beeRandon

I'm almost getting to the 5,000 mile mark. I have about 4,700+ miles on it and i'm already getting the service maintenance light.
What oil did you guys go with?
What is the best to go with?
I also plan on taking it to the dealership instead of an oil change place around here.
Also, too lazy to check the manual :P
I'd like to be more social with the CL folks anyways! BOND TIME!

toyotatom

I believe the 5000 mile maint. does not include an oil change, oil changes start at 10,000 miles.

AdvanSLF

WINNNNERRRR!!!! you are correct sir.
5k is just for routine checkups (e.g., air pressure, oil level, other fluid levels, etc.). 10k is the first oil change and every 10k thereafter.

personally, i'm still going to change it at every 7500-8k miles.

bigblack06

iTrader: (20)

Yeah I would just reset the light yourself but since the first two are free just bring it in and let them check it then from then on change oil every 10K, I agree with AdvanSLF change around 7500K-8K if you want to be safe.

Est1985

Oil change every 10K miles? I've never heard of that on a car lol

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

its easy to get 10k on synthetic. I run that interval on all the family cars and have done oil analysis to show they can go 10k

beeRandon

Oops. I thought it was an oil change at 5,000 miles. Sorry fellas! Thanks for the help though!

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

it used to be 5k oil changes with regular oil, now its 10k with synthetic

gmanusmc

Toyota/Lexus have been using this OCI for a few years now on their vehicles specified for synthetic oil.

Est1985

Good to know, thanks.

Vairox

Depends how you drive, hot Cali weather and driving it like you stole it go with 5w-30... it was the recommended grade and still is depending.

hades281

Personally I am changing the oil at 5k, 10k, 20k, 30k... The oil filter should catch any break-in debris but I don't mind a few extra bucks / splitting the oil change interval in half for the first maintenance. Note that severe service maintenance for our cars is 5k anyway, and though I'm not driving in particulary dusty conditions, there could be extra particles from break-in just the same.

I'll use a genuine OEM filter, and Toyota Genuine Synethetic 0w-20. The oil has very good reviews on BITOG.