daryll40

I am thinking about bringing my own Mobil 1 oil for the next oil change on my '03 LS430. They sell it in containers of 1 quart or 5 quarts. Will 5 quarts be enough for a change with filter or should I buy more?

Also, now that I am complaining about Lexus engineering...the quality cannot be beat...but how come Mercedes and BMW have moved to 10,000 to 15,000 oil changes...with synthetic I think...and Lexus has not? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know someone will say it's best to change oil as often as possible, but it does seem like less frequent changes with better oil is the way of the future.

Daryll40

Brett

Conicidentally, MB and BMW went to 10-15k when they started doing the oil changes for free.

daryll40

Again, how many quarts for LS430 (with filter)?

Brett

my owners manual says 4.8 qt when replacing filter

Methodical

iTrader: (-1)

I always use 5 qts. of Mobil 1 5W30 for the LS430.

daryll40

I am thinking about doing 7500 mile oil change intervals but spending the extra $25 (or so if the oil is bot at WalMart) for MOBIL 1. My issue isn't as much the cost as it is the hassle of going to the dealer every 5000 miles. Since the "real" recommendation for "normal" driving is 7500 miles, I guess adding the extra security of Mobil 1 is the best of both worlds....giving a "secure" 7500 miles between changes.

lspower

have 15w 50 mobil1 pure synthetic under my hood now, i dont think im going to go any other oil, 5w-30 for gas miles or something, i bought the 5qt from wal mart, w/ lexus filter of corse,

i was thinking of trying amsoil sometime its more $ than mobil1 but i hear its the best oil you can buy, it beats mobil1 in ever test on there website

-ryan