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Oil Changes -
Just wondering which I should go by...
Using Mobile One Synthetic which I believe says 7500 miles between changes but I think Lexus says it should be done 5000 miles... is there a reason they would call out for this?... I plan on checking the oil after work, and I assume it will still look just fine.
Just wondering what miles/time intervals you guys are using when running synthetic oil
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Using Mobile One Synthetic which I believe says 7500 miles between changes but I think Lexus says it should be done 5000 miles... is there a reason they would call out for this?... I plan on checking the oil after work, and I assume it will still look just fine.
Just wondering what miles/time intervals you guys are using when running synthetic oil
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5000 for synthetic? sounds excessive...
Usually wouldn't care, but this is my first "nice" car and I just want to make sure I'm doing things right
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Free is even cheaper.
You're literally pouring money down a drain changing synthetic every 5k in normal driving.
This has been proven over and over and over with every used oil analysis I've ever seen on a 2IS.
In normal (ie non-severe-duty) driving there's no reason whatsoever to change any sooner than 10k miles (and most folks can safely go longer than that.. but UOA is the only way to be sure how much longer)
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Free is even cheaper.
You're literally pouring money down a drain changing synthetic every 5k in normal driving.
This has been proven over and over and over with every used oil analysis I've ever seen on a 2IS.
In normal (ie non-severe-duty) driving there's no reason whatsoever to change any sooner than 10k miles (and most folks can safely go longer than that.. but UOA is the only way to be sure how much longer)
You're literally pouring money down a drain changing synthetic every 5k in normal driving.
This has been proven over and over and over with every used oil analysis I've ever seen on a 2IS.
In normal (ie non-severe-duty) driving there's no reason whatsoever to change any sooner than 10k miles (and most folks can safely go longer than that.. but UOA is the only way to be sure how much longer)
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UOA is the only way to know how much life your oil has left in it (but assuming normal driving it had a lot more left in it after a 5k change)
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I usually change mine twice a year with full synthetic, though I am debating on changing to every 9 months or possibly just once a year.
My brother, who is a service manager at a toyota dealer only changes his once a year with the cheap stuff, he is convinced that its all it needs.
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Walmart sells Mobile 1 full synthetic in a 5 qt jug for $24.50. I usually buy 3 and change the wifes car and still have some left, (then I only need two the next time).
I usually change mine twice a year with full synthetic, though I am debating on changing to every 9 months or possibly just once a year.
My brother, who is a service manager at a toyota dealer only changes his once a year with the cheap stuff, he is convinced that its all it needs.
I usually change mine twice a year with full synthetic, though I am debating on changing to every 9 months or possibly just once a year.
My brother, who is a service manager at a toyota dealer only changes his once a year with the cheap stuff, he is convinced that its all it needs.
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I wouldnt go past a year, just to be safe.
But I'm sure some (honda/toyota) driver out there has gone 100k and 6 years without changing thier oil and their car is probably still running.