5th & 6th Generation (2002-2006 & 2007-2011)Toyota Camry Discussion for years: 2002-2006 & 2007-2011
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Hey guys & girls, coming up on my first oil chg. 07 camery SE any recommendations. ie best kind of oil. reg/synthetic. I heard some horror stories about dealer oil changes. Any truth to this? Let me know what you folks think.
My buddy took his truck to the lcl Toyota dealer and they drained his oil but they forgot to put oil back in. and when he drove away his oil light came on. So when he turned back to the dealer that's when they discoverd that the gentleman servicing the oil never refilled it. I'm sure that was an isolated instance. I'm just curious how much of a pita is it to do it my self and save a few bucks...
probably just an honest mistake, i've had mine done by Toyota since i've owned it (a year), but that's only because they gave me 4 free oil changes when i bought my car. After they're done i'll probably do it myself.
But the dealers are good, you could save money doing it yourself depending on the oil you use.
Nice to see REDSOX fans in Canada..Yes your probably right.By any chance you know how to post pics on this website. I just joined, so I'm not sure how to do it.
upload pics to www.photobucket.com or imageshack or some photo hosting site. then click the little button up top here, it's the yellow one with a mountain looking thing. post the URL in the popup that comes up and push ok.
Ofcourse, the Blue Jay's Suck and i HATE the Yankee's (Skankee's)...i go to two Red Sox games next week in Toronto
I've used Mobil 1 synthetic oil with great success for 15 years.
No matter what you decide to use for oil just make sure that it meets the GF-4 specification. It will have GF-4 on the back of the bottle if it does. If it doesn't have that spec, it's not approved for use in your car.
Hey guys & girls, coming up on my first oil chg. 07 camery SE any recommendations. ie best kind of oil. reg/synthetic. I heard some horror stories about dealer oil changes. Any truth to this? Let me know what you folks think.
The problem with some dealerships but not all, is the fact that they use whatever dino oil they have on hand. On some older Toyota models ie Sienna and Avalon.... Their engines were more prone to develop a sludge problem with the use of regular dino oil and extended OCI up to 7500. Take a look at pictures of 1999 Sienna (link provided below) that developed the Sludge problem. My advice is to use a good synthetic Amsoil, Royal purple, or even Mobil 1 and stick to the recommended 5000 OCI by Toyota. If you are the kind guy that gets a new car every 2-3 years, any cheap dino oil, that meets toyota engine requirements, will do.
I had my first oil change in my '07 Camry SE V6 done at the dealer, it will be the last as far as I'm concerned. Wasn't impressed with the lack of cleanliness of the process , shop was clean but didn't see any wiping done to the oil filter housing before installing new filter. Was also bothered to see the drain plug go back in dripping wet from the drain pan (and who knows what kind of grit from previous changes). I cleaned a lot of dripping wet surfaces when I got it back in the driveway, otherwise may have thought there was a leak. I'll be doing the rest of these myself from now on.
I do all the oil changes myself because I really don't trust anyone else to do it properly. The first oil change was at 1000 miles to get all the crap out from the new engine. My choice of oil is Mobile 1 5W-20 Synthetic. I change the oil every 5000 miles with a new filter on every other change.
Im very particular and picky about my oil change too. Meaning I like to have the oil completely drained for about 45 minutes, oil filter housing wiped down and cleaned as much as possible, clean the oil pan nut, and apply a thin layer of the oil around the rubber gasket of the filter, and put in the proper amount of oil with checking the dipstick. I use FRAM oil filter by the way, because filters all do the same job.
Oh yeah, after you put in the oil, warm up the engine for about 1-2 minutes and shut it off, then check the dipstick to see if you put enough in. Some people make the mistake of checking the dipstick without letting the oil circulate in the engine.
I realize that most places (ie: JiffyLube/dealership) are in a hurry for the next car in, and they don't really take care of the car like you would at home.
What I also heard was that you should never switch back to conventional oil after using synthentic because its bad for your engine. Is that true? Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
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Oil changes?
and i HATE the Yankee's (Skankee's)...i go to two Red Sox games next week in Toronto 
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