oil change synthetic blend
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oil change synthetic blend
Have a 2009 RX-350 AWD with 116,500 miles.....is it worth the extra money to get an oil change using full synthetic oil SAE 5W-30[6.4 quarts] or is a synthetic blend just as effective...thanks.
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Depends on your usage and oil change interval. If your car is heavy stop & go traffic with little highway miles, I will always recommend full synthetic. But if you do very regular changes then a synthetic blend is fine. Personally, for any car luxury or not, the more you spend on maintenance the less trouble you have down the road so I'm a believer in full synthetic Mobil1 for all my cars.
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#6
Just chiming in here. I also use nothing but Mobil-1 full synth. I've read that synthetic blends aren't really worth the money. The cheapest place I've found is Walmart, which beats Costco for the price.
#7
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Definately full synthetic, Mobil1, and Wallyworld where I've been getting 5qt jugs for 26$ I've been using their High Mileage 5w30 with their additive packages that help remove any sludge and recondition seals. My RX loves it.
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#8
Synthetics are now not as expensive. Get full synthetic all the time.
#9
178k miles on my 330. my oil is dirty black, by 1800 miles. so I change my oil every 1500 or 2000 miles. because of this change interval, I have down graded from full syn to 5 qts for $14, havoline or chevron. I am a redline gal, motul for motorcycles, but I am not made of money. I like mobil 1, but for $25 for 5 qts vs half that (I commute 60 miles a day, so I change my oil about once a month, I just the filter every 2 oil changes). I personally think as long as you change the oil before it gets gross, or 1 calendar year, you are good to go.
so far so good.
so far so good.
#10
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178k miles on my 330. my oil is dirty black, by 1800 miles. so I change my oil every 1500 or 2000 miles. because of this change interval, I have down graded from full syn to 5 qts for $14, havoline or chevron. I am a redline gal, motul for motorcycles, but I am not made of money. I like mobil 1, but for $25 for 5 qts vs half that (I commute 60 miles a day, so I change my oil about once a month, I just the filter every 2 oil changes). I personally think as long as you change the oil before it gets gross, or 1 calendar year, you are good to go.
so far so good.
so far so good.
#11
I only use Mobil 1 high mileage 5-30. 5 quarts jug cost $22-25 on sale. And use 1.5 quarts of cheap Walmart Supertech at $2.75 per quart. Changed oil and filter at 6k miles interval. Also I usually buy 10 OEM oil filters at a time from reputable eBay seller at around $4.5 each since I use the same filter for my 08 Avalon and my wife 08 RX350.
#12
178k miles on my 330. my oil is dirty black, by 1800 miles. so I change my oil every 1500 or 2000 miles. because of this change interval, I have down graded from full syn to 5 qts for $14, havoline or chevron. I am a redline gal, motul for motorcycles, but I am not made of money. I like mobil 1, but for $25 for 5 qts vs half that (I commute 60 miles a day, so I change my oil about once a month, I just the filter every 2 oil changes). I personally think as long as you change the oil before it gets gross, or 1 calendar year, you are good to go.
so far so good.
so far so good.
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That's overkill. Dark oil early in the interval means the oil is doing part of its job, holding contaminants. It's when oil is still fairly clean looking after a couple thousand miles is a sign the oil isn't very good. I'll keep using full synthetic, and change it every 5-6,000 miles. At that rate, the cost is a wash. You're spending $42 in oil, plus filter, over 6,000 miles. An oil change special at Advance or Autozone for full synthetic can be had for $30 - $35, and sometimes includes a premium filter.
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