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wbwanzer · 05-23-2007, 07:39 PM

I picked up my '07 Silver tc last night. It's a neat little car. I'm loving it.
I got the TYC tails and the TRD strut tie bar as my extras along with the air bags.

See ya.

xtigger · 05-23-2007, 08:25 PM

nice, post some pics and take it easy for the first 1k then do oil change, after that open the car up.

Yanki01 · 05-24-2007, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by xtigger

nice, post some pics and take it easy for the first 1k then do oil change, after that open the car up.

ummm, why change the oil after 1k?

Jiggaman · 05-24-2007, 01:41 AM

^^^yeah no kidding! there is absolutely NO need for an oil change at 1k....

thats silly...there manual says at 5k u should do ur first, but i will do mine at around 3 or 4k

1k?

farberio · 05-24-2007, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Jiggaman

^^^yeah no kidding! there is absolutely NO need for an oil change at 1k....

thats silly...there manual says at 5k u should do ur first, but i will do mine at around 3 or 4k

1k?

The engine is breaking in when you first buy the car, this adds a lot of crap to the oil that you want out of there.

I changed mine at 500 mi, at 2000 mi, 5000 mi and then went on the 5000 interval.

I'm sure some people will even say to change it at 50 mi and then double that until 3-5k miles shows up.

06CStC · 05-24-2007, 05:13 AM

Congrats on the purchase, take care of your ride.

rolloutrs1 · 05-24-2007, 05:40 AM

congrats on the tc and welcome to the forums!

Saber · 05-24-2007, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by farberio

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Originally Posted by Jiggaman

^^^yeah no kidding! there is absolutely NO need for an oil change at 1k....

thats silly...there manual says at 5k u should do ur first, but i will do mine at around 3 or 4k

1k?

The engine is breaking in when you first buy the car, this adds a lot of crap to the oil that you want out of there.

Yeap, I did mine at 1K too, and I'm planning on doing the same with my RS 3.0 =3!

Mightygnu · 05-24-2007, 06:53 AM

Congratulations! Take care of her.

wbwanzer · 05-24-2007, 10:14 PM

Thanks everyone for the congrats. I'm really liking this car. It's a looker too while it's all shined up.

**RusWolf** · 05-25-2007, 02:14 AM

Like most people said there is absolutely no reason to change the oil on or before 1K miles...

OEM oil is usually high quality, and i believe toyota will not put bad oil in it...So i say full 3K miles on OEM oil..

farberio · 05-28-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by RusWolf

Like most people said there is absolutely no reason to change the oil on or before 1K miles...

OEM oil is usually high quality, and i believe toyota will not put bad oil in it...So i say full 3K miles on OEM oil..

First off, OEM oil is probably whatever they could get a deal on.

Second, its not the quality of the oil that matters in the first 500 miles of driving. The wear and tear of the motor is at its highest in the first 1k miles or so and its good practice to get fresh oil to it. If you think about it, the motor has to seat the seals, which means its not in its correct place at the time, which means some material is probably getting into the oil. Which is then circulated through your motor again and again.