Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: The Critic
Sampling of Automaker oil change recommendations for NORMAL and SEVERE driving
AUTOMAKER NORMAL SEVERE
FORD 7,500 miles 3,000 miles
CHRYSLER 5,000 miles 3,000 miles
TOYOTA 5,000 miles 3,000 miles
NISSAN 7,500 miles 3,750 miles
Toyota in 2005 dropped any severe comments. ALL of their vehicles no matter service conditions the OCI is 5k or 6months. I've posted the page in the manual here too many times.
Take care, bill
I generally think 5,000 miles or 6 months is the new 3,000 miles. It's as safe as 3,000 mile changes were way back when with carbeurated engines and lackluster lubricants. Depending on driving style, if you rarely operate a car but when you do, it's not all short trips, I'd say 5,000 miles or 1 year is perfectly safe and even conservative (TBN wise).