Change it or let it ride?

[Chris142]

Castrol edge 10w-30 in our 2007 Toyota fjcruiser. Toyota recommends 5k oci. Filter is a Baldwin.Oil currantly has 4500 miles on it and the change oil soon light has started to show up.

Almost 203k on the truck with no make up oil added. Level is where it was when I last put new oil in it

 

[buster]

How long has it been in the engine?

 

[Kira]

Let it ride....for 500 miles.

I just changed wifey's oil early for two reasons.
1) I know scheduling may be difficult real soon.
2) I wanted OK old oil for a kid who needs it.

Man, this stuff gets complicated.

 

[joekingcorvette]

Fj's deserve the best since they are highly sought after. Change it, document it, and keep it nice.

 

[Chris142]

How long has it been in the engine?

I don't keep track of time really. A few months.

 

[Dave Hess]

Keep it.

 

[JeffKeryk]

I would service it and be done with it. MityVac baby!

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

My feeling in Apple Valley change it before Thanksgiving.

 

[gfh77665]

How long has it been in the engine?

It does not matter, despite what many believe.

 

[JohnnyG]

Did you reset the "change oil soon" light "a few months ago" ?

 

[supton]

The light is blinking to let you know it's coming due. But it's just a dumb 5k reminder, as Toyota "wants" you in the shop to do a rotation and anything else every 5k. Simple plan really: something is required on the 0's and 5's. Usually oil changes on 0's and rotations on both, with air filters and plugs due every so often.

Do what most people: ignore the light. "I didn't see it."

 

[Chris142]

Did you reset the "change oil soon" light "a few months ago" ?

Yes. It automatically blinks @4500 miles then on steady @5000.

 

[MSCH]

Yes. It automatically blinks @4500 miles then on steady @5000.

it is your vehicle. do what you feel is the right thing.

 

[barkingspider]

Change oil at 5k

 

[TomYoung]

I would change the oil at the 5K mark, which is what the vehicle is telling you to do. If you have a sense that it is too conservative, by all means experiment your way up to a 6,000 or 7,000 mile OCI. But why? The best thinking on Toyotas in my view is that more frequent oil changes are a little better for these cars if ultra long term use is on the table. Also, why are you using 10W instead or 5W?

 

[TomYoung]

Fj's deserve the best since they are highly sought after. Change it, document it, and keep it nice.

ABSOLUTELY!!! The winners in the car game double down on maintenance. If I had one of those cars, I would be excited to drive it past 300K and onward.

 

[jetman]

Let it ride.
I have 228k trouble free miles on my 07 FJ that I've owned since 09 w/20k miles. Only once have I changed the oil before the oil had 10K miles on it. I run various synthetic oils, a large Fram Ultra XG8A full flow filter, and a remote EaBP90 bypass.
Great vehicle that in my case is easy on oil.

 

[Chris142]

I kinda figured more of you would tell me to run the edge longer. I do know that it also has quite a bit of idle time. I'll change it tomorrow. Bummer that it still looks so clean.

 

[Chris142]

Also, why are you using 10W instead or 5W?

It was in the clearance section at Lowe's for $9 a gallon. I'm in the desert and it doesn't get started under 75f in summer. I'll put 5w30 in it now for our fridged +30 f winter temps.

 

[Kira]

With all the talk and pictures of torn media and doubtful bypass hardware and absence of materials specifications, I concluded early on that leaning toward shorter OCI made one a statistically smaller target.
Add in the higher chance of silica ingestion......
Clean is better than dirty

Trouble is, analysis is so costly. If your silicates are low, give it a stretch.