Just found metal Shavings in oil at 82k miles

[SirDigby]

Originally Posted by Aclosefriend

Its the same price as any of the other Mobil 1s so there is no waste of money there. Have you ever gone significantly more than 5k miles on synthetic in the yaris?

that's funny about price. I needed a filter a week ago. I went to autozone to get a bosch filter. filter was $15. (!? Toyota one is like $7) it was $16 more for 5 quarts of extended syn. so now I have a cupboard full of oil! (12 qts)

going more than 5000 miles is ok, but it depends on the time frame. I would recommend changing your oil at least once a year, regardless of millage. (blow-by, moisture, gasoline, etc.) if you do cross country treks, you could push this oil to 15,000 and beyond, especially if you use BG MOA. (I would not. I don't want any issues)