Fejfrey

So I've taken my tC to get the oil changed a few times and Toyota keeps writing down to come in every 3000 miles. I asked a guy at the dealership, "Why do I need to come in every 3000 miles
when Scion says to change it every 5000 miles?" His response was, "Well since we live in Utah, we are subject to more extreme conditions so we have you come in every 3000 miles because of that."

Is this a bogus answer or is this right? I'm pretty skeptical so I take it in about every 4K miles. Anyway, just want your opinions.

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playboyman007

5000 miles should be right.

andrewStC

Over here they right down for every 3000 as well, but I'm going every 5

Mcfly315

3000 miles is the earliest that you would change your oil on regular dino oil. VW suggest 10K miles in between for my wife's Beetle on regular oil. Their filters are rated for 30K kilometers..roughly 18K miles. So which car company is right? While I don't agree with VW's endorsement of such intervals between oil changes I think the truth is somewhere in between depending on your engine use and type of car.

I think the Utah Toyota dealer is playing it safe. You do have some harsh winters in UTAH. 3,4, or 5K on regular oil is just fine. Maybe change it more often in the winter if you want peak performance. The Tc is not a high performance sports engine. It's a rugged camry engine tweaked to last the life your car and some. Weather you change it every 3,4,5k miles, I am positive your engine will last just as long and perform just as well.

Do whatever makes you sleep better at night. In the end its your car and your money. I change my own oil and I use Mobil 1, and change it every 8-10K miles. Too scared and not cheap enough to test the 15k mile claim of Mobil 1. I just don't like changing oil every 3k miles, kinda of a pain when you drive 2k miles a month.

Jdub86

iTrader: (3)

As often as the manufacturer suggests. So I would say every 5k.

aen

everytime you get gas.

=P woudln't that be a _____?

5k miles, your dealer is just being safe...trying to get people into the 3k habit, some people go, oh 5k? i can make it to 7k,10k then...

and yea, but at 3k
oh ill wait till 6k

see the difference?

er...well thats my understanding.

CDogbert

You're supposed to change it? I just put a little more in every time I get gas.











Kidding.
5k miles for me.

farberio

Heh...talk to rotary guys. Some of us premix.

Premix = Putting oil in the gas and not running the stock oil system.

theblue

i go in every 3-5k, habit from my dad who ran his celica for a good 500k+ miles. cant really remember the exact number.

WAlterEgo

iTrader: (1)

pretty much go for 4k! it evens out between the 3k-5k . my dealer said to go w/ 3 for the driving conditions around. my dealer said the recommended oil change from the manual was pretty much for perfect diving conditions so they said to go w/ 3k since its safe (and they get more money.)

CuRiOuSfIsH

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I still change it every 3K to 3.5K miles. I'm sure 5K is fine too. But I also feel it depends on the type of driving you put your car through and the environment.

draxcaliber

i go when the mait req light comes on. about every 4500-5000 miles.

interestingly enough, car and driver's long term bmw 3 series, had an onboard computer with an oil change algorithym that didn't reccommend an oil change until about 19,xxx miles.

mylnnor

i go in every 5k. dealership i bought from has a lifetime warranty on all lubricated engine parts. they require you to get regular maint. at their shop tho.

PRODIGY3000

If you're really in tune with your car, you can almost feel the oil going. My engine starts to lose the tiniest bit of torque and power response after 4K. And that's with good synthetic.

theslayer

i dot it every 3000 since im turboed

Ryfly

Well, a neighbor of mine never changed his oil and at

50,000 MILES, the Engine finally seized. It was a toyota engine. LOL,

He learned his lesson. It was a 8,000 dollar repair lol

kld04g

im at about 4200 mi since my last oil change, but I'm thinking of just changing it myself this next time. I usually wait until the car tells me to since for me college = no $$ :-\

midgie

every 5k, give or take a few miles

jas0nh

^ What she said. Every 5000 miles, end of story.

sodope

oh.my.god.