Well I didn't mean to offend, apologies to all for getting carried away.

Bc, I found your post to be very funny, I'm sure after reading your joke you can read! Are you a writer or comedian?

 

Well I try to be a little of both. My wife of 52 years sometimes doesn't think I'm funny at all... So I'll stick to being a sometime writer.

Thanks for the compliment and glad you got a laugh out of it. Now go ahead and have a great day.

 

This guy definitely will take you up on the latter offer... PAO Group IV at least

 

I'm approaching 1 year on my 2015 es, but only did 4500 miles, (mostly city driving) should I wait longer to do the change?

 

I'm sure you will get varying answers on this topic. Normally I change my oil in all my vehicles every 5000 miles. But like you I haven't driven as much in the last year. I got to the point where It was just about a year since my last oil change but I was below the 5000 mile mark. Not sure what I wanted to do so I actually emailed tech support for Mobil Oil and told them I used one of their synthetic oils and how long should I wait to change it. The reply I got was that they recommend that if you're under the specified mileage, you should still change your oil around the 1 year mark. That's what I did. I know some will say that changing your oil with less than 5 thousand miles on it is a waste of money, but I figure if you're only changing your oil once a year, then expense is not really a huge factor. so to answer your question, I change it at 5K miles OR 1 year, whichever comes first.

 

I always use a brand-name full synthetic oil. I change it every 10,000 miles or at 1 year intervals. Due to retirement and Covid it is usually 1-year at this stage of the game. Has worked for me for many years with all of my vehicles.

 

There's a thread going on in Gen 7 forum covering this subject. Same engine... No need for another 65 posts...

 

It's well documented. 12mo's, or 12k miles (whichever comes first).

It should be easy to determine when you should change your oil, if you follow the manufacture's spec's listed above.

 

Do people really change their brake fluid every 30k?

 

Can't say what everybody else does but very simple: just go by the owner's manual. Lexus has their owner's best interest in mind...

 

i have but idk if can trust mechanic that was really done..

 

You took it to a mechanic for an oil change, but you don't trust that it was actually done? I'm confused...

 

break fluid bec i feel like no one does it..

 

Wow, quite the charged thread!

Same conundrum here, been a little over a year since the last oil change on the Lexus and around 5k since the last oil change. Scheduling an oil change with the dealer as the 20k oil change is covered by Lexus.

Brake fluid is hygroscopic and over time moisture can accumulate (brake lines are not exactly moisture-tight). Lexus prescribes every 30k miles and Honda / Acura prescribes every 3 years irregardless of mileage. Pushed this a bit on my Honda and did the first brake fluid change myself (including bleeding the brake fluid at each caliper) at the 5-year mark. The brake fluid was a little dark, but not too bad. But showed that it was better to do every 3 years as per the manufacturer's recommendation. If you wanted to have fresh brake fluid sooner, make a note of the brake fluid level in the master cylinder reservoir, use a turkey baster to get the old fluid out of the reservoir, and refill with fresh fluid to approximately the same level (similar to how 100% of the automatic transmission fluid isn't extracted when a drain & fill is done). Some non-scrupulous shops use this method and charge a pretty penny.

 

Regarding oil changes I always use a brand-name full synthetic 5w-20 (usually Mobil 1) and a brand-name oil filter. I change the oil myself either at 10k miles or 1 year whichever comes first. Being retired I usually don't drive the 10k on any one vehicle (I have 2 other cars) and am comfortable doing the yearly changes. That being said, i respect others habits in how they handle this and I guess you can never be too sorry changing it at lesser intervals.