I also took delivery in Nov of a march build (49 miles on it). The dealer booked my oil change for March 2021. I plan to change the oil at 1K miles if that is sooner than March.

 

Whenever you want

I've never taken a new vehicle past 500 miles on the factory fill oil/filter/drainplug.

I also don't practice the required 10k mile/year requirement. All my cars are changed within 5k miles always.

Its your vehicle. You reap what you sow with maintenance.

 

Thanks! I usually change my own oil so this is new to me. I guess if a local dealer gives me a hard time then I’ll just try another dealer (not going to the dealer where I purchased since it’s 70 miles away!).

 

I'd just change it myself, whether it's 500 or 1000 miles (or for some members 5000 miles), personally I wouldn't let the initial fill sit there for 10K miles.

You can also consider buying the OE filter and oil from the dealer to have the documentation, but Walmart should have Toyota filters these days and jugs of Mobil-1 or Castrol Edge synthetic oils.

 

When i took possession of my new vehicle...it had 6 kms on the gauge. I gently drove around town till about 975kms and took it back to dealer to do an engine oil and filter change.......using the 0W20 synthetic oil.That should remove the very fine metal and whatever pieces during the break in period.

 

Howdy,
I believe the new vehicle engine blocks doesn't have those impurities mentioned 10 or more years ago.
But, yes to each own and I agree; it's much cheaper to change engine oil vs the engine itelself.
As per new 0-20 is very thin and good for new engines due to its viscosity, it can be replace 10k Km (6k miles) or once a year.
Dealers usually stick with above said schduale (for the COMPLIMENTRY maintenance) nothing free my Friend@
Cheers!

 

Your last statement is the root of my question, really. We can all debate when it’s right to change oil on a new engine, but I’ve never had a maintenance plan like Toyota Care before to know how dealers handle it. If I had walked into a Toyota service department for a Toyota Care oil change in December with 1,000 miles and the car being 9 months since build, would they have given me trouble?

My Highlander has 1,400 miles on it and was a March 2020 build, so it seems like this is a good time for its first complimentary oil change to hit both the manual’s prescribed 12 month change and also the new engine early oil change recommendation.

 

Newly manufactured components can cleaned and flushed but moving parts do break in and oil picks this up. Think of why cylinder walls are honed.

The OEM has done a lot of testing for adequate durability standards in establishing these maintenance guidelines. In my opinion, as an automotive engineer, an early first oil change and more frequent oil changes keeping the oil cleaner benefits longer engine life -- supported by results from cars I have kept long term.

However, if you don't plan to keep more than 10 years, 200,000 miles then this becomes less critical.

 

I walked in with 4000 miles and 5 months since purchase but dealer wouldn’t schedule first oil change. So I did it myself. Most of those miles were a cross country trip. I feel satisfied this was a good decision. I think changing every 5k should easily take me to 200k+ as far as engine goes. I’ll take the free changes in between.

 

BTW, 1000 miles, initial oil change:

First oil change...

I am anal about my cars and oil changes. I always change out the oil and filter at a 1000 miles on my news cars. Here is how much metal is in the filter!! I always open up filters to look inside every oil change. This doesn't surprise me at all. Oil was very dark for a 1000 miles also. No...

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Great oil change video! My Highlander has 1,300 miles on it but I will wait until Spring to change the oil...too cold here in Philly. Can't hurt to change early just in case...

 

When buying new vehicles my preference is an oil change at 1500 miles; the below sample is at 1700 miles. I submit the oil to Blackstone Laboratories for analysis. On the sample sheet you will see the engine is listed as a 3.3L V-6 although I believe I marked the sample as a 2.5L L4. I intend to sample next at 3K miles, then at 5K miles and 5K thereafter.

 

Any ideas on what the book says for 2023 2.4t? What is the standard oil change interval? Is there a break-in/first oil change interval that different than the regular interval? Any ideas on what type of oil Toyota is use from the factory? I'm coming from a Subaru. The school of though on that brand was change on the 6000mile interval. Do not do a break-in oil change prior as the factory oil was a high Moly formula from the factory. You wanted to keep the high Moly oil in there for the first 6000miles.

 

You can look at manuals here.

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The 2023 gas model is using 0W-20 with a "normal" interval of 10,000 miles. Many people don't wait anywhere near that long to change it. The free Toyota Care that you would get with the car covers a free oil change at 10K and 20K. You can do it sooner yourself or the dealer will do it at your cost. Toyota doesn't use break-in oil.

 

Thanks