Should I change my oil? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

retrosmiths · 08-05-2013, 07:37 PM

Running factory oil and filter.

Went to a "drift practice" event (86 Dynamic Driving to be exact) at around 3,500 miles. This was last month.

Car is now at 4,800 miles.

Going to another event this Aug 10th.

Should I change the oil afterwards or before? I'll also be taking it to the dealer at 7,500.

CSG Mike · 08-05-2013, 07:49 PM

Is this the oil that the car originally came with?

midnight23 · 08-05-2013, 08:11 PM

You should be fine if you had it changed at 3k

BlaineWasHere · 08-05-2013, 08:59 PM

If it's never been changed I would do so before next event then again at 7.5K miles.

retrosmiths · 08-05-2013, 11:41 PM

It's never been replaced.

defylogik · 08-06-2013, 08:46 AM

Easy Litmus test - Do you have enough money in the bank for a new motor? Yes? Keep the oil until the scheduled change. No? Change the oil.

-Scott

retrosmiths · 08-06-2013, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by defylogik

Easy Litmus test - Do you have enough money in the bank for a new motor? Yes? Keep the oil until the scheduled change. No? Change the oil.

-Scott

Ok, that settles it, I'm going to Autozone to pick up oil and filter. What's a good brand from there?

I can't order from ft86speedfactory because there's no guarantee it will arrive on my doorstep on Friday.

BlaineWasHere · 08-06-2013, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retrosmiths

Ok, that settles it, I'm going to Autozone to pick up oil and filter. What's a good brand from there?

I can't order from ft86speedfactory because there's no guarantee it will arrive on my doorstep on Friday.

Get the filter from a Subaru dealer. Pretty much the cheapest I've found.

CSG Mike · 08-06-2013, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retrosmiths

Ok, that settles it, I'm going to Autozone to pick up oil and filter. What's a good brand from there?

I can't order from ft86speedfactory because there's no guarantee it will arrive on my doorstep on Friday.

Buy a Honda S2000 filter. You can drop by and pick up some Motul from us.

retrosmiths · 08-06-2013, 11:36 AM

Thanks guys, I actually just realized I can drop by Evasive Motorsports since it's near my place. As much as I'd like to do the oil change my own, I have no time for it right now.

08-05-2013, 07:37 PM	#1
retrosmiths Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Whiteout Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 962 Thanks: 297 Thanked 241 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Should I change my oil? Running factory oil and filter. Went to a "drift practice" event (86 Dynamic Driving to be exact) at around 3,500 miles. This was last month. Car is now at 4,800 miles. Going to another event this Aug 10th. Should I change the oil afterwards or before? I'll also be taking it to the dealer at 7,500. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S

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BlaineWasHere Grip>Drift Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FRS Location: NorCal Posts: 3,472 Thanks: 782 Thanked 1,749 Times in 918 Posts Mentioned: 53 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	If it's never been changed I would do so before next event then again at 7.5K miles. __________________ My FR-S Build Thread!

08-05-2013, 11:41 PM	#5
retrosmiths Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Whiteout Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 962 Thanks: 297 Thanked 241 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's never been replaced. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S

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defylogik Track Junkie Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: White FR-S Location: NoVa Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Easy Litmus test - Do you have enough money in the bank for a new motor? Yes? Keep the oil until the scheduled change. No? Change the oil. -Scott __________________

08-06-2013, 11:36 AM	#10
retrosmiths Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Whiteout Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 962 Thanks: 297 Thanked 241 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks guys, I actually just realized I can drop by Evasive Motorsports since it's near my place. As much as I'd like to do the oil change my own, I have no time for it right now. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S

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