Oil change interval for 2019 and 2021 Toyotas

[Chevelle3221]

Both my 19 and 21 Toyotas were bought new so they had the Toyota recommended oil changes at 10K 'at the dealer. Since I am now on my own I am curious if a 10K interval is just fine for everyday driving or going to 5K or 7.5K for oil and filter is better?

 

[BrendanC]

what does your user manual call for in "severe service"

 

[LonelyOilFunnel]

what does your user manual call for in "severe service"

Why would you recommend severe service if he hasn’t even disclosed his driving style?

 

[BrendanC]

because its been shown times and times again that 10k OCI's in these toyotas end up with coked rings

 

[We're Metals]

n shown times and times again that 10k OCI's in these toyotas end up with coked rings

I imagine it depends on the Toyota. A Prius is likely going to be different from a Supra regarding its oil demands.

As I'm on several other Toyota vehicle forums and never heard of coked rings. Wasnt this on some legacy vehicles? Not a 2019 or 2021?

 

[BrendanC]

I imagine it depends on the Toyota. A Prius is likely going to be different from a Supra regarding its oil demands.

As I'm on several other Toyota vehicle forums and never heard of coked rings. Wasnt this on some legacy vehicles? Not a 2019 or 2021?

after researching some more it seems you are correct. i was remembering wrong.

 

[totegoat]

My Toyota has never gone over 5K on oil changes. ymmv

 

[We're Metals]

Prius:

 

[Danno]

And the obligatory post .

 

[FrankinMi]

Ive had 3 Toyotas All changed at 5000 miles full synthetic cheap insurance

 

[Arch Stanton]

I change all my Toyotas (and others) at or before 5,000 miles. Most peoples driving falls under severe but don't realize it.

 

[joekingcorvette]

We purchased a new Rav4 and they put a 5,000 mile oil change sticker on it and I am going to have it serviced at 5000 miles and have the el cheapo tires that came with it rotated.

 

[Racer4]

We have a 2017 Rav4 I change the oil every 5,000 miles or 1 year. Always have used Mobil 1 0-20.

 

[MalibuRam65]

Amsoil SS or HPL are the only oils I would trust to go the 10k route imho . But M1 AFE 0w20 and all the other major brands would be more than enough for 5k OCI .

 

[SC Maintenance]

I have done our 2019 Rav4 with the new Dynamic Force Engine every 6 months, which has never been more than 5K. Sometimes the dealer does it for free, and sometimes they don't and I do it. It goes to the dealer again in a couple weeks, and unless there are some warranty issues between now and summer when it expires, it will likely never go to the dealer again.

 

[barkingspider]

All the Toyotas I’ve had I did no more than 7k oci. Most were 5k oci. None burned oil

 

[goingplacesanddoingstuff]

Didn’t learn your lesson the first time?

 

[LeeA]

Another multiple Toyota owner here. 5k oci for all of them an no issues. Even my 22 RAV4 Hybrid.

 

[GMFan]

And the obligatory post .

I like how in this video he says “no oil analysis is going to show you this” as he points to the seized piston rings. Other cars are known to go 10K OCI without any oil burning issues at high mileage - for instance the venerable Duratec 2.5L. Was this really a problem with the Toyota piston ring design, or the oil?

 

[Danno]

I like how in this video he says “no oil analysis is going to show you this” as he points to the seized piston rings. Other cars are known to go 10K OCI without any oil burning issues at high mileage - for instance the venerable Duratec 2.5L. Was this really a problem with the Toyota piston ring design, or the oil?

IIRC, problem was due to piston oil return holes bottom of the oil ring clogging. Perhaps too small, infrequent oil changes or combo of this.