Oil Change

[TRD-X]

Originally Posted by N1rve

2015s change their oils at 6.5k or 6 months...whichever comes first. Car is totaled bro.

2013-2015 Scion FR-S oil change is 7.5 months or 7,500 miles.
Online or in your glovebox is where you will find the car's owners manual.

[WhiteFRS69]

Originally Posted by STV3

I heard that the 364.5whp 2019 BRZ STI that is most definitely coming out will only require oil changes every 36,544 miles. Something about .... when the oil flows through the turbo it gets heated to such a high temp that it regenerates its structural integrity and comes out almost like new.

you shouldnt read what they put on the internet... not good for ya

[carma143]

My dad once had an incredinly long argument with my grandpa. My dad was in favor of synthetic and my grandpa was in favor of conventional oil. My grandpa won when he said how synthetic oil is so thin compared to conventional that it'll start to leak out of older cars. Conventional is thicker and so it doesn't find every nook and cranny to drip out of.

Anyways...long story short when my dad figured out I was going to use synthetic oil for my BRZ I showed my dad the BRZ manual and how it "requires" 0w-20 synthetic. There's no proper conventional substitute so he agreed.

[fika84]

Cool story bro

[BRZtoni]

3 to 4k Oil change intervals

[STV3]

Originally Posted by WhiteFRS69

you shouldnt read what they put on the internet... not good for ya

Nah bruh.... Interwebz never lies!!!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by BRZtoni

3 to 4k Oil change intervals

God damn! That means monthly changes for me.

[BRZtoni]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

God damn! That means monthly changes for me.

I work in car service at a dealer and our intervald are 7500 but holy crap thats freaking nuts... Just look at the oil at 3500 imagine at 7500....

Thsts why i do mine at 3-4k..

I change mine every 2.5 months

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by BRZtoni

I work in car service at a dealer and our intervald are 7500 but holy crap thats freaking nuts... Just look at the oil at 3500 imagine at 7500....

Thsts why i do mine at 3-4k..

I change mine every 2.5 months

I drive 3,500 to 4,000 a month. My oil still looks pristine after 7,500 though since it is 98% highway. I would go even longer if I could get away with it for warranty.

[BRZtoni]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I drive 3,500 to 4,000 a month. My oil still looks pristine after 7,500 though since it is 98% highway. I would go even longer if I could get away with it for warranty.

That deng warranty huh lol

[HunterGreene]

I hear hash oil is an excellent, natural, green engine lubricant. Dunno how long it will take to make 4 quarts, but maybe this is something you can experiment with, Squady.

I try to change my oil around the 5k mark. Easier to keep track of and I don't have nearly as much mental math to do when I have to figure out if I need an oil change or not.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

I hear hash oil is an excellent, natural, green engine lubricant. Dunno how long it will take to make 4 quarts, but maybe this is something you can experiment with, Squady.

I try to change my oil around the 5k mark. Easier to keep track of and I don't have nearly as much mental math to do when I have to figure out if I need an oil change or not.

Ah come on Hunter hash oil is much too thick for our cars. Probably works great in Neons and Civics though.

[projek_01]

How it actually works is that dino oil consists of randomly sized carbon chains. Some small, some big and the average would determine the viscosity of the oil. The big molecules get really thick when the temperature gets cold and the small ones shear thin really when things get hot.

The idea behind synthetic oil is that most molecules will be the same size because they are man made. Because of that, it flows better when cold.

Now dino oil does not leak as much because the larger molecules plug up small holes. Has less detergents to remove sludge and are more compatible with older seal chemistry.

Originally Posted by carma143

My dad once had an incredinly long argument with my grandpa. My dad was in favor of synthetic and my grandpa was in favor of conventional oil. My grandpa won when he said how synthetic oil is so thin compared to conventional that it'll start to leak out of older cars. Conventional is thicker and so it doesn't find every nook and cranny to drip out of.

Anyways...long story short when my dad figured out I was going to use synthetic oil for my BRZ I showed my dad the BRZ manual and how it "requires" 0w-20 synthetic. There's no proper conventional substitute so he agreed.

[N1rve]

Originally Posted by TRD-X

2013-2015 Scion FR-S oil change is 7.5 months or 7,500 miles.
Online or in your glovebox is where you will find the car's owners manual.

Hmm... then why does this thread have it stated that the BRZ oil change interval was cut down?

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69840

I find it odd that the FRS and BRZ have different intervals.