2.2L 4Cyl. with 29,000 miles that I've used
Valvoline 

Besides Amsoil, which is an excellent product, you may use Mobil 1.

JP

> > I have a 1997 Camry w/2.2L 4Cyl. with 29,000 miles that I've used 
I would be careful about using synthetic in an automatic transmission. They
depend on a certain amount of friction, and on some cars have experienced
problems with synthetic transmission fluid. Not sure about Toyota
transmissions.

"Mark A" <net> wrote in message news:<4fpwb.502$uswest.net>... 
 

No problems with Mobil 1 fully synthetic ATF in the four cylinder
A140E automatic transmission.

In news:google.com,
Daniel M. Dreifus <com> being of bellicose mind
posted: 

ONE of the primary differentiations between ATF fluids is their
friction coefficient. At one end of the scale you have the old Ford
Type F which produces a firm shift due to its high friction
coeffecient at low surface speeds. At the other end of the scale you
have several fluids with low friction coefficients at low surface
speeds which produce a much softer shift (all else being equal ...
which it seldom is). The formulations vary by transmission
manufacturer. That an ATF is synthetic doesn't matter once it is
certified for a particular specification This is not like
synthetics in motor oil.
--

~~Philip "Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

"davidj92" <com> wrote in message
news:bprkro$1qrib7$news.uni-berlin.de... 
Valvoline 
Thanks for all the tips. I'm going to look at Mobil1 products for switching
to.
davidj92

In article <bprkro$1qrib7$news.uni-berlin.de>,
"davidj92" <com> wrote:
 

Redline has a good line of synths.