Post your oil change regimen!

[fnkngrv]

[QUOTE=bairjo;681023]

Originally Posted by fnkngrv

I change my oil once every 10-12k as Kaotic does.


So now you have voided out any warranty you had left or you were already out of warranty...correct?

Using AMSOIL at the drain intervals they gaurantee DOES NOT void any manufacturer warranties.

Either way why in the hell would you worry about having a Yaris warranty? It is just about impossible to mess up this 1nz-fe powerplant unless you do performance changes that push it past the threshold it can handle. I could understand if it were an upper end Camry, Camry Hybrid, Landcruiser, truck, Avalon, etc.

[bairjo]

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[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by bairjo

Why in the hell would I worry about having a warranty on a major investment? Are you serious? Why in the hell would anyone screw up their warranty just so they can say they run AMSOIL at the wrong mileage? It's not worth it. Wow...it's your car, your money, gamble responsibly.

Amsoil's intervals are 25k miles or one year, which ever comes first. You retain your warranty as long as you don't have engine modifications on your car. I believe Amsoil will pay for any damages if you're within your warranty period.

[bairjo]

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[narly charley]

Man! This thread really took off...

[malibuguy]

I run 0w-20 top of the line amsoil in my Yaris along with a corolla filter. Every 15k for me.

Same interval as well on my fiances Protege but with 5w-30 and my mothers caravan with 5w-20 with their respective filters.

The yaris and the protege both have amsoil trans fluid as well.

Amsoil is awesome stuff!!!

The tercel I run purolator gold filter and mobil 1 15-50 since it consumes 1/2 quart every tank. I change the oil roughly every 4 months.

[nookandcrannycar]

[QUOTE=bairjo;681259]

Originally Posted by fnkngrv

Once again, it appears you are voiding your warranty based on your original post which was:
"I change my oil once every 10-12k"

Why in the hell would I worry about having a warranty on a major investment? Are you serious? Why in the hell would anyone screw up their warranty just so they can say they run AMSOIL at the wrong mileage? It's not worth it. Wow...it's your car, your money, gamble responsibly.

I agree with fnkngrv re why would anybody worry about the engine warranty on a Yaris. The only way I can imagine frying the engine (stock) within the warranty period would be if you changed the oil and forgot to secure the drain plug. See post #49. The quote is bairjo's response to fnkngrv, not a post from fnkngrv.

[bairjo]

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[nookandcrannycar]

[QUOTE=bairjo;681364]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Okay, assuming I agreed with you on what you just said, why then would you bother to run a premium priced synthetic oil if the only way this engine will ever fail is if you failed to secure the drain plug? So you can go 10,000 miles on 1 oil change? Wouldn't you would be further ahead moneywise to do 2 oil changes at 5000 miles with conventional oil?

After rereading my post #40 on this thread, I wasn't saying which I use (conventional or synthetic) but I can see why someone reading that post might think I use synthetic. I've never used synthetic oil in any car I've owned, and I've evolved to a philosophy fairly similar to UberSilver's post #8 on this thread re mileage intervals. I think the deal Why? found in his area is amazing. Only $1.05 more for a synthetic change/filter in MA than a conventional change/filter in TX! I've found almost everything to be more expensive in MA than in TX.

One might wonder why the lack of an 'outcry' re Toyota's warranty not matching that of some competitors. I feel there isn't an 'outcry' because matching those warranties isn't necessary. The overall reliability of Toyota vehicles across the whole company speaks for itself.

To others: I don't know why the system is doing this, but bairjo is replying to my post in #58 and I'm replying to his post in this #59 - not each of us replying to our own posts.

[bairjo]

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[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bairjo

Nice catch on the system posting issues. I think we have talked this subject to death until next month when another "which oil should i use" thread is started. It was good discussion this time around.

Thanks. I don't know why are getting that system area. When this specific thread started, I looked at my log book and made a list of the mileage for each oil change. Then I misplaced the list. I just found it. I'll include it as a reply to UberSilver's post #8 and as a last post on this until next month or beyond. In the beginning (when I was still under warranty and also a noob as a Toyota owner) I changed my oil more frequently. For the last 122k + miles I've tried to be just under 20k between oil/filter changes.