Has anyone here used their 3 complimentary oil changes??? Just wondering if we could take it to any outside services or do we have to take it to a Toyota Dealer to do it for us. If anyone know what's up please help me out, thank you.

for the 1st oil change I took it to the same dealership where i bought my scion but i believe they'll honor it at any toyota dealership.

Yes, that is correct. You have to take it to an authorized Toyota dealer.

Has anyone here used their 3 complimentary oil changes??? Just wondering if we could take it to any outside services or do we have to take it to a Toyota Dealer to do it for us. If anyone know what's up please help me out, thank you.

*I`ve used one already and 4 more to go! Only draw back is they won`t do an oil change for 3K it has to be 5K for an oil change :x

you can take it to any toyota dealer. they should do it with no hesitation. took my g/f's to quality scion in corona and did everything very quick.

I'm using my first one today!

so at what milage did you guys bring yours in?

4500

i have under 4000 on mine but i've had since june. should i just wait until 5000 to change it or do it now. For the next three month it will be in the shop for a bodykit/flares prototyped.

so at what milage did you guys bring yours in?

3193 miles for me :?

Has anyone here used their 3 complimentary oil changes??? Just wondering if we could take it to any outside services or do we have to take it to a Toyota Dealer to do it for us. If anyone know what's up please help me out, thank you.

*I`ve used one already and 4 more to go! Only draw back is they won`t do an oil change for 3K it has to be 5K for an oil change :x

how come you got 5 free oil changes? they have a special deal going or somethin'?

also, does anyone know if Toyota offers a synthetic oil for changes at the dealerships? thanks......

so at what milage did you guys bring yours in?

was going for 5000, but made it in at 5300

I've already gone through all 3 http://www.scionlife.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_cry.gif I'm at over 18,000... !

I am at close to 6000 miles. When I took my scion in for the oil change, it took them 3 hours at the dealer! Free does not apply here, time is money!

Oh well at least I didnt have to do it.............

I only waited like 30 min for my free oil change at the dealership.

I went to Fremont Toyota this morning and got the 1st complimentary oil change. It took approximately 1.5 hours! Mine was at 5490 miles, but I did oil/filter change by myself at 600miles and 3000miles. I love the feeling of extra secutiry.

Does anyone know what kind of oil Toyota dealers use? I was watching the guy working on my car from a distance and he was using oil from a funnel. I have never taken my car to do an oild change and didn't know they used bulk oil. How do we know that they use quality oil?

don't worry about it, us techs care about our cars too so we do use quality oil
my dealer uses mobil and the toyota dealers around long island do the same i believe so it should be no diffrent anywhere else

don't worry about it, us techs care about our cars too so we do use quality oil
my dealer uses mobil and the toyota dealers around long island do the same i believe so it should be no diffrent anywhere else

are you saying the Totota dealer uses Mobil 1 synthetic? i was wondering if dealers uses synthetic as an alternative to oil....

i did mine at 1100. i know it was early but it was right after break in. took 30 min at longo

Does anyone know what kind of oil Toyota dealers use? I was watching the guy working on my car from a distance and he was using oil from a funnel. I have never taken my car to do an oild change and didn't know they used bulk oil. How do we know that they use quality oil?

I'm not sure what brand of oil they use but they use 10w-30, you have to tell them to use 5w-30 ( recommended for scion)

I'm going to Carson Toyota in the morning for my scheduled oil change - I dunno too much about oil, but is the 5w gonna make that much of a difference from the 10w?

Does anyone know what kind of oil Toyota dealers use? I was watching the guy working on my car from a distance and he was using oil from a funnel. I have never taken my car to do an oild change and didn't know they used bulk oil. How do we know that they use quality oil?

I'm not sure what brand of oil they use but they use 10w-30, you have to tell them to use 5w-30 ( recommended for scion)

My dealer used 5W30, at least as noted on the work order. Some of them get it right!

Don't be too concerned over 10W30. Unless you live in Minnesota the low-temp flow of the 10W oil won't be any different than 5W oil.

George

Hello,

I work at a toyota dealership in MD we use quaker state...no no toyota dealership uses synthetic...if you want in in your 1.8L (which is totally usless in my opinion..unless you already turbo charged the thing) any way if you want synthetic u have to supply your own and they will be happy to use that as opposed to their non synthetic...some dealerships may even knock a few bucks off the price since u arent using their oil.

Hello,

I work at a toyota dealership in MD we use quaker state...no no toyota dealership uses synthetic...if you want in in your 1.8L (which is totally usless in my opinion..unless you already turbo charged the thing) any way if you want synthetic u have to supply your own and they will be happy to use that as opposed to their non synthetic...some dealerships may even knock a few bucks off the price since u arent using their oil.

Keyes Toyota will do Mobil 1 synthetic oil changes upon request in my area....

Yeah i havent used myne yet ( i have only 2000 miles) What kind of oil do they use?

we buy pennzoil 10w30 in bulk at the dealership i work at... it sounds like each dealer finds their own supplier and works out a deal with them. we do have toyota oil available upon request, but it's more expensive....

toodles
tim

penzoil is the worst....wow....and they buy it in bulk....no wonder the company stays in business...i dont buy the crap....99cents a quart at pepboys come on now....but hey its your dealer! they want u back as soon as possible buying another car...

FYI: your 3 complimentary oil changes for your scion must be used within the 3yr/36,000mile warranty...if u have not used all 3 by then, they are no longer ne good after that...just letting you guys know....
toyota will not use synthetic oil with these oil changes, u must pay for it....and the first free one is calld a 4week comp which means its complimentary for all toyota's...they have been doing this for awhile...but w/scion u get 3more after that...and the mileage should not matter, u can use them whenever u want to.....

FYI: your 3 complimentary oil changes for your scion must be used within the 3yr/36,000mile warranty...if u have not used all 3 by then, they are no longer ne good after that...just letting you guys know....
toyota will not use synthetic oil with these oil changes, u must pay for it....and the first free one is calld a 4week comp which means its complimentary for all toyota's...they have been doing this for awhile...but w/scion u get 3more after that...and the mileage should not matter, u can use them whenever u want to.....

Can I take my box to any Toyota dealer and get the 3 Oil Changes? Was there any documentation about this? because my dealer knew nothing about it

~WC

FYI: your 3 complimentary oil changes for your scion must be used within the 3yr/36,000mile warranty...if u have not used all 3 by then, they are no longer ne good after that...just letting you guys know....
toyota will not use synthetic oil with these oil changes, u must pay for it....and the first free one is calld a 4week comp which means its complimentary for all toyota's...they have been doing this for awhile...but w/scion u get 3more after that...and the mileage should not matter, u can use them whenever u want to.....

Can I take my box to any Toyota dealer and get the 3 Oil Changes? Was there any documentation about this? because my dealer knew nothing about it

~WC

in the back of your scheduled maintenance guide. there are 3 coupons for the oil changes. it also clearly spells out the coverage and how to go about getting the free service.

Yeah, what jay_b said. Except, I didn't call Russell Toyota in advance and just waited by the Express Lube lane.

The Russell Toyota cashier didn't know about it as well. But the Express Oil Change guys did as well as Greg (service advisor). They forgot to fill out that booklet though :shock: :? .

Yeah, this is my first post. Guess what guys, I took my xA to my dealership at 1,875 miles for oil change and I ask for syntetic and they did it. Syntetic Castrol by the way.

ye, ne toyota dealer....preferably one who actually deals with scions, not all dealers are....wut is ur usual dealer??

I've used 2 already, took it back to the dealer. Change it every 3,000 miles no matter what anyone says. I got 243,000 miles out of a Chevy Corsica and close to 200,00 out of a Dodge K-car by changing the fluids regularly. I travel 30-35,000 miles per year so I get the oil changed at least once per month, sometimes less. It pays!

Are there mileage restrictions on the free oil changes? I've read that some places will only change when the mileage is at 3k / 5k. I want mine changed with only 1,500 because I want to switch to synthetic shortly where I'll do my own changes.....

Thanks for any info!