Oil change on the 86 - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

humfrz · 08-09-2017, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Twitchy313

What is the ideal time and mileage to change your oil on the 86??

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Hey there Twitchy313 ....... some of the boys are jest ah messen wich ya.

Maybe you should have mentioned you didn't have a manual .....

Yep, by changing the oil every 7,500 miles or 7.5 months, whichever comes first, outta keep a non-tracked machine running proper.

I prefer 0w20 weight myself ...... any name brand, full synthetic oil works for my 2013 FR-S.

Don't be ah feared to ask questions, we are here to help, just give us more background so we can be more helpful.

humfrz

Zentec · 08-09-2017, 01:55 AM

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Now 48,000, I bought it with 43,000.

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Cool congrats. I would defiantly take it in to toyota for service to have everything checked out. You can bring in your own oil and have them do it for you. But defiantly have it changed with 0w30. Mishimoto makes a nice oil cooler get it with an thermostat plate. Other than that drive happy.

Twitchy313 · 08-09-2017, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Zentec

Cool congrats. I would defiantly take it in to toyota for service to have everything checked out. You can bring in your own oil and have them do it for you. But defiantly have it changed with 0w30. Mishimoto makes a nice oil cooler get it with an thermostat plate. Other than that drive happy.

Thanks buddy much appreciated! I think my service is up with toyota so I'll have to take it somewhere else, I just hit the 3k mile mark pretty quickly so I was worried that I might need to change it quickly again. Thank you for the info tho! Very much appreciated!

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Twitchy313 · 08-09-2017, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

Hey there Twitchy313 ....... some of the boys are jest ah messen wich ya.

Maybe you should have mentioned you didn't have a manual .....

Yep, by changing the oil every 7,500 miles or 7.5 months, whichever comes first, outta keep a non-tracked machine running proper.

I prefer 0w20 weight myself ...... any name brand, full synthetic oil works for my 2013 FR-S.

Don't be ah feared to ask questions, we are here to help, just give us more background so we can be more helpful.

humfrz

Haha I should have known lol thank you for that.

I'll be sure to be more clear with my questions for sure!

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Zentec · 08-09-2017, 02:09 AM

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Thanks buddy much appreciated! I think my service is up with toyota so I'll have to take it somewhere else, I just hit the 3k mile mark pretty quickly so I was worried that I might need to change it quickly again. Thank you for the info tho! Very much appreciated!

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Any time glad to help. Even if your service is up with Toyota take it there it won't be bad to have them look everything over since you are close to 50k. You can buy 0w30 full synthetic oil and take it in with you and have them put it in. It will save you some cash. Don't trust other places.

Twitchy313 · 08-09-2017, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Zentec

Any time glad to help. Even if your service is up with Toyota take it there it won't be bad to have them look everything over since you are close to 50k. You can buy the oil and take it in with you and have them put it in. It will save you some cash. Don't trust other places.

I for sure will do that thank you again!

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Twitchy313 · 08-09-2017, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Zentec

Any time glad to help. Even if your service is up with Toyota take it there it won't be bad to have them look everything over since you are close to 50k. You can buy the oil and take it in with you and have them put it in. It will save you some cash. Don't trust other places.

I for sure will do that thank you again!

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Zentec · 08-09-2017, 02:17 AM

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I for sure will do that thank you again!

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Any other questions please ask away. We are glad to help.

Tcoat · 08-09-2017, 07:30 AM

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Download all the owner's manuals for free!

https://www.toyota.com/owners/resour...uals/fr-s/2014

Don't just download it. Actually read it! There is a wealth of info in there and you may even find fun features that you never knew about.

arxm · 08-09-2017, 10:59 AM

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Just getting others opinions, and some things on google are just bad advice, hence that's why we have these forums.

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i was mainly referring to the guy above asking about what weight of oil to use but, i do mine every 10-15k km if it helps

mokee92 · 08-09-2017, 02:37 PM

I usually do it when as soon the maintenance required sign comes on...is that waiting too long?

Zentec · 08-09-2017, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mokee92

I usually do it when as soon the maintenance required sign comes on...is that waiting too long?

Can be. It's always good to follow your book and it also depends on a lot of other factors as well.

Tcoat · 08-09-2017, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mokee92

I usually do it when as soon the maintenance required sign comes on...is that waiting too long?

If you are just doing "normal" street driving then the alerts are the perfect time to do the maintenance since the car is programed to tell you either mileage or time whichever happens first.

lantsalot · 08-09-2017, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Zentec

Cool congrats. I would defiantly take it in to toyota for service to have everything checked out. You can bring in your own oil and have them do it for you. But defiantly have it changed with 0w30. Mishimoto makes a nice oil cooler get it with an thermostat plate. Other than that drive happy.

I'm imagining you stomping into a toyota dealership like Reptar from Rugrats and demanding they service you xD

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