synthetic oil change interval?

I have a 2002 Camry LE V6 and change the oil every 6,500 km to 8,000 km using Mobil 1 !0W30 (in summer) and 5W30 in winter. No issues. With dino (regular) oil, I changed it every 4,000 to 5,000 km. Toyota recommends 6 month, 8,000 km oil change frequency for the 2002 Camry LE V6 and I stay within that.

You know, my old 68 VW bug had no filter and ran hot, as it was air cooled. The conservative estimate was 3000 miles for the oil change. Today, with a cooler running engine, a good Puralator oil filter and top quality Mobil 1 oil, I figure 5000 miles is the sweet spot for changing the oil. This should give me 200,000 miles plus, any less and I'm wasting time and money, any more and I get into wear, acid buildup and sludge issues.

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When I owned my Chrysler minivan, I was using Amsoil. They recommand one year or 25,000 miles and change the filter (6 microns which makes a difference) at 6 months or 12,500 miles. When I had to get rid of the van (1990 V-6 3.3) it was because of the cost of fixing the transmission and the new paint job it needed rather than an engine issue. It ran like a charm. Smooth, no leak, etc. I would use it to in my 93 Camry but I am contemplating trading for a newer model so I won't bother use anything else than Valvoline synthetic and AC Delco filter. I'm not afraid to change at every 10,000 kms. And the car has

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Nobody Important wrote: || My 99 Camry 2.2l is now out of warranty so I'm free to change the || oil at whatever interval seems sensible. I'm in Canada, so I'm || supposed to follow the severe service interval of 5000 km/3000 mi. || Toyota goes out of their way (on their website) to say that one || should follow the dino oil schedule even if synthetic oil is used. || || My friend's Volvo has a recommended (synthetic) oil change interval || of 12 000 km / 7500 mi . There is also some evidence on the web ( ||

Well, I use synthetic on my 99 Camry and use a 6,000 km change interval. No car was ever damaged from having too MANY oil changes but LOTS of engines have been damaged from too FEW changes. The lube value of the oil lasts a LOT longer than the ability of the oil to HOLD the dirt in suspension. Change it already. Even syn oil is much cheaper than a new engine.

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This is one of those rare and concise posts that hits ALL the salient concerns about oil servicing.

Mobil 1 - 5,000 miles - oil and Toyota filter.

rare and concise? I see only platitudes without supporting evidence. Changing oil more frequently than necessary is a waste of money, time and recycling resources. In the special case of a brand new car, it causes poor engine run-in.

OPtimally, people should cite studies, similar to the one I cited, or refuting studies to try and help us decide what a reasonable synthetic oil change interval is based on EVIDENCE.

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Then my young idealistic friend, you need to define what "more freqently than necessary" means.

The rest of your post is juvenile rubbish.

Sorry, but it's science. Without independent evidence all we have is the manufactures trying to maximize their profits. It does no good to claim authority, no good to site personal experience, no good to relate folk tales and no good to provide studies funded by vested interests. It's investigation and studies (not just referenced, but with links to the data) using the scientific method. I'm 65 and a retired electrical engineer so my position is founded on both education and experience.

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I have you by 5 yrs and with due respect, your electrical background is not relevant to engine oil. My background in the past 22 yrs professionally is in automotive and truck service/repair followed by

But it's not science. Of course my background isn't relevant to oil, that's why my criticism was about lack of science. I made no attempt to answer the question about intervals. Science, is the only way we can determine answers to questions like that in the subject. Your experience is of little use. There was no control. There was no documenting of data points. There was no statistical analysis of the data. There was no effort to randomize the samples. There was no review. It's only what you remember and memory drops data points where science doesn't (unless of course it's biased reporting by those motivated by profits).

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Glenn, this is a REAL OLD subject in this and several other automotive and truck forums. You're a "johnny come lately." So in order for you to save face, I'm going to let you have the last word on the subject of oil changing.

With all due respect, being old and having driven a truck doesn't make you an expert on engine oil either. And 22 years in the automotive truck service/repair industry, might only mean you changed tires. I know some really good, honest, trustworthy mechanics that I would trust to repair my car, but when it comes to oil, they know about as much as a sixth grader.Heck, I fix popcorn all the time, and I have no idea why it does what it does.

Being old doesn't make you stupid, but it doesn't make you right either. The world has changed a lot in the last 50 years. All too often the advice I see promolagted in internet automotive groups is based on what worked for someone's Father or Grandfather. I know I love my Dad dearly, and he had over 50 years of experience maintaining farm equipment, but I would not depend on his ideas on oil as far as I can throw him. "Trust but verify" is a good idea when it comes to things you say, or Mike says, or even what I say.

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I don't want or need the last word, I want you to understand science. I want you to realize that your experience doesn't qualify you to generalize about oil change intervals. I want you to understand that your attitude is symptomatic of the failures of our education system which has led to so many job exports, to an economy in shambles, to a political system of smoke and mirrors, to religions that want to rule the world, etc. Mostly I want you to listen when someone argues with you and for you to refrain from personal attacks. In this case, you are out of line and should apologize to Nobody Important for he is right and you are wrong -- unequivocally.

Glenn

Such is far from the case so your bluster falls on deaf ears.

Nobody Important wrote: || Philip® wrote: ||| "Truth with a dorsal fin" wrote in ||| message news:Tna1d.204659$X12.117882@edtnps84... ||| |||| Well, I use synthetic on my 99 Camry and use a 6,000 km change ||| ||| interval. No ||| |||| car was ever damaged from having too MANY oil changes but LOTS of ||| ||| engines ||| |||| have been damaged from too FEW changes. The lube value of the oil ||| ||| lasts a ||| |||| LOT longer than the ability of the oil to HOLD the dirt in ||| ||| suspension. ||| |||| Change it already. Even syn oil is much cheaper than a new engine. ||| ||| ||| ||| This is one of those rare and concise posts that hits ALL the ||| salient concerns about oil servicing. || || rare and concise? I see only platitudes without supporting evidence. || Changing oil more frequently than necessary is a waste of money, time || and recycling resources. In the special case of a brand new car, it || causes poor engine run-in.

Following the advice of the dealer, I used regular oil until 24,000 kilometres, THEN switched to synthetic. Who ARE YOU to day how *I* should use my time or money?

|| || OPtimally, people should cite studies, similar to the one I cited, or || refuting studies to try and help us decide what a reasonable || synthetic oil change interval is based on EVIDENCE.

Glenn wrote: || On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:59:33 GMT, "Philip?" || wrote: || ||| Nobody Important wrote: |||| Philip? wrote: ||||| "Truth with a dorsal fin" wrote in ||||| message news:Tna1d.204659$X12.117882@edtnps84... ||||| ||||| Well, I use synthetic on my 99 Camry and use a 6,000 km change ||||| interval. No car was ever damaged from having too MANY oil ||||| changes but LOTS of engines have been damaged from too FEW ||||| changes. The lube value of the oil lasts a LOT longer than the ||||| ability of the oil to HOLD the dirt in suspension. ||||| ||||| Change it already. Even syn oil is much cheaper than a new |||||| engine. ||||| ||||| ||||| This is one of those rare and concise posts that hits ALL the ||||| salient concerns about oil servicing. |||| |||| rare and concise? I see only platitudes without supporting |||| evidence. |||| Changing oil more frequently than necessary ||| ||| Then my young idealistic friend, you need to define what "more ||| freqently than necessary" means. ||| ||| The rest of your post is juvenile rubbish. || || Sorry, but it's science. Without independent evidence all we || have is the manufactures trying to maximize their profits. It || does no good to claim authority, no good to site personal || experience, no good to relate folk tales and no good to provide || studies funded by vested interests. It's investigation and || studies (not just referenced, but with links to the data) using || the scientific method. I'm 65 and a retired electrical engineer || so my position is founded on both education and experience. || || Glenn

How does ELECTRICAL engineering relate to engine lubrication? Answer: it does NOT.

Up your ass, Glenn.