3RX Which Engine Oil Brand Did/Do/Will You Use?
02-09-14, 08:48 AM
#18
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Ive been using Mobil 1 full synthetic 0w20 and get it done every 7,500 miles. OEM Toyota filter. I bring my own oil and have a local Toyota dealer do the service. Ive been using that dealer since 2000 for all my Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Plus I get to stand there and watch when they perform the service. They even let me drive my car into the service bay.
My local mechanic does it for $15 bucks.
02-09-14, 08:50 AM
#19
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I will go get a quote from my local toyota server center on my next oil change.
02-09-14, 08:55 AM
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where have you been driving? or have you been driving less to justify the 5K interval?
10,000 is the interval, as most members know.
studies have shown that you can go as far as 17,000 miles with a full synthetic
So, not trying to be smart here, BUT what makes 5,000 better? why not every 4,000? 3,750?
jiffy lube guys ( NOT endorsing/recommending them!!) says every 3,000.
anyway, i use mobil 1 0W-20 ( the same formula that Toyota have on their OEM)
filter is toyota
and i do it myself
10,000 is the interval, as most members know.
studies have shown that you can go as far as 17,000 miles with a full synthetic
So, not trying to be smart here, BUT what makes 5,000 better? why not every 4,000? 3,750?
jiffy lube guys ( NOT endorsing/recommending them!!) says every 3,000.
anyway, i use mobil 1 0W-20 ( the same formula that Toyota have on their OEM)
filter is toyota
and i do it myself
I don't argue with what you pointed out, and I am aware that most members do it at 10k interval, even the manual says so. However, I just don't mind spending ~$70 every 5k miles on it.
02-09-14, 08:59 AM
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I agree, 5k is too soon if your using full synthetic. I know even im not following the 10k interval, but i drive over a 100 + miles a day and its alot of stop and go traffic on the highway. Plenty of hard take offs and very spirited driving so I feel I need to change it at 7,500 miles.
02-09-14, 09:05 AM
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I see many of the members (those who replied to this thread and those who answer on some other threads) use Mobil One
At walmart, the 5 Qt jug Mobil-1 synthetic 0W-20 goes for $24 and change each (always plenty in stock), it is $2 cheaper than pennzoil (which almost always out of stock as if walmart doesn't bother restocking it).
I am not a professional driver who may be able to feel the difference nor am I bringing the oil to a lab for analysis; but perhaps I will go for Mobil-1 next time.
Who knows? perhaps Mobil-1 "gives me wings..."
At walmart, the 5 Qt jug Mobil-1 synthetic 0W-20 goes for $24 and change each (always plenty in stock), it is $2 cheaper than pennzoil (which almost always out of stock as if walmart doesn't bother restocking it).
I am not a professional driver who may be able to feel the difference nor am I bringing the oil to a lab for analysis; but perhaps I will go for Mobil-1 next time.
Who knows? perhaps Mobil-1 "gives me wings..."
02-09-14, 11:34 AM
#23
Most Toyota shops today have an Express Lube Service with several bays dedicated to just these types of services. If you set an appointment you are pretty much guaranteed to get in and out in under an hour. No extras, but you know that going in. Take a lunch with you and relax for a few minutes.
02-10-14, 08:22 AM
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Most Toyota shops today have an Express Lube Service with several bays dedicated to just these types of services. If you set an appointment you are pretty much guaranteed to get in and out in under an hour. No extras, but you know that going in. Take a lunch with you and relax for a few minutes.
The parent company of these 2 dealerships appear decent, in juding how much money they spent in making the showrooms look great (make sense, since it's where potential buyers go) and I'd assume they'd invest in the sevice department as well.
I am not sure if they have such quick lube lanes like what you described, but the wait time was real, and I'd rather spend the money.
Note:
The toyota I owned offer 24-months / 24,000 miles maintenance free service (include free oil changes every 5k miles) while the standard 36-months warranty is still there.
But the dealership I got my RX from only gives 1st oil change free (but I still dont want to use hours of my time to save the ~$70 I spend for oil change)
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