Synthetic Oil

[Black Yaris]

Originally Posted by Doug007

Good Morning,

I joined this group just yesterday and this is my first post. I first changed my oil on my 07 S Sedan at 2,000 miles and have switched to Mobil 1 5-30 with OEM filters. I now have a filter/oil change every 5,000 miles. I commute daily and my combined mpg is 41 (my Yaris is now one year's old, 15,000 miles). Following is an interesting site I found that not only discusses oil, but other aspects of the car:

http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbi...oil_bible.html

I found one thing on that site that already made me not trust it, it saaid Toyota has more sludge problems than any other, infacy it is Chrysler that has more sludge law suits,complates, problems, or what ever than anyone else

[Pavel Olavich]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

I found one thing on that site that already made me not trust it, it saaid Toyota has more sludge problems than any other, infacy it is Chrysler that has more sludge law suits,complates, problems, or what ever than anyone else

All makes have the gelling/sledge problem....it was Lexus that has been more publicized as of late, but if you do research you'll find the same issues with nearly ALL car makes. The bottom line is that regardless of the car make, if the car is allowed to collect condensation at night, it will have a sledge/gel problem with the oil....Lexus owners are more likely to have the $$ to make noise in court....one reason why you'll not hear of this issue from Hyundai owners ;-)