Yeah, that’s the plan. My family member that drives it now doesn’t put a ton of miles on a year, so it will probably be a while before I get an update. I’ll likely change the filter mid-interval this time to be safe.
Debris caught in the filter on previous oil changes was barely noticeable, I’d notice a couple small fragments here and there but I was definitely surprised this go around. A lot was knocked a lot loose over 5k miles. I’m also trying this out on a couple oil burning 2nd gen Prius’. Curious to...
185k miles, has been in my family since 130k and ran Mobil 1 or valvoline synthetics since I’ve owned it at 5k OCI. Previous long term owner primarily ran conventional every 5k. Good oil change history, plugged PCV caused excessive crankcase buildup prior to me owning.
Ran this in a 2008 Sequoia with the 5.7 3UR engine. Engine had a plugged PCV for who knows how long. Initial R&P fill ran 5k miles and a ton of buildup was in the oil filter. Impressive for an initial fill but I’d use caution if you know your engine has a lot of buildup and shorten the OCI to...