Post your oil change regimen!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by UberSilver

I changed the oil every 2 years (18k~20k miles)on my 85 PU(22r engine), for 17 years. I put close to 500K miles on that truck, and drove it to the junk yard.

Never had any issues with the truck or engine.

Toyotas do not need 3k~5k mile oil changes. It's just a waste of money.(IMO).

^^^^^This. Pretty much. For the last 122k + miles I've tried to be just under 20k miles between oil/filter changes. Over the 'life' of my Yaris, per my log book, I've changed my oil and filter at the following mileage points on the car: 10,002 miles.....15,119 miles.....20,003 miles.....25,057 miles.....38,036 miles.....72,050 miles.....87,708 miles.....110,150 miles.....113,548 miles.....131,751 miles.....153,918 miles.....169,891 miles.....188,622 miles.....207,297 miles.....226,835 miles. I currently have 235,728 miles on my Yaris. I had the spark plugs replaced at just over 208,000 miles for the first time (amazingly, a Toyota dealer was the cheapest place I found). When I picked the car up, the service writer at the dealership told me they tried to find things to recommend that I do re service, and the only thing they could come up with was to change the air filter (I had a new one waiting in the wings t put in myself after the spark plug change). He said the engine is in great shape and is not burning any oil.

P.S. oops...almost certain I left one out. I felt guilty after the 34,014 lapse between odometer 38,036 and 72,050 so I changed again at 74,000+ . Will check log book again.

P.P.S. Checked. 74,000+, to be exact, was 74,480