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12-22-2010, 12:59 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Beaufort, South Carolina
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toyota is going full-in synthetic soon?
if this is a repost, excuse me. but has anyone noticed that toyota is advertising that they will be using synthetic on future models? according to this: http://www.toyota.com/owners/parts-s...oil/chart.html
it still excludes yaris, but i thought that it was funny to see most cars in the dealership (including a scion xd i spotted) with a sticker stating that this will be standard. here are some of similar points made as advertised on the stickers placed on the cars: http://www.toyota.com/owners/parts-s...il/detail.html among other things, im curious if its the same filters used as for standard oil. oh sorry for not snapping a pic :\ |
12-23-2010, 10:05 AM | #2 |
Drives: 2010 3dr Join Date: May 2010
Location: Indianapolis
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lol... When did the prius become a 5 cylinder??
The filter used will be the same whether or not you are using synthetic or convention oil. The only time you might need a special filter would be if you were doing a extended drain of 25k or so. I just did a used oil analysis on a 5k drain with Mobil 1 0w30 and it had plenty of life left in the oil however the Silicon was at 19 ppm against a maximum of 15 ppm so I'm glad I didn't go any further with the oil. I changed the air filter immediately even though the car is only at 15k and should have another 15k on the air filter. |
12-23-2010, 11:15 AM | #3 | |
Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Jul 2007
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12-23-2010, 02:48 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2010 3dr Join Date: May 2010
Location: Indianapolis
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Any oil filter on the market should last as long the factory recommended oil change interval. However, I would make sure to get a good quality filter, FRAM uses cardboard end caps that can collapse after a while. I would suggest using a standard Bosch (No need for the distance plus version), Mobil 1 (a little pricy but amazing quality), or my personal choice is the Purolator PUREone from Advance Auto Parts. If you order them online you can use the coupone code (BIG5) and get 3 for $10.
Here is a link to the oil analysis: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...15#Post2106215 Silicon is basically dirt. It usually indicates that the air filter is letting some stuff pass into the engine. |
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