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?

 

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.

 

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.....

 

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

 

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 :? .

 

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!