I know, it's an old post. But changing out full synthetic oil after 3,000 miles is a waste in nearly all but the most unusual situations.
Kirkland Oil & shorter oil change intervals
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I like to change my oil frequently in my little 2.5 RAV4. I will probably start my oil change intervals around 2K miles. I like what fresh oil does and feels like after the engine has clean oil. 36 + tax for 10 quarts of oil is peanuts, and cheap insurance. I'm not an oil Miser! I think oil is cheap enough and it's your best insurance you can put in an engine for clean cool operations. Like that old term, nothing runs better than a well-oiled machine.
The oil in my Rav4 Hybrid in signature does not even start turning the oil alittle darker till 3K miles. I thought I wasted good oil.
Yes I can concur, my RAV4 has only 4,500 miles on it. But what I have noticed in the few oil changes that I have performed, is the smell more than the color. I drive very short distances and sit in traffic enough to let the engine just idle or shut off completely and cool down. So it always smells of fuel. Not to my liking; and I like my oil to be clean and fresh just like my food!
The Toyota RAV4 according to Consumer Reports and common knowledge is the most reliable car out there. These Toyotas are designed for 3rd world nations. I think any oil from the Walmart (or Costco) shelf will work well in it. As long as it says Dexos1Gen3 good to go!
A UOA is not a tool for comparative oil quality regardless of whether an oil "punches above its weight class", whatever that means.
How many times have you posted this sentence over the years? It’s almost like you wait for someone to write something like this so you can post this statement
And how many times do people keep posting that it is?
Is it unusual to drive frequent short trips in cold weather with direct injection and turbo and start/stop technology? Cause I know several people that do in the city I work in. The ones that drive a lot of highway absolutely you're right. But short city trips are not exactly unusual in my area. If you live in the country and stay there for sure it will be a lot better for any engine.
I think that many threads get muddied up with information, either regurgitated, or incorrectly understood. I am no exception.
If a thread goes unchecked, with out this important opposition, (your undying crusade against the misuse of UOA)...a silent reader will assume the wrong conclusion.
Truth is what most should be after, not confirmation.
Kirkland easily goes 5k or a bit more. Just serviced my sister in laws Durango and the Kirkland FS 5w30 went 11,400 miles out of neglect
.burn at the stakeKirkland easily goes 5k or a bit more. Just serviced my sister in laws Durango and the Kirkland FS 5w30 went 11,400 miles out of neglect
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Yeah, even the conventional oils can do that.Kirkland easily goes 5k or a bit more. Just serviced my sister in laws Durango and the Kirkland FS 5w30 went 11,400 miles out of neglect
As long as it's not habitual then it's nothing
remarkable.
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No they don’t. They need a better oil like HPL or Amsoil.
I use Super Tech HMFS 5W-30 (Super Tech and Kirkland are the same oil) + a low priced oil filter on my 3 Honda Odyssey EX-L's with VCM enabled with a 5,000 mile / 6 month OCI. Never had a problem.
From the year 2000 to about 2015 (I used expensive oils: Mobil 1, Pennzoil Ultra, later Pennzoil Ultra Platinum), and expensive oil filters
with 4,000 mile oil changes. I never saw any benefit from that whatsoever. I don't even own those vehicles anymore. I regret wasting all that money. I should have used Super Tech oil / filters instead.
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Well I call it lesson learned. I have done the same thing with previous cars. I now use supertech and Kirkland with a factory Oe oil filter and do 3K oil changes.
I would consider my driving locally stop and go into the more gas diluted zone. I have always changed it more frequently.
Like you I see no difference in higher oils to the Kirkland or super tech. Mostly because I do a short oci.
I don't regret using other high-end oils as it was a small price for getting educated on how oils are produced and what type of additive packs they use and really enjoying the marketing , but mostly learning a lot here from BTOG forum.
I would consider my driving locally stop and go into the more gas diluted zone. I have always changed it more frequently.
Like you I see no difference in higher oils to the Kirkland or super tech. Mostly because I do a short oci.
I don't regret using other high-end oils as it was a small price for getting educated on how oils are produced and what type of additive packs they use and really enjoying the marketing , but mostly learning a lot here from BTOG forum.
Are you using synthetic or conventional?
I use strictly synthetic. I always have for the last 20 years. My drivetrains on all my cars have always been synthetic.
