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Arguing? You think this is arguing? Senator, I've know arguing for years, and this isn't arguing! |
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01-03-2010, 01:22 PM | #39 |
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Come on, honestly, do you think I care about what someone else uses for motor oil? Ha! One day, you guys will figure out that the threads where everyone is a bunch of huggers and kissers have little activity. E-mail notifications FTW.
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01-03-2010, 03:03 PM | #40 |
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01-03-2010, 03:06 PM | #41 |
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I don't know what Toyota uses from the factory, but I just changed my oil at 5k last week and it was looking pretty good. It was dark, not black, and still had some of the golden brown hue.
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01-03-2010, 03:07 PM | #42 |
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01-03-2010, 03:08 PM | #43 |
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Or absorbed some moisture! lol
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01-03-2010, 03:28 PM | #44 | |
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I filled out the little form on Valvoline's website...
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Try it for yourself.. http://classic.valvoline.com/crmo/vehicle.asp They specifically ask for your zip code, and I suppose determine what the driving temps are going to be for that area and whether conventional would be ok or not.. I'll probably use synthetic once every 5 or 10 oil changes, but I'm definitely keeping the oil changes at <5000 miles when using synthetic or not.. |
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01-03-2010, 03:41 PM | #45 |
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Way to go, Sidicas. Now what are we going to talk about for the next week? Killjoy.
Otherwise, thanks for the info! |
01-03-2010, 04:28 PM | #46 |
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Because your YARIS has been driven 75,000 miles or more and either your OEM requires synthetic motor oil per manufacturer specifications or you drive your vehicle in extreme conditions, we recommend you use Valvoline's MaxLife Full Synthetic Motor Oil. Like all MaxLife motor oils, our Full Synthetic formula provides a superior chemistry that stops the four major causes of engine breakdown – leaks, deposits, sludge and friction, better than regular conventional motor oils.
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now, on another note. do whatever you want. i'm done on this note, there's more than enough info on the web if you're willing and capable of doing so... |
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01-03-2010, 08:11 PM | #49 |
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Why would you go through the effort of changing the filter but not the oil? Besides on many vehicles I'm sure you would drain a good portion of oil by just taking off the filter...
But maybe severous1 is on to something... HYPEROILING! |
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Gotcha.
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Fucking hell, put maple syrup in your engine if you want! It's your car, and you do what you think is best. If that is synth, then use it (I do). If you want to use regular dino oil, then do that. Change it at 3000, 5000, or 10000 mile intervals, or never! No one cares, 'cause if your Yaris seizes its engine than you will be the one that has to deal with it.
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I do drive like a grandma, and am not lying. (Black soot is mainly produced by the 1NZ-FE engine when operated near full throttle, in open loop conditions with the mixture enriched.) Nor does it matter to me what anyone puts in their car. I've already said several times that "dino" oil, like synthetic, could go well past factory recommended change intervals under ideal operating conditions. I'm still under warranty and need to be able to show I've been following recommended maintenance if anything does go wrong with my engine, and I don't think oil appearance is a sufficient guideline for extending drain intervals. I don't plan to subscribe to an oil analysis service, but that is the most logical way to determine when it's time to change oil.
As others have grown weary with this thread, so have I. Pleasure yourselves as you like best. |
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