Krex oil additive??

I wouldn't go over 7.5k on a oil change and recommend every 5k. Going 10k I can see the oil starting to break down. But the bigger issue is the oil filter is not designed for those types of intervals

 

http://toyota.custhelp.com/app/answ...the-oil-change-intervals-using-synthetic-oil?

Here's what Toyota says. Even if your running full synthetic and doing 10k intervals I would still change my filter every 5k and then top off the oil afterwards

 

The manual says maintenance every 5K, it doesn't say oil every 5K. It says regular maintenance every 5K and oil changed at every 10K. If you look closely at the required items for maintenance that are listed, the oil change is not specified but only at the 10K requirement.

 

My maintenance light came on at 4500 miles. Regular service is still every 5k miles. Oil changes every 10k miles.

Toyota Care only pays for exactly 2 oil changes at 10k and 20k miles.

 

My dealer said every 5K or 5 months. I just had the first oil change exactly 5 months after purchase with only 3200 miles. They are paying for it for the first 24 months so I am doing as they tell me to!

 

If free I would do ever 1k.

 

My dealer said every 5k or 5 months...... I plan on changing it myself tho!

 

So pay for them yourself.

 

I don't think everything in the manual is a great rule to go by. When needing to understand features I would go by the manual. When changing the oil I would go by the rule of thumb... 3k for basic oil, 5k for synthetic. If half of my oil changes aren't free then so be it but they said all my oil changes are free for the first 2 years. I didn't read any fine print though

 

I have mentioned this before. My brand new Porsche in 2002 came with OW40 from the factory and the first change was 1 year or 15,000 miles!

Just do what they say. If you are driving in "special" conditions then do it at 5. It's in the manual.

G.

 

Nothing wrong with going 10k in todays modern engines. Ive mentioned this in another thread somewhere here I have been monitoring oil analysis for over 30 years and over 150 million miles. Have ran extended oil drain intervals for an accumulated 250-300k miles and the chem pack in the oil was no more than a 2% degradation from virgin product. This was on a transit bus that is about the worst abuse and cycle times on an engine there can be. So unless you operate in the extreme area mentioned in the book, youre good. Times have changed.

 

What CVOTRDSPORT said!

G.

 

My dealer said to come in for first oil change at 5k miles. Not sure if that will be the regular plan or if thats just the initial 5k and then they'll go to 10k.

 

I was answering someone's question about maintenance light coming on (maintenance interval) vs. Toyota recommended oil change intervals. I don't understand your comment. Your comment has nothing to do with the question or the answer.

https://ssl.toyota.com/toyota-owners-theme/pdf/ToyotaCareBrochure_English_FULL_outlined.pdf

 

You said they only pay for 2 oil changes. If you want them done sooner, pay for them

 

ok Mr. Obvious. Thanks for your contribution to society. No one would have ever been able to deduce this on their own.

 

Most of the cheap fucks on the forum wouldn't have

 

Cause you have to do it when they say....which is every 5 months or 5,000 miles until you have hit 25,000 miles or two years.

 

I just looked in my book and I think some of you are assuming a 5k service will get the oil changed. Maybe I am misreading the original posts. There is no oil/filter change on a normally operated vehicle, as said unless you tow, desert driving or hauling loads will the oil get changed at 5k. This is the same service interval as my Lexus, every 10k oil is changed per factory recommendations. Theres an old saying in the oil business, its not a science, its a religion lol. Meaning the more you believe the better it is for you.