Recent content by Bster13

Originally Posted by clinebarger Your concerned about oil? How are going to stay warm in the winter? Personal Hygiene?? I follow the good weather mostly and if I need to tweak for warmth or cooling, I can use the hybrid battery to run full climate control. As for hygiene, being bald helps...

Originally Posted by JLTD Originally Posted by Deontologist Just run an Amsoil Ea cartridge filter (rated for 15,000 miles) and install a Fumoto valve. You can drain the oil every 5k, 10k, whatever you wish... I'd personally run an Amsoil Ea cartridge filter for 15-20k miles and change oil on a...

Originally Posted by AZjeff Unless that 2.5L in his RAV suffers an unforeseen catastrophic failure that no brand or weight of oil would prevent it will easily run 200k miles on most anything with reasonable OCIs. Can't imagine living out of a RAV4 long term. Did you sell all your earthly...

Originally Posted by Deontologist Originally Posted by AZjeff Originally Posted by Deontologist Just run an Amsoil Ea cartridge filter (rated for 15,000 miles) and install a Fumoto valve. This has the cartridge filter on the bottom of the engine with the drain plug in the housing that you...

Originally Posted by atikovi Originally Posted by Bster13 Hello everyone, I'm preparing to sell my place and live full time on the road with my 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid requiring ILSAC GF-5 0w-20. You mean you're going to sleep in it for extended periods? I can't even sleep on an airplane...

Originally Posted by Fawteen A Toyota that new doesn't have an oil life monitor? I thought that just about all manufacturers had that as standard equipment for the last few years-even the Chevy pickup I had way back in 2005 had one, and I just changed based on that. I don't even worry about...

Originally Posted by 2015_PSD Originally Posted by Bster13 Well, I hadn't consider 15k OCI given the possibility of dirt roads and cycling/idling the engine occasionally for A/C. I added a 15k OCI to the calculations, and going with 15k OCI with the high-end mobile extended oil and filter is...

I can get it done at a Walmart with bring your own oil and filter service which I think is about $25, or let them do it, but I am a frugal [censored] (thus retiring at 41) and I will have the time. Also I will know that it is done correctly. 5000 OCI seems reasonable on a price vs performance...

I did my first oil change last night in a buddy's garage with no ramp or jack, it was great! I just need a valve for the oil drain plug, but even without it it was still pretty simple and accessible. I certainly don't want to haul around ramps or jacks, but I will not need it for what I can tell.

Originally Posted by doitmyself If I'm reading your spreadsheet correct, the cost difference between DIY 5K and DIY 10K is not significant enough to even be a factor (div> Yes the 5k intervals are cheaper over the lifetime of the vehicle and the forum is trending towards the 5k OCIs and the...

Originally Posted by tiger862 With so many starts and idling I wouldn't skimp on oil. I would use a name brand like Mobil1 and go by hours not miles. If it doesn't have hour meter then you can get them cheap. I am hoping to minimize running the A/C overnight while I sleep by following the...

Originally Posted by ecotourist If it were mine, I'd be using dino SN 5W-20 at 5,000 mile intervals. I doubt if "high-end" synthetic at 10,000 mile intervals would be any better. I am trending towards the extreme end of the cheap Synthetics (Super Tech in this case) being changed more often...

Originally Posted by Bryanccfshr 5k. Enjoy the adventure. You will,get better long term cleanliness less deposits regardless of service. Ok, so you believe the 5k Super Tech OCIs would be cheaper and have my engine lasting longer, correct?

Well, I hadn't consider 15k OCI given the possibility of dirt roads and cycling/idling the engine occasionally for A/C. I added a 15k OCI to the calculations, and going with 15k OCI with the high-end mobile extended oil and filter is certainly cheaper, but I'm unsure what my UOAs would look...

Hello everyone, I'm preparing to sell my place and live full time on the road with my 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid requiring ILSAC GF-5 0w-20. The manual states to 5k OCI for severe duty and 10k OCI for regular use. I hypermile in the vehicle averaging 40+ MPG, so I'm very easy on the car. But when...