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Old 04-06-2007, 06:25 PM   #73
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yeah, syn. oil increases the mpg by a few mpg, right? i'll take what i can get. but yeah, i think the next change will be the next 5000, after that, i dunno. i may not be too comfortable changing it the way i said earlier (that's why i never bothered with syn. oil before, i like to change my oil every 3000 or earlier.). if i'm not, then every 5000 miles. if i am, every 7500 miles. i just don't want to be throwing my money away with syn. but i do like it's benefits.
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Old 04-06-2007, 06:29 PM   #74
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5000 is the safe way to go, keeps the correct intervul for warranty purposes, and show next owner you took car of the car, and you reep the benifits if the increased MPG with the lower viscosity full synthetic oil
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Old 04-06-2007, 06:31 PM   #75
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i'll probably end up changing my oil every 5k, heh. but yeah, i even thought that the recommended 5k intervals were too long. i still don't get why Toyota would recommend it, but that's just me.
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Old 04-06-2007, 06:35 PM   #76
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most newer cars are every 5000 miles because they are more effecient, the whole 3000 miles thing is for ineffecient motors (mostly American) for times apast
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Old 04-06-2007, 06:39 PM   #77
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most newer cars are every 5000 miles because they are more effecient, the whole 3000 miles thing is for ineffecient motors (mostly American) for times apast
really? this is something i need to beat into my head then. so i guess i would have been throwing my money out by changing my oil every 3k.
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Old 04-06-2007, 06:42 PM   #78
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Old 04-06-2007, 06:47 PM   #79
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Old 04-07-2007, 08:54 AM   #80
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i did my first change at 1006 miles and went with mobil1....
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Old 04-08-2007, 10:51 PM   #81
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how's that been going for you? so far, i feel a smoother response and see better gas mileage.
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Old 04-08-2007, 11:07 PM   #82
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I just changed yesterday. Mobile1. So far I have been doing 90% city driving, so I can't really say improvement just yet. Have to get back to my style of everyday driving(made trips to see car shows/cousins house, which i rarely do)

I'll post updates on how mine does on gas later; as for response/sound, its actually better, slight different I must say.
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Old 04-09-2007, 08:44 AM   #83
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Im still unsure if I want to change to Mobil 1 at my first 5k oil change. I may wait will my second change at 10k to switch. I have just heard it is better to break the engine in on dino oil then switch to synthetic after break in.
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Im still unsure if I want to change to Mobil 1 at my first 5k oil change. I may wait will my second change at 10k to switch. I have just heard it is better to break the engine in on dino oil then switch to synthetic after break in.
That is just a myth jdubau, MANY new vehicles come with synthetic oil in them from the factory, like BMW, many Chryslers, many Mercedes, just to name a few
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Good point.
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most newer cars are every 5000 miles because they are more effecient, the whole 3000 miles thing is for ineffecient motors (mostly American) for times apast
+1

this idea of every 3000 miles is still being thrown around as a marketing ploy for companies like jiffy lube. less frequent oil changes = less business for them, so they are still advertising 3000 mile oil changes for every car, regardless of what the manual says.

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My dealership "suggested" oil changes every 3,000 miles despite what the service manual says. Think about that.
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my dealer recommends 5000 miles. bah, not really going to do that tho.
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Old 04-10-2007, 01:08 AM   #89
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okay, just filled up on gas (using syn. now). i got 40 mpg. that's up 2 with the conventional oil. plus, i was using the A/C and driving 70-75 mph.
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+1

this idea of every 3000 miles is still being thrown around as a marketing ploy for companies like jiffy lube. less frequent oil changes = less business for them, so they are still advertising 3000 mile oil changes for every car, regardless of what the manual says.

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My dealership "suggested" oil changes every 3,000 miles despite what the service manual says. Think about that.
perfect examples, I do think the whole 3000 mile thing is to keep dependance on oil in general, it's like they are slingin crack
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