No one said XOM designed the JWS-3309 specification, but the world's largest lubricant manufacturer refines it and sells it to lots of folks....who re-bottle it as their own. Not rumor. Fact.
You can pay twice as much, but it's not "better" because you paid more....
The cheapest source for me is my local Toyota dealer and I get a case of T-IV at a time for about $5.75 / QT.
And stop thinking of Toyota as Japanese....the Tundra and Camry are made in the US...should you only use Japanese oil in them?
Should I only use oil made in Germany in a Mercedes that was made in Alabama?
You've got a Swedish car with a Japanese transmission. Worry about specification, not country of origin.
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2016 Tundra Crewmax 4WD 1794
2005 MB S600 (126K, Michelin AS4, HPL 0W40)
2005 MB SL600 (55K Michelin AS4, Mobil 1 0W40)
2004 V70R (143K, six speed M66, HPL 5W40)
2004 XC90 (235K, HPL 0W30 Euro)
2002 V70-XC (295K, HPL 0W30 Euro)
2002 V70-T5 (225K, IPD bars, Bilsteins)
2001 V70-T5 (125K, IPD downpipe, cat back and other mods)
1932 Packard Sedan (straight 8, dual sidemounts, original paint and interior, Shell Rotella 15W40)
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