Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: TheOak
There are a lot of oils out there now advertising one year changes.
My question is would there be an optimal time to change the oil?
1. Spring
2. Summer
3. Fall
4. Winter
5. It doesn't matter
Logic tells me Fall might be the best. The TBN is high for the upcoming winter colder weather abuse.
Knowing "me" though, I might pick summer because it is warm and "easy" to change the oil then - trying to work in the cold sucks ... but I'm a wimp when it comes to the cold too
Thoughts?
How many miles on the ASL in a year?
Make sure you get a UOA done and remember what Amsoil says about extended OCIs with the 1ZZFE engine and oil filters.
I've run ASL in my 05 and posted here.
We both have the same weather.
I'd change it just before the winter *IF* I was going to do a yearly OCI.
Good luck! Bill
Hi Bill,
I wasn't aware of the Amsoil/1ZZFE/extended OCI "situation". Can you give me a short synopsis or a link to your UOA?
Thanks in advance buddy!
Edit: Nevermind, found the thread. Because the 1ZZFE doesn't do well with an Amsoil EAO filter for 25K OCIs the 1ZZFE is an unreliable engine, at least according to many in that thread.