I've been looking for a place to post this as I have been reading a lot of different input about what are "the best" sometimes "best available" fluids for use in our cars. While I've been waiting for the delivery of my car, (Thursday now thanks to all of the bad weather) I contacted the Service dept. at Ron Tonkin in Portland OR (where I bought the car from) to find out what fluids they use in the Elises (maybe Exiges also?) Here they are.
Oil: Shell/Pennzoil Ultra euro formula 5w-40
Brake fluid/clutch fluid: Shell Ultra Synthetic DOT 4 OR ATE super blue fluid
Gearbox: Shell Helix 75w90 GL5 synthetic OR Redline MT90
I'm still waiting to hear what coolant they use. Look's like I'm going to be doing a lot of import purchasing from the UK since that's where these products can be found. I have already learned that "ATE super blue DOT-4 fluid is illegal for street use in Florida and is about to be banned entirely by the EPA. (Going the way of the rest of the good stuff...)
What I wish is for the Senior sages in here to drive a stick in the ground with a recommendation on substances we can all get and should use. So far the Mobil-1 5W 40 Fully Synthetic Turbo Diesel Oil looks good with either a
Toyota 90915-YZZF1 (was10004) or TRD PTR43-33010 oil filter. Next?