Hello from the UK.
Our 2008 Toyota Aygo (1.0 litre 3 cylinder city car) owned since new is hitting the 100,000-mile mark. At the beginning of its life it was looked after by Toyota O+F change every 10k (UK Spec Servicing), it has since loosely followed Toyota UK’s recommendations via various independents.
We have now decided the car is a keeper for the foreseeable future and I am toying with 5k intervals, as recommended by the Haynes Manual.
Current driving style/stats for the car:
90% City driving with a lot of cold starts and start/stop traffic however only 5k a year is likely to be covered. The car is mostly running on the cheapest supermarket fuel (95ron).
Given the simple nature of the car, yearly/5000mile oil changes are carried out by a Quicklube/Fastfit type outfit with 5W-30 API SL spec oil (Fuchs) with a Mann filter.
Would the car benefit from additional 6 month/2500mile changes?
If an interim 6 month/2.5k change is implemented, would an oil only change suffice, I because I can vacuum the oil out, but the filter is inaccessible from the top?
The cost is £12 (DIY PELA Pump with Shell Helix AG 5W30 API SN) vs £38-42 (Fast Fit Oil and Filter Change with Fuchs oil API SL and Mann Filter as mentioned above). Would the benefits be worth over twice the price? Additionally, I would also be putting in an API SN grade oil vs SL from the quick lube.
Any other tips are most welcome.
Thanks,
LL
Our 2008 Toyota Aygo (1.0 litre 3 cylinder city car) owned since new is hitting the 100,000-mile mark. At the beginning of its life it was looked after by Toyota O+F change every 10k (UK Spec Servicing), it has since loosely followed Toyota UK’s recommendations via various independents.
We have now decided the car is a keeper for the foreseeable future and I am toying with 5k intervals, as recommended by the Haynes Manual.
Current driving style/stats for the car:
90% City driving with a lot of cold starts and start/stop traffic however only 5k a year is likely to be covered. The car is mostly running on the cheapest supermarket fuel (95ron).
Given the simple nature of the car, yearly/5000mile oil changes are carried out by a Quicklube/Fastfit type outfit with 5W-30 API SL spec oil (Fuchs) with a Mann filter.
Would the car benefit from additional 6 month/2500mile changes?
If an interim 6 month/2.5k change is implemented, would an oil only change suffice, I because I can vacuum the oil out, but the filter is inaccessible from the top?
The cost is £12 (DIY PELA Pump with Shell Helix AG 5W30 API SN) vs £38-42 (Fast Fit Oil and Filter Change with Fuchs oil API SL and Mann Filter as mentioned above). Would the benefits be worth over twice the price? Additionally, I would also be putting in an API SN grade oil vs SL from the quick lube.
Any other tips are most welcome.
Thanks,
LL