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Old 08-15-2007, 11:02 PM   #1
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Is there anything wrong with switching to synthetic oil on my brand new Yaris' first oil change?
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Old 08-15-2007, 11:32 PM   #2
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a lot of people will say to break-in your car with regular conventional/dino oil, then switch to synthetic. that's what i did.
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Old 08-15-2007, 11:58 PM   #3
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assuming you are doing it at 5,000 miles wouldn't your engine be broken in at this point?

that is when I plan to switch
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Old 08-16-2007, 12:04 AM   #4
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my first oil change was around 3k (which i think is broken in) with dino oil. then changed to Mobil 1 around 6k. heh. did that just to be safe, from what, not quite sure, but just to be safe.
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Old 08-16-2007, 12:18 AM   #5
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I want to have my first oil change at just before 1000 miles. Why? Because I am obsessive and I know it lol. Now, should I not use synthetic at 1000 miles?
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Old 08-16-2007, 01:07 AM   #6
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I want to have my first oil change at just before 1000 miles. Why? Because I am obsessive and I know it lol. Now, should I not use synthetic at 1000 miles?
Get all your questions answered here:

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According to the manual the engine is broken in after 1,000 miles. I would run dino oil the first change and Synthetic from then on. Just my .02.
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Old 08-22-2007, 11:27 AM   #8
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There is no break-in period required to switch to synthetic. Porsche, plus several other premium models are shipped from the factory with synthetic oil in the crankcase!
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Old 08-22-2007, 11:36 AM   #9
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This topic has been beet to death and has caused many ..... so all i gotta say isand there is a lot of information about synthetics on the internet some will tell you that there is a certian break in period, some will tell you you can start with synthetic from the begining.... fact is you are going to have to decied who to believe and deciede for yourself

here are other threads about the same subject
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...ighlight=synth
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