I did my first oil change on a 2025 Toyota Camry. It only had 2270 miles on it. The oil had very high moly. I went with the Mobil one 0w-8 for the change. The next oil change will be the one from the dealer. I didn't want to wait till 10000 for the first oil change. You can see that the metal content was high in the factory oil.
first oil change 0w-8, 2025 Camry
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IMO first oil change should have an extra short interval to get rid of most wear-in metals, you did the right thing.
I did the same thing, at around 1000 miles. Just no UOA as what's the point, I know it'll look bad. I did inspect the oil visually and it wasn't glittery so all good there.
I put 10W-30 in though
I put 10W-30 in though
I wanted to see the additive package. Now when the dealer does the oil change, I can see if it is close. I have 4 oil changes coming from the dealer over the next 5 years. I'm not sure if they will change it at 5000 miles. The manual calls for 10000 miles. Being that it is a hybrid, 10000 miles is probably like a motor going 6000 but with a lot of on-off cycles. I also do a lot of short trips. Mobil one is the only on the shelf oil that I can find in 0W-8. I would prefer a better oil. The Toyota factory oil is made by Mobil.
They won't change it at less than 10k
Haha. I thought you did a typo at first.
Even at 10pm iron and 12ppm aluminum at 2270 miles, on a brand new engine those numbers are miniscule.
^^And it may have evened out some as time went on, had it been a normal OCI.
I here sunflower seed oil is on sale right now @WM, probably has a pretty respectable NOACK rating as well!
I only buy my vegetable oils from HPL^^And it may have evened out some as time went on, had it been a normal OCI.
I here sunflower seed oil is on sale right now @WM, probably has a pretty respectable NOACK rating as well!
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Similar story here, 5 dealer oil changes about 10k apart, I'm doing 1 in between, and a first one after 1000 miles of course.
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Why would there be a typo?
How dare they.
0-2 motor oil??
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I still think there is some value in doing a UOA on the factory fill. It allows you to start observing the trend of the wear metals, you can see them trend downward and then you will know when the engine is broken in. Trend analysis is a vital part of doing UOAs so the more data you gather the better.
Agreed; if you plan on doing UOAs regularly you have to get started and may as well be on change #1....even if you just plan on one every four/whatever.
I question the benefit of UOA for trend analysis, when you need 30 analysis (after break-in, I might add) before the results are statistically valid. Depends on the cost of the analysis vs the cost of an oil change, and the projected life of the vehicle.
I don't plan on doing any.