Why would you never wait 10k miles for an oil and filter change? I thought that I've seen UOA's show that with Synthetic oil at least, you could push the oil past 10k miles. You just have to change the oil filter along the way. I had done a UOA myself with Blackstone and sent Mobil 1 oil in after 12k miles in my car (With no filter change). They said at that point I Was pushing it and changing the oil filter along the way would be good.

I put both the Blitz Air Filter and Cabin Air Filter (also known as Pollen Filter and A/C Filter) in my car. I've heard that you can just clean both and re-use them. I'm trying to find proper instructions on how to handle the cleaning and if they both can really last a lifetime with cleaning every 30k-ish miles.

 

I remember reading a post somewhere here that said you can clean the Blitz filters once and reuse them, but they don't last a full 30k the second time around.. Same person i believe said they are fine for 45-50k with the cleaning at 30k. But they aren't lifetime like K&N

The cabin air filter i wouldn't bother cleaning, just buy a Wix Charcoal Filter and replace every so often

http://www.amazon.com/Wix-24511-Filt...6637441&sr=8-2

 

I have a 2011 IS C 250. My 1st oil change is scheduled at 5000 miles not 10,000. It is free. I read above a 2011 IS 250 is 10000 miles?

Does the 2011 IS 250 convertible have a different oil schedule change than the 2011 IS 250?

Does my 2011 convertible come with synthetic oil in it?

Also, what type of oil would you recommend for my 2011 250 Convertible?

Thanks

 

The 5000K mile service is free but no oil change is done.
10K or one year on the oil change.

 

It must be 10K or one year on the free oil change.
I had a '11 Camry that had a free 5K mile service.Check this and that and tire rotation.
Free oil change was at 10K miles or one year.
In fact,the car had 25K free maintenance by Toyota and 10K and 20K changes or one year.

 

Never mind, deleted my post lol.

Even tho it says 6months/5,000 miles...if you look at the service schedule, (for 250/250C) oil change is only done every 10,000. Service is every 5k, but its just inspections every 5k and oil every 10k.

But if you look at the 350/350c/F manual, its every 5k oil changes

Kurtz was wrong?!?!? ......

 

IS350's don't come with synthetic oil.
That's why the 5K miles changes.

 

Does my 2011 IS Convertible come with synthetic oil?

 

Yes it does..

 

^ Doesn't that depend? If its a 250c, it does. If its a 350c, it doesn't.

edit: nvm saw he posted higher up he's got a 250c

 

Mine is a 2011 IS C 250


LOL I did not read the entire post

 

Yup, admitted that a few posts ago...I try to keep it at a minimum but it does happen, and always appreciate a correction when it does

Since the 250 went to 10k changes I thought the 350 would have as well. I find it kinda bizarre Lexus went synthetic on the 250 but not the 350, that just seems like a really weird decision to me.

 

^ I agree. I dont' see why they wouldn't recommend synthetic in all of the 2IS models. Especially the IS-F, i thought for sure that would be running synthetic from the factory.

 

Seems the only other 5w30 Lexus is the GS350.
Everything else is 0w20.

 

got my 5k oil change done yesterday at 6.8k on my 350C. Talked to the Service Manager about this and he said that this is going to be confusing as all heck down the road. It easy for them to remember the difference this year, but in the coming years, they will have to ask questions to differentiate the year and model. I think Lexus screwed up on this one. They should have put full synthetic in the 350C also!

Also, for you 2011 owners, I reported the headlamp paint bubbling defect to my Service Advisor. This was the first time he had seen it. I told him it was on all the 2011's and he confirmed it with Corporate that they are aware and working on it.