Change in Commute Should I change?

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I used to commute about 55 miles per day mostly highway. 2017 Corolla and I had no issue pushing 7500-8500 miles per oil change. This would usually be every 5-6 months. Now my commute involves a couple miles to drop kids off first, then stop lights in town to the highway, then about an 8 mile run down the interstate to work. End of the day is about the same. One way, about 4 of the miles are traffic in town and 8 are highway (about 24 miles each day total). Then the usual weekend fun running errands around town and such.

I'm looking at 5k intervals now. That'll still be about every 5-6 months. I run only the highest quality oil (Kirkland Synthetic) and highest quality filters (FRAM Orange Can or SuperTech...whichever is in stock...).

Whaddya think? Should I lay awake at night worried? Push farther? Go less?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
 
Me I'd drive it 6 months and change the oil take a used oil analysis and see where my TBN was. It might also be interesting to compare the wear metals if you have done used oil analysis before.
 
HowAboutThis said:
I run only the highest quality oil (Kirkland Synthetic) and highest quality filters (FRAM Orange Can or SuperTech...whichever is in stock...).
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A fellow sophisticant.

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Post in thread 'Post your latest oil change'

‘15 Hyundai Elantra
216,122 miles / 1,256 miles OCI
7 months on oil & 14 months on filter
Out: NAPA 5W30 Blend / OEM 35505 Filter
In: Supertech Full Synthetic (10K) 5W30 / ST9688 Filter

Daughter’s car. She did a lot of the work this time. Seasonal change due to mostly short trips. She drove a little more than usual this OCI due to getting a new job. Might push this OCI out to one year with the FS oil and more frequent driving with longer trips. Not sure yet.

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HowAboutThis said:
I used to commute about 55 miles per day mostly highway. 2017 Corolla and I had no issue pushing 7500-8500 miles per oil change. This would usually be every 5-6 months. Now my commute involves a couple miles to drop kids off first, then stop lights in town to the highway, then about an 8 mile run down the interstate to work. End of the day is about the same. One way, about 4 of the miles are traffic in town and 8 are highway (about 24 miles each day total). Then the usual weekend fun running errands around town and such.

I'm looking at 5k intervals now. That'll still be about every 5-6 months. I run only the highest quality oil (Kirkland Synthetic) and highest quality filters (FRAM Orange Can or SuperTech...whichever is in stock...).

Whaddya think? Should I lay awake at night worried? Push farther? Go less?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Why change anything with the OCI? How did you arrive at your original number of 8000 +/-500? What does your manual state?

IMO, annual oil changes are more common than you might believe.
 
I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Plan sounds good to me. And while your trips are shorter, they still will adequately burn off moisture and contaminates. I think you'll be just fine.
 
ATex7239 said:
A fellow sophisticant.

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Post in thread 'Post your latest oil change'

‘15 Hyundai Elantra
216,122 miles / 1,256 miles OCI
7 months on oil & 14 months on filter
Out: NAPA 5W30 Blend / OEM 35505 Filter
In: Supertech Full Synthetic (10K) 5W30 / ST9688 Filter

Daughter’s car. She did a lot of the work this time. Seasonal change due to mostly short trips. She drove a little more than usual this OCI due to getting a new job. Might push this OCI out to one year with the FS oil and more frequent driving with longer trips. Not sure yet.

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But you're using SuperTech. Not the highest quality of oils from Costco. You get 2nd place 🫣
 
JavierH19 said:
Have you changed the cvt fluid. That's the more important oil question.
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At 60k. Doing again at 120k. I leave it to the Toyota techs. That 1.8L has so much torque and horsepower I'm surprised it hasn't shredded the transmission yet. Some people waste money on Corvettes when they could just buy a Corolla and have the same driving experience.
 
Glenda W. said:
Sounds like the Kirkland is the perfect choice for your Corolla! I’d highly recommend Valvoline Restore and Protect for the Subaru. It completely cured my oil burning Outback that had gotten as bad as 3 quarts per 5k.
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I get lazy and a coupon and it sometimes gets the Toyota oil at the dealer. About 50/50. Now that they've increased their prices a lot, I've done the last ones. Used to be $65. Now it's $110 😱
 
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HowAboutThis said:
I used to commute about 55 miles per day mostly highway. 2017 Corolla and I had no issue pushing 7500-8500 miles per oil change. This would usually be every 5-6 months. Now my commute involves a couple miles to drop kids off first, then stop lights in town to the highway, then about an 8 mile run down the interstate to work. End of the day is about the same. One way, about 4 of the miles are traffic in town and 8 are highway (about 24 miles each day total). Then the usual weekend fun running errands around town and such.

I'm looking at 5k intervals now. That'll still be about every 5-6 months. I run only the highest quality oil (Kirkland Synthetic) and highest quality filters (FRAM Orange Can or SuperTech...whichever is in stock...).

Whaddya think? Should I lay awake at night worried? Push farther? Go less?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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When you said FRAM Orange can I knew I was being click baited. 🙄
 
HowAboutThis said:
I used to commute about 55 miles per day mostly highway. 2017 Corolla and I had no issue pushing 7500-8500 miles per oil change. This would usually be every 5-6 months. Now my commute involves a couple miles to drop kids off first, then stop lights in town to the highway, then about an 8 mile run down the interstate to work. End of the day is about the same. One way, about 4 of the miles are traffic in town and 8 are highway (about 24 miles each day total). Then the usual weekend fun running errands around town and such.

I'm looking at 5k intervals now. That'll still be about every 5-6 months. I run only the highest quality oil (Kirkland Synthetic) and highest quality filters (FRAM Orange Can or SuperTech...whichever is in stock...).

Whaddya think? Should I lay awake at night worried? Push farther? Go less?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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stay with it
 
Carlostrece said:
When you said FRAM Orange can I knew I was being click baited. 🙄
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I was actually looking for opinions on the interval due to my driving change. But yeah, threw some humor in with my descriptions of the oil and filters I use. I've been thinking I'll just do it about every 6 months. That should be at least 5k but under 7k. So not complete click bait.
 
HowAboutThis said:
I was actually looking for opinions on the interval due to my driving change. But yeah, threw some humor in with my descriptions of the oil and filters I use. I've been thinking I'll just do it about every 6 months. That should be at least 5k but under 7k. So not complete click bait.
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Your orange can comment was funny. 😁 I enjoyed it. 😀 👍
 
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