suitable OCI.

[crinkles]

is 5,000 miles 7,500 km too long for my driving conditions?

I drive 2 miles each way, 4 times a day, from "cold".

at least once a month I may do a 30 - 100 mile run.

temps are always above 0 deg C / 32 F, but mostly above 15 deg C.

I am concerned about the short trips, but a critical assessment of my service manual says "repeated short trips in FREEZING conditions" (my caps).

so technically I am not on severe schedule?

I am planning on using dino 10w30 SM/GF-4 from now on plus pureone PL14477 filters.

 

[Quest]

Your camry?

I would do 5000miles OCI if I were you.

Currently, with my wifey's 04 camry 2.4L, I'm doing 8000kms OCI on dino mix (eiterh MC 5W30 semi-syn or 50% PP5W30 mixed with whatever I have left in my stock RE: ILSAC GF-4 10W30 (Castrol GTX, Formula Shell, Q-state green, etc.)

This is for a car that typically covers 500kms per week in mixed driving conditions (25% hiway, others city incl. short distance).

Q.

 

[rg200amp]

With a synthetic oil: Your great!!

With a Dino oil: I would use a Synthetic

 

[oilyriser]

Is there a "or every six months" stipulation as well?

 

[crinkles]

yes there is the 6 month stipulation. I get to the mileage first though (somehow - sometimes those montly runs can be longer). I do about 18,000 km a year

 

[SrDriver]

We too have the 6 month stipulation with the warranty on both of our vehicles and although we don't drive all that much we have the oil and filter changed by the dealer.

 

[demarpaint]

Originally Posted By: crinkles
yes there is the 6 month stipulation. I get to the mileage first though (somehow - sometimes those montly runs can be longer). I do about 18,000 km a year


I'd go with a synthetic oil, and stick to 6 month OCI's or xxxx miles (mentioned in the OM) which ever comes first.

Frank D

 

[Bryanccfshr]

I see no 'need" for synthetic for 5k 6 month OCI's if you use the oil of the spec you stated. This OCI is conservative and works.