Originally Posted By: MajorCavalry
I know this topic has been beat to death, but I can't seem to find the answers using search.
Just purchased a 2016 Lexus IS300 F Sport. Calls for 0w20 synthetic oil and 10K mile intervals.
Sump capacity is 6.8 qts. I drive between 15-18K per year with a mix of 20% highway, 50% rural (slower speeds but not a lot of stops), 30% city.
I am a conservative driver.
My questions:
Are all 0W20 synthetic oils created equal. Just purchase a major brand and be done with it? Castrol, Mobil 1, Toyota, Valvoline, etc?
Is the 10K interval realistic or just under optimal conditions?
Should the first oil change be done at 5K or does it not matter?
Thanks
Yes, just purchase a major brand and be done with it. Your manual will tell you the grade oil to use and it will also tell you if 10k is just under "optimal" conditions or severe. I suspect with 6.8 quarts it is just 10K which is just fine.
Its all in your manual, me personally? I have always changed the first oil change 50% sooner rather then later then required but its not required.
Its really amazing how a thread can go so off track it cant be any more simple then what I wrote
)