1. It possibly does, refer to your owners manual possibly. Synthetic or semi-synthetic is good for your oil is good tho
2. 5000mi is ok, but personally i reccomend 5000km (~3000mi)
2. 5000mi is ok, but personally i reccomend 5000km (~3000mi)
No use switching back to regular oils, just use synthetics. It means you should use regular oils during the break in period (1500km or so) and then switch to synthetics.f the car came with synethic (or semi), do you recommend 1st oil change with a full synethic? Or regular oil? (I read for the 1st oil change that people recommend regular oil to continue to aid in the break-in process).
Wha ??Edmond said:... I would change at 3000 and also change the air filter at those times.
I dunno, I just threw that in because I have a K&N so I don't worry about it.:lol:CamryKen said:Wha ??
Edmond, you meant oil filter not air filter right ? If you replace the air filter every 3000 - yikes !!
If available for the RAV4, you should think about getting a K&N (or TRD I guess) replacement air filter though. It will save you $$ in the end and give you better performance and air filtering qualities.
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If the oil is black its doing its job. if the oil is brown, then obviously theres something wrong with itIf the oil is black, burned it's past time. If it's brown change it.
Change the oil between first 1k ~ 1.5K it's always good.Edmond said:I dunno, I just threw that in because I have a K&N so I don't worry about it.:lol:
Shouldn't the first change come before 3000 because of the break in period? I've never owned a brand new car but that's what I've been told.