milliel

Hi ,New guy here,just bought a 2015 ES 350. SO FAR SO GOOD.
What brand engine oil have you used,and would you recommend it?
Also when did Lexus start using the 0-20w viscosity oils?
tks

bc6152

I use Pennzoil Platinum Full Synthetic. A lot of the other members here use Mobil One full synthetic. I owned a 2006 Avalon with the same engine that's in my 2013 Lexus. That engine used dino oil and the change interval was 7500 miles. With the full synthetic it's now 10k miles. I believe that the changeover to full synthetic came about in either 2012 or 2013. If I'm incorrect on that someone will let us know..

Trexus

I prefer to use Eneos Sustina 0W-20 or Castrol Edge w/Titanium 0W-20 in the gold bottle. All 0W-20 are synthetics. So at this point it is just preference of brand...

I believe the changeover to full synthetics started either in 2013/2014 models...

Maikerusan

Whatever the dealer puts in, since the first oil change is free. After that, I will try the dealer one time, see what he charges, and decide at that point how to handle future oil changes.

milliel

Thanks all for your replies,I believe most of the oils that were recommended
are good choices. The Enos oil,at least around here ,is hard to find. All the others I have seen
in local auto parts stores. Thanks again for the info.

bc6152

Forgot to tell you Good Luck with the new car, and as you've already found out, this is a great place for answers. Come back often.

milliel

WILL DO, sure like that blue car of yours!

waltz

Fortunately, my 2014 comes with lifetime oil changes from Scanlon Lexus in Fort Myers, FL. Hopefully they use the best oil.

LexusUgh

I've got a 2015 RX 350. Changed the synthetic at 7500. I don't drive much - I was getting told by the oil change place (I didn't go to the dealer) that despite using synthetic the oil needs to be changed due to time even if the mileage was not high. He said the engine cleaning stuff in the oil breaks down with time. He said max would be 6 months no matter how low the mileage was. Anyone have comments about the length of TIME between oil changes? Thanks for any advice.

bc6152

I think he's selling you oil changes. $$$ No way your synthetic oil requires changing after six months. Bunch of BS. I also do not put a lot of miles on in a year. Lexus recommends 10k mile intervals which would be somewhere around a year's driving. Certainly longer than 6 months. I'd look for a different oil change place if I were you. This man does not have your best interests in mind. I changed my own oil after 10 months and it was so clean that I had trouble reading the dipstick level. Remember when around 2003 the manufacturers recommended a change at 7500 miles and our friends at Jiffy Lube told you no more than 3k? Same idea IMO. Go by what the manufacturer recommends, not some grease monkey trying to earn a bonus.

airgas1998

um...yup BS....

LexusUgh

Thanks, bc6152. That's what I thought the advice would be. I've also got a BMW pushing a year with only 4k since last (synthetic) oil change...was getting antsy. (I like your '66 Vette and Model A, too! )
Thanks for your help.

bc6152

Well it really ticks me off when I see a company trying to take advantage of someone by stretching the truth. In reality, synthetic oil - unlike dino oil - has certain additives that DON't break down over time. This is why other members on this forum, if my memory serves me, have reported that BMW has gone to a 15k mile interval for oil changes. The synthetic is that good and keeps getting better. Glad to help and that's why we're all here. This is a great forum.

Arty101

Good call .

gemigniani

I use Mobil 1 5W-30 because 0W-20 is recommended for political (EPA fuel economy standards) reasons, not engine protection reasons. Outside of the USA, where politics don't matter, Lexus owners manuals say oils even thicker than 5W-30 can be used in the 2015 2GR-FE V6 (except in winter, of course).