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Or is it just how you "feel"? If you go the scientific route and get UOA's on your oil, you will find that your strategy makes no sense, and has no basis in reality; none whatsoever. |
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01-19-2009, 07:30 PM | #38 | |
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01-19-2009, 09:36 PM | #39 | |
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01-20-2009, 11:34 AM | #40 |
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i always thought that synthetic increase ur change period due to breakdown of the oil is a lot longer..if one will change the oil every specified change date is there a point to go to synthetic.
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01-20-2009, 01:13 PM | #41 | |
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your motor will last forever if you change your oil with regular oil every 2500 and you filter every 5000 miles this will be cheaper than one synth change. the synth oil is good if you like to rev it out with its stabilty at higher temps. change every 3500-5000 with a new filter, sooner if you rev it out. Last edited by kou; 01-20-2009 at 04:18 PM. |
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01-20-2009, 02:16 PM | #42 | |
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and they both get dirty at the same rate
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my poor oil gets cooked immediately.. god bless twin/cooled turbos or it'd be worse
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01-30-2009, 04:41 PM | #45 | |
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What makes an oil dirty is fuel explosuin blow-by leaking from the combustion chamber past the rings into the oil. Syn and mineral oil get dirty exactly the same way and from the same causes. |
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01-31-2009, 12:51 AM | #46 |
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To the OP: 2008 Manual Sedan: I did see a slight increase (39 to 42) after my 5000 change (and the oil looked used obviously, but not sludgy, I agree with you, early oil changes for break in were a good idea in the past, but not now, especially not with Toyota..their cleanliness / 5S-Lean standards are top notch, I work for an OEM paint supplier, and seeing Toyotas Manf. standards are what got me looking at the Yaris). The two fill ups before the 5k change were 39ish, and the two right after were 42ish. I've been able to get 42/46 since then. I just had my 15,000 last week and switched to full synthetic, so I'll let you know how that goes.
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