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How often do you change oil & filter? What brand oil & viscosity?

Old 07-28-15, 09:21 PM
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Lexus LS400 1997 4.0 Liter 260 HP V8
According to the tag on the windshield from the previous owner I'm due for an oil change.
How often do you change oil & filter? What brand oil & viscosity?
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I change engine oil and filter every 6k miles, i use ZIC 5W-30
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thanks for the info
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6 months or 6000km whichever come first, regular dino 5W30 like Castrol or Shell.Toyota filter most of time

95 Lexus LS400 230,000km Canada version.

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Mobil 1 synthetic 5w30 every 6k miles and I changed the oil myself with oem Toyota oil filter.
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Pennzoil dino every 5,000 miles and an AC Delco oil filter.
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Once a year with a name brand synthetic 0w30 or 5w30 and a Fram Ultra filter. Usually ends up being 5000-7500k miles. Currently has Amsoil AZO 0w30 in it. In the fall it will get Mobil AFE 0w30.
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Castrol high mileage or valvoline maxlife 5w30 with purolator filter every 3-4000 miles. Now at just under 258k and runs like new
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Gen 1 LS, When it needs it and 10W-30 Chevron, Anything will variable valve timing needs the factory spec oil.
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Mobil 1 synthetic 5w-30 every 6k w/ Napa platinum filter.
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I dare to be different...every 15K miles with Mobil 1 Extended Performance with/ FRAM Ultra Synthetic 15K mile filter. Been doing that for about three years now, so far so good.

Car is a '97 with 219,xxx.
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I change mine every 5k miles using Mobil1 5w30 full synthetic and A Toyota oil filter.
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I change the oil on my 99 LS and all my other cars every 3000 miles with 5-30 mobil 1, I know thats more often than necessary but i am a maintenance freak and like to drive a bit more aggressive than most, that said it gives me piece of mind and I enjoy doing the maintenance on my cars, been changing the oil in all my cars at 3k since the first car I bought in 1977
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Pennzoil Full Synthetic and a quality oil filter every 5k-7k....
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5W-30 mobil 1 full synth with toyota OEM filter every 6k miles but i tend to overshoot to 7k.

97 with 160k.

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