Originally Posted By: fdcg27
So much depends upon how the car is used.
An IOLM helps in this regard, but Toyota doesn't go to that expense and just makes a blanket recommendation of 10K OCIs.
Let's say I drive my car to work and you do the same.
Let's say that my drive to work is 25 miles (it is) and yours is five miles.
Who can go longer on an OCI?
Easy to figure out for most here but most users don't have a clue.
Oils and oil filters differ in quality, but the typical user has no idea about that either.
They may think that using mediocre Toyota Genuine branded oil filters and TGMO is the best they can do for their cars and they'd be badly mistaken.
Finally, the oil consumption problems many Toyota engines exhibit have nothing to do with drain intervals and everything to do with faulty design.
"Faulty design"? I have FOUR Toyota Camrys and none of them burn any oil that I notice , including a '99 I 4 with 350,000 miles on it. I'm sure you know more than the Toyota engineers, though.
So much depends upon how the car is used.
An IOLM helps in this regard, but Toyota doesn't go to that expense and just makes a blanket recommendation of 10K OCIs.
Let's say I drive my car to work and you do the same.
Let's say that my drive to work is 25 miles (it is) and yours is five miles.
Who can go longer on an OCI?
Easy to figure out for most here but most users don't have a clue.
Oils and oil filters differ in quality, but the typical user has no idea about that either.
They may think that using mediocre Toyota Genuine branded oil filters and TGMO is the best they can do for their cars and they'd be badly mistaken.
Finally, the oil consumption problems many Toyota engines exhibit have nothing to do with drain intervals and everything to do with faulty design.
"Faulty design"? I have FOUR Toyota Camrys and none of them burn any oil that I notice , including a '99 I 4 with 350,000 miles on it. I'm sure you know more than the Toyota engineers, though.