Does the oil change (every 7500 miles or 7.5 month) assume you're using synthetic oil

[N1rve]

If you're following the manual and changing your oil with 0W-20. It only comes in Synthetic as far as I can recall. There might be some Synthetic-blend of 0W-20, but for sure it's some sort of Synthetic.

[shellslinger]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well now, you could buy a case of 12 quarts of Genuine Toyota Motor Oil from Amazon ($80) (keep the receipt).

Get one of those fancy twist open drain plugs.

Change the oil at every 6 months (DIY - keep a log) (keep the old oil for the change after next)........ put in new oil ........you see where I'm going with this ......

Back in the day, we used to drain the oil out of the new car ...... put it in the old truck ....... drain that oil out of the truck and put it in the oldest tractor ...... drain that oil and return it to the earth (by spraying it on the gravel road in front of the house, to keep down the dust).

Sheesh ...... and the folks today think they invented recycling .....


humfrz

Just poking fun at you @humfrz!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by shellslinger

Just poking fun at you @humfrz!

Well, my father had a 4 year, government paid vacation to North Africa and Italy.

My war came later ......


humfrz

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by ToySub1946

Full Synthetic 0W20

And that business of needing to change oil every 6 months, regardless if only minimal miles are driven during that period, is all hogwash in my opinion. Those New Car Dealerships just wanna take our money.

Oil change intervals are recommended assuming worst case car ownership scenarios, i.e. you don't take care of your car.

Oi change intervals, in reality, should be dictated by your driving needs and oil consumption and contamination as determined by used oil analysis.

Just because it's not applicable to you doesn't mean it's not applicable to everyone else.

-alex

[JTM]

The 6 month recommendation is for standard/Non-Synthetic oil as it becomes corrosive over time. This is a big deal in the restoration world and they are very strict about changing the oil on a motor than has been cranked.

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by JTM

The 6 month recommendation is for standard/Non-Synthetic oil as it becomes corrosive over time. This is a big deal in the restoration world and they are very strict about changing the oil on a motor than has been cranked.

The frs/brz has a 6 month or 7.5 month interval (depending on the year), the recommended oil is 0w20. It doesn't matter if it's standard/non synthetic for 6 months because 0w20 does not come in non-Synthetic.

Bottom line is it's a 6 month or 7.5 month oil change with synthetic because 0w20 only comes in Synthetic. I believe the 13-14 is 7.5 months per the manual and 15+ is 6 months.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by mav1178

Oil change intervals are recommended assuming worst case car ownership scenarios, i.e. you don't take care of your car.

Oi change intervals, in reality, should be dictated by your driving needs and oil consumption and contamination as determined by used oil analysis.

Just because it's not applicable to you doesn't mean it's not applicable to everyone else.

-alex

I was going to keep my mouth shut for fear of being called out but I change my oil when I can feel/hear the change in the engine. I can't bring myself to drive a fill of Mobile-1 for more than about 4000 miles.

I can also feel it when my oil is about a third of a quart low. I never miss so I've learned to trust my gut.