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I have a 2004 toyota solara se 2.4l 2AZ-FE
156,100 miles currently
First oil change since I got the car was Toyota conventional 5w30 and a toyota oil filter june 2015 at 149k. No idea what PO put in it.
Semi normal driving for the most part between last year and this years oil change
Next oil change was this June 2016 with MS5K and a basic proline filter from Pepboys at 155k. Oil was changed at 6k/1 year basically.
The engine doesn't seem to be eating oil yet, and the mechanic who filled it put it above the full mark on the dipstick. Should I be concerned?
Since then I've driven mostly locally 5-15 mins to work, school, and getting groceries.
My first concern is the proline filter from pepboys. Since I didnt change the oil for a year, I'm concerned that any sludge from the old oil would have gummed up the new filter and that it won't last a 5k OCI. Should I stick to 3 months/3k?
I'll probably have 1200 miles on the oil and filter by the 3 month interval. It's a very cheap looking filter and theres not a lot of info out there on them except that Purolator makes them. It's smaller than the classic so I'm not sure how long it'll hold up.
Next, because the first 900 or so miles I put since the last oil change are considered severe driving and the fact that I used a cheap filter, should I just change the oil at the 3 month interval or keep it going til at least 3k? I'll be doing mostly highway driving starting September ~300 miles a week.
I'm planning on using MS5K again with a K&N PS1003 (which I will cut open after it's done with)
And after that P1 filter + M1 HM or M1 since its 22.88 at walmart plus the 12 dollar rebate will make it cheaper than dino
Thanks for all of the advice and info in advance
-Taha
I have a 2004 toyota solara se 2.4l 2AZ-FE
156,100 miles currently
First oil change since I got the car was Toyota conventional 5w30 and a toyota oil filter june 2015 at 149k. No idea what PO put in it.
Semi normal driving for the most part between last year and this years oil change
Next oil change was this June 2016 with MS5K and a basic proline filter from Pepboys at 155k. Oil was changed at 6k/1 year basically.
The engine doesn't seem to be eating oil yet, and the mechanic who filled it put it above the full mark on the dipstick. Should I be concerned?
Since then I've driven mostly locally 5-15 mins to work, school, and getting groceries.
My first concern is the proline filter from pepboys. Since I didnt change the oil for a year, I'm concerned that any sludge from the old oil would have gummed up the new filter and that it won't last a 5k OCI. Should I stick to 3 months/3k?
I'll probably have 1200 miles on the oil and filter by the 3 month interval. It's a very cheap looking filter and theres not a lot of info out there on them except that Purolator makes them. It's smaller than the classic so I'm not sure how long it'll hold up.
Next, because the first 900 or so miles I put since the last oil change are considered severe driving and the fact that I used a cheap filter, should I just change the oil at the 3 month interval or keep it going til at least 3k? I'll be doing mostly highway driving starting September ~300 miles a week.
I'm planning on using MS5K again with a K&N PS1003 (which I will cut open after it's done with)
And after that P1 filter + M1 HM or M1 since its 22.88 at walmart plus the 12 dollar rebate will make it cheaper than dino
Thanks for all of the advice and info in advance
-Taha