1st oil change ; At what miles ? - Toyota Yaris Forums

Hershey · 01-15-2010, 10:24 PM

What kind ( synthetic or conventional ) ? What brand ( Pennzoil , Valvoline , etc. ) ? What weight ( 5w-30 , 5w-20 , ... ) . THANKS

Tatsh · 01-15-2010, 10:53 PM

I changed it right when it hit 3000, used Mobil 1 5w30.

SilverBack · 01-15-2010, 11:01 PM

You can safely go up to 5K miles without a change. .02

roxy1 · 01-16-2010, 07:54 AM

5k. and since you need to change every 5k for warranty purposes anyway, spending extra on synthetic is a complete waste of money, IMHO.

Yaris Hilton · 01-16-2010, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by roxy1

5k. and since you need to change every 5k for warranty purposes anyway, spending extra on synthetic is a complete waste of money, IMHO.

Agree.

sqcomp · 01-16-2010, 08:56 AM

The manufacturer's reccomendation is 5K. The dealership wants to bring you in every 3K for monetary purposes.

jambo101 · 01-16-2010, 10:53 AM

Have you opened the glove box yet? the owners manual is in there and gives all the answers as to when to change the oil and what weight to use.Its every 8000 kilometers up here,as said before if you are going to change it every 5000k use regular oil.

RedRide · 01-16-2010, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sqcomp

The manufacturer's reccomendation is 5K. The dealership wants to bring you in every 3K for monetary purposes.

I'm afraid I must disagre with that.

Oil change intervals are designed mainly by marketing. Manufactures want to claim that their cars are more maintainence free than the competition"s
The also want to say their cars are more "green" and get more "use" out of oli.
This is the main reason for extended oil chang intervals.

So, change the oil when dirty when which is still a bout 3k mile or so. Also oil gets diry quicker in winter and can last longer in winter so, a bit of commom sense can go a long way.

As far as the first oil chang......
I like to change oil in a new car at abiout 2k to flush out all the microscopic metalic particles from initial break in wear.

Hey, it's your car so do not let some marketing executive tell you how to maintain it:

roxy1 · 01-16-2010, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sqcomp

The manufacturer's reccomendation is 5K. The dealership wants to bring you in every 3K for monetary purposes.

i deal with three different toyota dealerships. never have any of the service departments pushed for anything other than the 5K interval. my oil is still extremely clean after 5k, even this winter.

RETRO · 01-16-2010, 08:59 PM

I am on my 7 toyota. I change the oil every 5k miles on 3 i put 200k miles on them and sold them and they where still running strong,I used Wal-Mart brand oil and filters.

DandiDani · 01-16-2010, 09:02 PM

we do every 5

scape · 01-16-2010, 09:11 PM

i did my first at 4, and then weened it out closer to 5 for every change after that.

Happy Little Pony · 01-16-2010, 09:45 PM

The warranty requires you to do it at 5000 miles. That's conservative and a good target. Modern oils are generally good for much more than that. If you change it that frequently conventional oils are fine, synthetic a waste of money. As far as brand, just about any will do, as long as it is the correct grade and meets today's API standards. Check your owner's manual.

For what it's worth, the only other car I ever bought brand new (besides my Yaris) got 4 month or 4000 miles oil changes, but that was only because if I planned on doing it at four, but procrastinated, I would still usually have it done by 5 months or 5 thousand miles. That car made it 230,000 miles before I got rid of it. I'm doing the same with my Yaris.

Hershey · 01-17-2010, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jambo101

Have you opened the glove box yet? the owners manual is in there and gives all the answers as to when to change the oil and what weight to use.Its every 8000 kilometers up here,as said before if you are going to change it every 5000k use regular oil.

jambo101 · 01-17-2010, 06:45 PM

You were wanting advice? you got it.

libraryelf · 01-17-2010, 09:00 PM

I change the oil after 3,000 to 5,000 miles. I think the manual recommends synthetic oil, Mobile.

Hershey · 01-17-2010, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jambo101

You were wanting advice? you got it.

fmicle · 01-18-2010, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedRide

I'm afraid I must disagre with that.

Oil change intervals are designed mainly by marketing. Manufactures want to claim that their cars are more maintainence free than the competition"s
The also want to say their cars are more "green" and get more "use" out of oli.
This is the main reason for extended oil chang intervals.

So, change the oil when dirty when which is still a bout 3k mile or so. Also oil gets diry quicker in winter and can last longer in winter so, a bit of commom sense can go a long way.

As far as the first oil chang......
I like to change oil in a new car at abiout 2k to flush out all the microscopic metalic particles from initial break in wear.

Hey, it's your car so do not let some marketing executive tell you how to maintain it:

Oh, come on, give me a break, in Europe the recommended oil change intervals are more like 20-30,000 km, which is like 15-20,000 miles and the cars run just fine...

01-15-2010, 10:24 PM	#1
Hershey Drives: 08 Yaris sedan auto / Fit auto Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: northeast Posts: 2,897	1st oil change ; At what miles ? What kind ( synthetic or conventional ) ? What brand ( Pennzoil , Valvoline , etc. ) ? What weight ( 5w-30 , 5w-20 , ... ) . THANKS

01-15-2010, 11:01 PM	#3
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	You can safely go up to 5K miles without a change. .02 __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

01-16-2010, 08:56 AM	#6
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	The manufacturer's reccomendation is 5K. The dealership wants to bring you in every 3K for monetary purposes. __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

01-16-2010, 09:02 PM	#11
DandiDani View User's Garage Drives: 09' Meteorite liftback Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jeff,Indiana Posts: 1,374	we do every 5 __________________

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01-15-2010, 10:53 PM	#2
Tatsh Drives: 2009 Toyota Yaris LE Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Richmond, BC Posts: 84	I changed it right when it hit 3000, used Mobil 1 5w30.

01-16-2010, 07:54 AM	#4
roxy1 Drives: 2014 yaris 5 speed Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 642	5k. and since you need to change every 5k for warranty purposes anyway, spending extra on synthetic is a complete waste of money, IMHO.

01-16-2010, 10:53 AM	#7
jambo101 Drives: yaris 08 sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 1,286	Have you opened the glove box yet? the owners manual is in there and gives all the answers as to when to change the oil and what weight to use.Its every 8000 kilometers up here,as said before if you are going to change it every 5000k use regular oil.

01-16-2010, 08:59 PM	#10
RETRO Drives: 2008 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 64	I am on my 7 toyota. I change the oil every 5k miles on 3 i put 200k miles on them and sold them and they where still running strong,I used Wal-Mart brand oil and filters.

01-16-2010, 09:11 PM	#12
scape View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beaufort, South Carolina Posts: 388	i did my first at 4, and then weened it out closer to 5 for every change after that.

01-16-2010, 09:45 PM	#13
Happy Little Pony Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 83	The warranty requires you to do it at 5000 miles. That's conservative and a good target. Modern oils are generally good for much more than that. If you change it that frequently conventional oils are fine, synthetic a waste of money. As far as brand, just about any will do, as long as it is the correct grade and meets today's API standards. Check your owner's manual. For what it's worth, the only other car I ever bought brand new (besides my Yaris) got 4 month or 4000 miles oil changes, but that was only because if I planned on doing it at four, but procrastinated, I would still usually have it done by 5 months or 5 thousand miles. That car made it 230,000 miles before I got rid of it. I'm doing the same with my Yaris.

01-17-2010, 06:45 PM	#15
jambo101 Drives: yaris 08 sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 1,286	You were wanting advice? you got it.

01-17-2010, 09:00 PM	#16
libraryelf Drives: 2008 Yaris white Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hilo, HI Posts: 39	I change the oil after 3,000 to 5,000 miles. I think the manual recommends synthetic oil, Mobile.