oil

[Vervepipes]

My dealer actually sets the oil change intervals at 8000Km's, I dont know if it's Toyota nation wide though

[earljail]

Originally Posted by Vervepipes

My dealer actually sets the oil change intervals at 8000Km's, I dont know if it's Toyota nation wide though

I'm pretty sure that's for all of Canada. I'd guess that the U.S. interval is 5000 miles.

For the OP, I switched to Mobil 1 at the first scheduled oil change, and use OEM filters. I bring my own oil to the dealer, and they use my oil and their filter. As soon as warrantee is done, I'll buy a box of Toyota OEM filters and do it all myself.

[hystria]

Probably Motul - but is hard to find here in Canada
Otherwise Canadian Tire sells Red Line, another good choice
I personally don't trust that much Amsoil. They publicize a lot on internet, "best synthetic oil" on Google returns dozens of sites all on Amsoil . Any of those sites are that kind of stuff saying Amsoil is the best... ok...

Mobil 1, Mobil 1 Extended Performance and Castrol Syntec are only intended to give better start-up on cold days, not for extended oil change intervals

[Pavel Olavich]

Originally Posted by hystria

Probably Motul - but is hard to find here in Canada
Otherwise Canadian Tire sells Red Line, another good choice
I personally don't trust that much Amsoil. They publicize a lot on internet, "best synthetic oil" on Google returns dozens of sites all on Amsoil . Any of those sites are that kind of stuff saying Amsoil is the best... ok...

Mobil 1, Mobil 1 Extended Performance and Castrol Syntec are only intended to give better start-up on cold days, not for extended oil change intervals

You're wrong...it says right on the label "15,000 Miles".

[hystria]

Originally Posted by Pavel Olavich

You're wrong...it says right on the label "15,000 Miles".

I know I'm wrong that's what I'm using right now, the Mobil 1 Extended Performance + K&N filter, it has 2000 miles and the oil got quite dark, now tell me If a real synthetic would do so, anyway, it's the last time I'm using a pseudo synthetic. if one needs to spend more money at least buy real synthetics, i.e. Motul, Red Line or Amsoil

[spkrman]

Originally Posted by hystria

I know I'm wrong that's what I'm using right now, the Mobil 1 Extended Performance + K&N filter, it has 2000 miles and the oil got quite dark, now tell me If a real synthetic would do so, anyway, it's the last time I'm using a pseudo synthetic. if one needs to spend more money at least buy real synthetics, i.e. Motul, Red Line or Amsoil

very many tests wouldn't agree :)

[Black Yaris]

Originally Posted by hystria

I know I'm wrong that's what I'm using right now, the Mobil 1 Extended Performance + K&N filter, it has 2000 miles and the oil got quite dark, now tell me If a real synthetic would do so, anyway, it's the last time I'm using a pseudo synthetic. if one needs to spend more money at least buy real synthetics, i.e. Motul, Red Line or Amsoil

well I change my oil every 5000 miles I have used mobile one 5-30 full synth and amsoil 5-20 full synth and now currently running 0-20 mobile one full syth, and after every oil change oil has still look a good golden color, I have always used Champ brand filters except this last time I gave fram a try

[Pavel Olavich]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

well I change my oil every 5000 miles I have used mobile one 5-30 full synth and amsoil 5-20 full synth and now currently running 0-20 mobile one full syth, and after every oil change oil has still look a good golden color, I have always used Champ brand filters except this last time I gave fram a try

Going against the Toyota manual means your 0-20 oil could screw up your engine...why are you doing this?????

And chaning the Synthetic oil every 5,000 miles seems very foolish, and wasteful of your $$, and misses the entire point of using synthetic.

Don't buy this dillusion of thinking that just because the oil color changes, that it needs to be replace...this is based on dillusion void of facts, friend.

Save your $$....do it every 7,500 or 10,000 miles, and use the correct viscosity as dictated by the owners manual.

[hystria]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

well I change my oil every 5000 miles I have used mobile one 5-30 full synth and amsoil 5-20 full synth and now currently running 0-20 mobile one full syth, and after every oil change oil has still look a good golden color, I have always used Champ brand filters except this last time I gave fram a try

that's interesting to know, do you run on 89 or higher gasoline ?

[Pavel Olavich]

Originally Posted by hystria

I know I'm wrong that's what I'm using right now, the Mobil 1 Extended Performance + K&N filter, it has 2000 miles and the oil got quite dark, now tell me If a real synthetic would do so, anyway, it's the last time I'm using a pseudo synthetic. if one needs to spend more money at least buy real synthetics, i.e. Motul, Red Line or Amsoil

So it got dark....now you're a chemist

So what...it got dark...this does not mean it is not working as expected.

Relax and stay with it through 10,000 miles....you'll be ok and so will your engine.

Why do you call it "pseudo"? It's the real deal, and like mineral oil, it too will change color with use...this is okay!!

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by Pavel Olavich

...it says right on the label "15,000 Miles".

It sure does, and K&N says their oil filter can go with that, so that's exactly what I'm doing for both our vehicles.

I plan to change the oil right around the time we re-register the cars annually.