*Looking for Advice/Help* New Member!

[illicitx]

Hey everyone!
I'm a new member here, site looks incredible, im glad i came across this site!

Anyways, i have a 2003 camry and it's approaching the 50k mile mark, Any advice on what things i should do? I'm about to take it in for an oil change, so after i do an oil change, what things should i do to my car? any advice is welcomed, thanks!

[brungold]

welcome
as for what you should do, it all depends on what you want to do, its you're car after all. are you going for performance, looks, etc?

[illicitx]

I was looking for advice maintenence (spelling) wise, Like for example, what things i should check for, what precautionary steps i should take, what type of oil to use, are dealership oil changes the best, what type of oil fiter, what brands should i use, etc... any advice is helpful! thanks

[BLUEMEANIE]

I don't think there's anything major till 60k. as far as fluids/filters, you can't go wrong with Mobile1 I also like Castrol GTX oil.

[brungold]

you've got a camry, bud. you're not going to have much to do maintenance-wise for a while
you guys think he should go synthetic?

[Anshu]

Originally Posted by brungold

you've got a camry, bud. you're not going to have much to do maintenance-wise for a while

[illicitx]

should i go synthetic on my vehicle?

[Phi]

If you can swallow the extra cost of synth., go for it. Otherwise, regular oil will be fine provided you change it regularily (approx. 5K).

For a checklist of things to inspect go HERE and click "Scheduled Maintenance" along the top.

[Toysrme]

Always with the synthetic oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drain/fill the transmission pan, drive around the block, drain/fill again. Drain the cooling system & refil. (If it's red, use Toyota red, if it's not red, DON'T use Toyota red!!!)

[white3ch0c0late]

Originally Posted by Phi

If you can swallow the extra cost of synth., go for it. Otherwise, regular oil will be fine provided you change it regularily (approx. 5K).

Uh... dude... you're supposed to change regular oil every 3000...

[skewe]

Originally Posted by white3ch0c0late

Uh... dude... you're supposed to change regular oil every 3000...

suggested is between 3-5K.

so 5K is OK. I do mine at 3 k but if you run on the highway all the time, 5K is OK

[Cyorke]

Originally Posted by white3ch0c0late

Uh... dude... you're supposed to change regular oil every 3000...

Check your owners manual. THey tell you to replace it every 3750 miles for schedule a and 7500 for schedule b. Schedule a is towing trailers, dusty roads repeated short trips and lots of idling. Schedule b is for everything else. The whole 300 miles thing is slightly overrated. That is mostly the oil companies trying to get you to buy more oil. 5000 should be sufficient for most everyone if you arent racing your car and live in the middle of the dust bowl.