Exactly, buy two boxes and get three oil changes out of them.After two uses, you'd end up with 4 leftover qts = free oil on 3rd oil change
Exactly, buy two boxes and get three oil changes out of them.After two uses, you'd end up with 4 leftover qts = free oil on 3rd oil change
I'd do 2x a year with one of the budget synthetics that you mention. Car Care Nut on YT recommends this as well and he's a knowledgeable Toyota Master tech.That's true.
So what do I do next OCI, buy PP and run it a full year or run these oils 2x a year?
Me changing these oils 2x a year might be better than if I had bought PP and ran it a full year.
See what I mean?
LOL. It’s not rocket science.
Car Care Nut on YT recommends this as well and he's a knowledgeable Toyota Master tech
Imo changing the oil 2x more is definitely going to give better results than 1x extended ociThat's true.
So what do I do next OCI, buy PP and run it a full year or run these oils 2x a year?
Me changing these oils 2x a year might be better than if I had bought PP and ran it a full year.
See what I mean?
What is wrong with you, stop relying on the box and check your dipstick when doing oil changes. Don't rely on putting in the exact amount required every timewhich would be great if it had more level marks, but the first level mark is at the top of the little cut out in the cardboard where the 2qt line is which to me seems like it'd be a pain trying to fine tune getting 4 quarts out of it where with a 5qt jug you can clearly see when there's 3qts left then 2qts left and you're getting close to 1qt.
I had to go back and check because I thought I was going mildly insane.Well you proposed a "solution" to a problem no one even asked for and your suggestion was terrible, those 6qt boxes are stupid unless your sump is close to 6 quarts.
You usually put in less, but when the sump is 3.9qts, and the only marker on the container is after 4qts. how do I know I've poured in around 3.5qts to start checking the dipstick, the answer is, you really don't because you have no way of seeing how much oil is in the box above the 2qt line. Whereas with a 5qt or gallon jug, I can tell when I've poured about 3.5qts out of it and to start fine tuning at the dipstick.What is wrong with you, stop relying on the box and check your dipstick when doing oil changes. Don't rely on putting in the exact amount required every time
The hash on the dip stick is usually a quart wide. Top of the hash is full and bottom of the hash is 1 quart low. Typically...You usually put in less, but when the sump is 3.9qts, and the only marker on the container is after 4qts. how do I know I've poured in around 3.5qts to start checking the dipstick, the answer is, you really don't because you have no way of seeing how much oil is in the box above the 2qt line. Whereas with a 5qt or gallon jug, I can tell when I've poured about 3.5qts out of it and to start fine tuning at the dipstick.
But in the smartchange packaging you can't really tell how much you've poured until you reach 4qts, and then you'll have like 2 quarts left over and during your next change you'll need to measure out 2 quarts from the new packaging and since there's no mark telling you where 4qts is, so you can't pour 2 qts out of the new container and know how much you've poured and you can't pour 2 quarts into the old container and fill it to approx 4 quarts because there's no 4 quart markings, the smartchange box is only smart if your sump is between 5-6qts.The hash on the dip stick is usually a quart wide. Top of the hash is full and bottom of the hash is 1 quart low. Typically...
Anyone measuring out 3.9 quarts exactly has too much time on their hands. 3.5-4qts is fine.
Seriously, I can't even tell what they're babbling about.i think the horse is dead. so many common sense ways to solve that simple problem. no need for further discussion.
They suggested you use this oil that comes in this dumb 6qt bag in box setup, where they only give you an indicator to show the last 2 quarts of the container, in a vehicle will a tiny sump like a Prius it's completely impractical to use.Seriously, I can't even tell what they're babbling about.
They seem to have hijacked the post.
At 3,234 miles in 7 months either oil will easily go one year. I'm doing one year OCI's on my 4Runner with ST which is about 6k miles. Toyota recommends 6 months or 7,500 miles. What does your owners manual recommend?I changed my ST oil to NAPA a few days ago, at 7 months and 3,234 miles.
I felt like I wanted to get the ST out of there and get some NAPA in there, which may or may not be better.
I guess I'll do 6 month OCIs with one of these lower priced oils, or oils on sale.
Which of these oils would be better to run a whole year, ST or NAPA?
Or should I just spend a little more for something name brand like Magnatec, Edge, PP, M1, QS, or Valvoline and just run that for 1 year, or would I be better to 2 OCIs a year with ST or NAPA? Sorry if I still seem to obsess over this.
They suggested you use this oil that comes in this dumb 6qt bag in box setup, where they only give you an indicator to show the last 2 quarts of the container, in a vehicle will a tiny sump like a Prius it's completely impractical to use.
"The oil change interval is every 10,000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first."At 3,234 miles in 7 months either oil will easily go one year. I'm doing one year OCI's on my 4Runner with ST which is about 6k miles. Toyota recommends 6 months or 7,500 miles. What does your owners manual recommend?