How much time am I running? - Toyota Yaris Forums

RemieGino14 · 10-08-2010, 11:11 AM

I have a 2010 5dr Hatch. I did a trip from SoCal to NorCal knowing that I have to do a oil change in 400+ miles. I was just wondering, how much time am I running if the light comes on? If I need to do an oil change, I'll do it here while I'm in NorCal, but if I have enough miles to run it back home to SoCal, is it possible? The "Maintenance Required" came on as soon as I hit 9700 miles.

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brg88tx · 10-08-2010, 12:22 PM

i dunno, but i go 10,000 miles on synthetic all the time.

swidd · 10-08-2010, 12:40 PM

Also, +/- 500 miles is okay.

*kimona* · 10-08-2010, 12:54 PM

No big deal. Wait until you get back home.

sickpuppy1 · 10-08-2010, 01:04 PM

Do you realize the maint required light comes on at preset intervals and doesnt know if you got clean oil or not? Many people dont know that and it can be reset easily.That being said, if you go over by a few hundred its not gonna hurt a thing. As long as oil level is good your fine. If you want to wait and have done by your regular person or do it yourself, go ahead.I've run over by 1000 miles before by accident on my other car. I use regular dino oil or synth blend myself, and I like to do it every 3000+- miles

MadMax · 10-08-2010, 01:20 PM

Yeah, run synth and you will be fine...

R2D2 · 10-08-2010, 09:37 PM

OP,

If the light started flashing at 9700 then it will stay solid at 10,200. (4500 and 5000 mile intervals respectively). As mentioned above a few hundred beyond that isn't likely to hurt anything, so personally I'd change it when you get home regardless.

R2

RemieGino14 · 10-08-2010, 11:14 PM

Ok, I was really worried, because I wasn't sure if I was gonna get enough gas on the way back to SoCal. So now I can just have my parents worry about the car. Lol. Something happened along the way on the 5. As soon as we got to NorCal, for some weird reason my brakes started to squeak a bit when slowing down. We ran cruise control most of the way, may that be the reason why?

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10-08-2010, 11:11 AM	#1
RemieGino14 Drives: 2010 5dr Hatchback Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upland Posts: 86	How much time am I running? I have a 2010 5dr Hatch. I did a trip from SoCal to NorCal knowing that I have to do a oil change in 400+ miles. I was just wondering, how much time am I running if the light comes on? If I need to do an oil change, I'll do it here while I'm in NorCal, but if I have enough miles to run it back home to SoCal, is it possible? The "Maintenance Required" came on as soon as I hit 9700 miles. - RemieGino14 - __________________ '91 Midnight Black, Acura Integra RS - Crashed '07 Silver Mica, 4dr Toyota Yaris - Crashed '99 Cypress Green, Acura 3.0 CL '10 Carmine Red Metallic, 5dr Hatchback Toyota Yaris

10-08-2010, 01:04 PM	#5
sickpuppy1 Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas Posts: 871	Do you realize the maint required light comes on at preset intervals and doesnt know if you got clean oil or not? Many people dont know that and it can be reset easily.That being said, if you go over by a few hundred its not gonna hurt a thing. As long as oil level is good your fine. If you want to wait and have done by your regular person or do it yourself, go ahead.I've run over by 1000 miles before by accident on my other car. I use regular dino oil or synth blend myself, and I like to do it every 3000+- miles __________________

10-08-2010, 01:20 PM	#6
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Yeah, run synth and you will be fine... __________________

10-08-2010, 09:37 PM	#7
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	OP, If the light started flashing at 9700 then it will stay solid at 10,200. (4500 and 5000 mile intervals respectively). As mentioned above a few hundred beyond that isn't likely to hurt anything, so personally I'd change it when you get home regardless. R2 __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

10-08-2010, 11:14 PM	#8
RemieGino14 Drives: 2010 5dr Hatchback Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upland Posts: 86	Ok, I was really worried, because I wasn't sure if I was gonna get enough gas on the way back to SoCal. So now I can just have my parents worry about the car. Lol. Something happened along the way on the 5. As soon as we got to NorCal, for some weird reason my brakes started to squeak a bit when slowing down. We ran cruise control most of the way, may that be the reason why? - RemieGino14 - __________________ '91 Midnight Black, Acura Integra RS - Crashed '07 Silver Mica, 4dr Toyota Yaris - Crashed '99 Cypress Green, Acura 3.0 CL '10 Carmine Red Metallic, 5dr Hatchback Toyota Yaris

10-08-2010, 12:22 PM	#2
brg88tx Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan, Auto Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SE Texas Posts: 327	i dunno, but i go 10,000 miles on synthetic all the time.

10-08-2010, 12:40 PM	#3
swidd Drives: Yaris HB Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central Alabama, GOD BLESS AMERICA Posts: 755	Also, +/- 500 miles is okay.

10-08-2010, 12:54 PM	#4
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	No big deal. Wait until you get back home.

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