how often do u change ur oil?

[ProjectCorolla]

there seems to be a debate amongst my friends and i..i change mine every 3 thousand, what about you guys?

[freakinbox]

hmm well your lookin at miles. I change mine every 5 - 6k km

[Cougar Vibe]

Well, while under warranty I'm running Mobil1 w/OEM Toyo (Denso) and Pure One filters on a 6mth/5k OCI. After that, it'll be a run of Mobil1 EP w/Pure One filter for a 10k OCI (filter change at 5k), with UOA upon completion. If the analysis comes back looking good, I'll stretch it to 12.5k (with ~6k filter change) and keep running that interval with UOA's every other oil change for insurance.

BTW: Ideally, I would use the M1 or Amsoil extended drain filters for such long OCI's, but thanks to AZ, I'm loaded with Pure One's for years...

Cougar Vibe

[519]

Every 2 months since our baby isn't so good on oil. she burns baby burns

[ProjectCorolla]

Originally Posted by 519

Every 2 months since our baby isn't so good on oil. she burns baby burns

how many miles do you drive in 2 months (approx) ?

[ProjectCorolla]

oh and what kind of oil do you guys use?

[Cougar Vibe]

Oils used (all 5w30 unless noted):

Mobil 1 (pre-Katrina)
Mobil 7500
Mobil "Concoction" (3 qts Mobil 5000 + 1 qt Mobil 1)
Motorcraft Synthetic Blend (very good value at $1.78/quart)
Castrol Syntec 0w30 (GC, but gold not green)

[Liter]

10w30 from totyota year round every 5-6k

[PhantomS]

Originally Posted by ProjectCorolla

there seems to be a debate amongst my friends and i..i change mine every 3 thousand, what about you guys?

changed at no less than 30000 mi, no more than 5000 mi, using standard Toyota dealer spec oil for our '05 Corolla S .....

[canadianae92]

I try to change my oil ever 2500-3000 kms, I use any good name brand of oil that might be on sale, i'll probably switch to synthetic but i dunno and I use toyota filter and change the filter every time I change oil.

[burnt03]

On the '90 - Every 5000km, 10W30 (dino)

On the '03 - Every 8000km, 5W30 (dino)

[ToyotaMan1281]

every 5K if your hwy and city driving

every 3K just city driving

[barthmonster]

every 10k, period. Even when they're new (what warranty, its a toyota!!)...
I use Mobil 1 but I am a big believer in Amsoil sythetic (series 2000) also...
235k and runnin' strong!! (camry). Never had the valves adjusted!!

[freakinbox]

Originally Posted by PhantomS

changed at no less than 30000 mi, no more than 5000 mi, using standard Toyota dealer spec oil for our '05 Corolla S .....

wow with the 30,000 mi eh? rofl quite the run with 1 oil change. Almost feel like I'm getting ripped of lol

yea I should have mentioned I use synthetic, yay mobile 1

[Liter]

Originally Posted by barthmonster

every 10k, period. Even when they're new (what warranty, its a toyota!!)...

LOL ya very true