Lexus RX330 oil change

[newtoncd8]

Vehicle: 2004 Lexus RX330 V6

Not sure why I decided to do this, but I have moved away from straight Mobil 1 Extended Performance and Toyota OEM filters and have gone to a mix of Mobil 5000 (3 qts) and Mobil 1 Extended Performance (2 qts) and a Fram Extended Guard Oil Filter.

My thought was to get all of the products at Wal-Mart and I was going to go with Mobil 7500, but the Wal-Mart I shop at doesn't carry it.

Due to my wife's driving patterns and because it is easier to remember, I follow a 5,000 mile oil change schedule and just decided I was throwing away perfectly good oil with the Mobil 1.

I always laugh when I read this but the vehicle seems more quiet than before

. Probably just me wanting to believe this regimen will be good as good for the car.

Thoughts?

 

[1999nick]

This regimen, IMHO, will be just as good for your engine as straight M1, with your 5000 mile OCI. Unless your engine is turbocharged, M1 is a waste unless you are doing 1 year or 10,000+ mile OCI's. You would be just as well off using straight Mobil 5000 without the mixing.

 

[The Critic]

Lucky you...2004 model Toyo/Lexus have a MAX 7500 mi. OCI, only the 2005+ have a required 5000 mi. OCI.

If I were you, I would use Mobil 1 5w30 and Mobil 1 Oil Filter @7500 mi. OCI. Fram X2 Filter is good, they're different than the Extra Guard and Tough Guards; however, they're overpriced, Mobil 1 Oil Filters are a better deal???? How much are you paying for the Fram X2 filters?

Otherwise, I'd run Mobil Clean 5000 10w30 or Havoline 10w30 @5K OCIs with Ecores.

Michael

 

[newtoncd8]

I paid $9.95 for the Extended Guard at Wally's.

The Wal-Mart we go to only has the orange wall of doom; I didn't see any SuperTech's (actually they had just a few, but not for our vehicle).

I normally use Toyota OEM filters, but after reading the results of the filter test here at BITOG, I decided the Fram Extended Guard might be the ticket.

 

[newtoncd8]

Oh and I forgot to mention, I am going to send in a sample from the next oil change for Terry to review ... especially since we are approaching 40,000 miles and I want to make sure there aren't any problems before the warranty is up at 50,000 miles.

 

[Rotaryphone]

My sienna liked mobil 1 but I will try GC after the 2nd auto-rx's. I thought toyota oem filter was one of better one's, which is made by denso. I use toyo's oem filter and just started using wixs filter on tahoe and rsx.