Check out Amsoil's web site. They have the only 25,000 mile or 1 year
oil change.
Wayne
johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Toyota lowered the oil change interval down to 5000 miles from 7500
> miles for a reason. Their engineers aren't as confident of their
> sludging designs as you are. Of course your warranty is void going
> over 5000 miles.
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> On May 8, 11:41 am, "Enrique Quijano" <enriquequij...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>> Hello
>> 5000 miles between oil changes is too short, specially on synthetic
oil. I
>> change mine every 9.500 miles, 15.000 kilometers, and the oil comes out
>> clean. As I see it, Lexus are long lasting engines, probably in the
>> neighbourhood of half a million kilometers or more, around 350.000
miles,
>> and the benefits of short frequency oil changes, if any, would be
longer
>> engine life, which you would reap , at normal yearly mileages, twenty
years
>> down the line . It is simply not worth it, unless one intends to pass
the
>> car on to your son or daughter.
>> A friend of mine owned a Toyota Avensis, a model just below the Camry,
a mid
>> sized sedan. He never changed the oil in his car, he just topped it up
>> during 50.000 miles of hard driving in Germany. The engine ,
eventually,
>> blew itself to pieces. Between my misguided friend and a 5.000 mile
interval
>> there must be a happy medium.
>> Anyone can give me a piece of advice on a good set of 235 -45-16 W
tires
>> for my GS 430?
>> Thanks
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