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post Jul 17, 2007 - 3:05 PM
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Im planing on servicing the car every 6000 miles, so its now due for an oil change... Fully synthetic oil etc... As im not an experienced gt4 owner,
What else needs changed when i do this??
Does the oil filter need changed etc??

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post Jul 18, 2007 - 10:57 AM
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im shocked at how you guys treat your cars! ever look at your oil after 3k miles? the change in color is reason enough to change it. not to mention that even the owners manual states 3k oil changes. especially on a turbo car that sees high oil temps.


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post Jul 18, 2007 - 4:05 PM
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QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 18, 2007 - 8:57 AM) [snapback]579771[/snapback]

im shocked at how you guys treat your cars! ever look at your oil after 3k miles? the change in color is reason enough to change it. not to mention that even the owners manual states 3k oil changes. especially on a turbo car that sees high oil temps.
Go read the manual again. 3k is for "severe conditions" or something similar This follows what I said above. A water cooled turbo doesn't damage your oil much faster than a N/A engine.

The 3 month / 3k miles suggestion comes from Jiffy Lube and other places that make money when you come in for an oil change. Car manufacturer suggestions are much longer.

BTW, I have about 4k miles on my current oil change on my 3s-gte and the oil is a golden and down about 1/4 quart. This is with a small oil leak. I don't see a reason to change the oil yet. I do have a Fumoto oil valve if I want to check the quality of the oil though! smile.gif

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Posts in this topic
- 3SGTE   Servicing the GT4   Jul 17, 2007 - 3:05 PM
- - Gary   QUOTE(3SGTE @ Jul 17, 2007 - 4:05 PM...   Jul 17, 2007 - 3:19 PM
- - Daftboy   oil changes should happend every 3000 miles....or ...   Jul 17, 2007 - 3:26 PM
- - lagos   yeah, oil and filter ever 2500-3000 miles.   Jul 17, 2007 - 5:26 PM
|- - phattyduck   QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 17, 2007 - 3:26 PM...   Jul 17, 2007 - 6:17 PM
|- - Insanity-74   QUOTE(phattyduck @ Jul 18, 2007 - 12...   Jul 18, 2007 - 5:41 AM
- - lagos   im shocked at how you guys treat your cars! e...   Jul 18, 2007 - 10:57 AM
|- - phattyduck   QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 18, 2007 - 8:57 AM...   Jul 18, 2007 - 4:05 PM
- - x_itchy_b_x   ^ every 2500 / 3000 here, depending on how i dri...   Jul 18, 2007 - 11:01 AM
- - brianforster   waste of money IMO, but if somebody wants to prove...   Jul 18, 2007 - 11:09 AM
- - CaliJeff   i change my oil and filter every 3500 miles. it ma...   Jul 18, 2007 - 11:25 AM
- - 3SGTE   What oil should you use?? Phoned Toyota and they s...   Jul 18, 2007 - 12:54 PM
|- - Gary   QUOTE(3SGTE @ Jul 18, 2007 - 1:54 PM...   Jul 18, 2007 - 12:58 PM
|- - 3SGTE   QUOTE(Gary @ Jul 18, 2007 - 6:58 PM)...   Jul 18, 2007 - 2:35 PM
|- - phattyduck   QUOTE(3SGTE @ Jul 18, 2007 - 12:35 P...   Jul 18, 2007 - 3:51 PM
- - lagos   QUOTE(3SGTE @ Jul 18, 2007 - 1:54 PM...   Jul 18, 2007 - 12:58 PM
- - 95celgt   u guys are crazy, waste of money or not, i change ...   Jul 18, 2007 - 5:16 PM
- - alltracman78   Well you learn something new every day.... I was u...   Jul 18, 2007 - 5:51 PM
|- - phattyduck   QUOTE(alltracman78 @ Jul 18, 2007 - 3...   Jul 19, 2007 - 12:44 PM
- - alltracman78   I don't know how much yet, I'll probably c...   Jul 19, 2007 - 8:31 PM
- - SlowCelica94   Here's how I do it. Check it everytime you fil...   Jul 21, 2007 - 12:49 AM
- - toyotacrazy   I work for Lexus and they recommend oil change int...   Jul 22, 2007 - 11:25 PM


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