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iTrader: (1)

Really? I did not know the 10k was free too. I did mine myself. I bought Mobil 1 Synthetic from Walmart for $28+tax and a $4 OEM oil filter from Sewell. I also rotated the tires. It was all a big learning experience the first time - where to put the jack stands, where the oil filter was located, would my oil filter wrench work, etc. I was frustrated, but at 20k it will be easier since I now know all of this.

bc6152

$32.00 + your labor and time, not bad...

Arty101

Bummer. But as Bill says, $32+ your time isn't really too bad for a lesson the next time around.

Frank1934

If it is a 330H my dealer told me the theory is the engine only runs 75% of the time therefore the longer interval between changes.

Frank1934

If it is a 300H my dealer told me the 10K is because the engine only runs 75% of the time therefore the longer interval

Arty101

It's because of the synthetic oil, which also cost more.

gmanusmc

Art is correct. Our 2011 IS250 required 0w20 synthetic and the motor ran 100% of the time unless we shut it off (lol). Not sure when ESs started using synthetic. Amazing how many dealership employees have no idea about what they are talking about and will just pull an answer out of thin air.

Bill

Arty101

Like Bill said, the dealers will tell you anything, like they know what they're talking about.

Art

Leowaxx

iTrader: (4)

10K miles oil change interval ... Woooww i nver heard about it . I think max oil change interval was 5k miles ( full syntethic ) . I hve G35 use full syntethic oil all the time n they told me to do it for 5K interval . But when it reach 4K i do the oil change . Better i waste few miles on oil change than i blow out my engine cuz the oil was bad . $60 it cost my G35 for the full syntethic oil & $70 for my '10 is250 full syntethic oil . In my dealership thy cost me $115 for regular oil change .

mrBillFL

fwiw, I was at a speed shop where a guy had bought a used 535 bmw, w/ 85k on the odo. it had the free 15k oil changes at the dealer.

When the valve cover was pulled, you could see it was totally gunked up. like old grease. bad bad bad.


frequent oil changes pay off when you get over 100k on the odo... and warranties have long expired.

if you lease, harder to justify.

Arty101

Is this why German cars are more problematic being driven harder and after the warranty?

jollick

Check out this article.

http://www.edmunds.com/car-care/stop...-your-oil.html

coach1

I will follow the manufacture's required maintenance schedule through a Lexus dealership & records until the warranty period is up at which time I will take over oil change and routine maintenance myself.

Tuanle

For me, I can do the oil change myself, but choose not to. Not only is it dirty, but also dangerous if you don't have the proper tool to lift your car up. Even at the dealer, cars do fall off the lifts if they're not careful.

For those who do the oil changes themselves, I don't see anyone mention the cost of the proper lifts, air tools, and the risk of injury or incorrectly procedure followed. Sure you can use the included tools in your trunk to lift your car up (the ones for the spare tire), but they're not the safe tools for an oil change and tire rotation.

To save some money, I take my 2002 Acura MDX to the Honda dealer and they charge me $35 for an oil change that includes a wash and vacuum. To be fair, they use regular oil instead of synthetic.

Bad experience I'd like to share - During a tire rotation, I forgot to tighten the lug nut tightly to the proper specification and my tire was wobbling while driving. It almost came off the car. Luckily, I stopped to check out the weird noise I was hearing. Another time, I forgot the tighten the oil nut tightly, causing the oil to leak all over the place. If I were to drive on a long trip after the oil change, I wouldn't have noticed the leak and it would have cost me an entire engine. One time, the car fell off the lift. Even though I was using jack stands, the car was not on an even surface. My garage or the street are not even surfaces. As you can see, I suck being a home mechanic :-)

jkeller

If your not a long way past 10k take it in anyway. They check other stuff too. It won't hurt the car to have another oil change.