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From: homepc on 23 Sep 2007 12:03 I have a 2007 Corolla bought last fall. I usually wait for synthetic oil to come on sale at the local Canadian Tire store, and then I buy at least a couple of jugs at a time. When I get my oil changed at the Toyota dealer, I bring in my own oil and ask for a credit. I know that you can get your oil changed elsewhere a little cheaper, but my dealer is good at looking out for other potential problems while they do the oil change. BTW, I'm getting some Amsoil MP metal protection spray today to undercoat my car myself. We'll see how that works out. "Rocky" <jcadellano.spam(a)optonline.net> wrote in message news:hFNHi.551$iA.221(a)newsfe12.lga... >I just had the local Toyota dealer do the 5k mile service on my prius last >night. He said it uses synthetic oil, but I can't find online that >00279-1qt5w-01 is synthetic or not. Where can I look to conirm this? > Rocky >
From: Jeff on 23 Sep 2007 12:13 Dave C. wrote: > "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:U4EIi.5156$fz2.2486(a)trndny03... >> Jeff Strickland wrote: >>> Which is what I said, but differently. I was trying to keep the >>> discussion in layman's terms and avoid the science of viscosity and the >>> actual behavior. It (multi viscosity oil) behaves like thin oil -- the >>> low number -- when cold, and like thick oil -- the high number -- when >>> warm. Perhaps "behaves" is the worng word, "protects" would be better. >>> Either way, the analogy works to draw a mental picture of what the >>> numbers mean as a practical matter, if the analogy falls short of what >>> happens in the real world. >> Got you. It was a bit confusing the way you worded it. >> >> Thanks for the clarification. >> >> Jeff > > I always felt another way to look at it is that the multi viscosity oil > (say, 5w30) gets 'less thick' at cold temperature and 'less thin' at high or > operating temperature compared to single viscosity oil (maybe 20w). I never > thought it acts 'exactly' like 5w at cold temperature and 'exactly' as 30 > weight at high temperature. Does this generalization sound reasonably > correct? > > Dave C. Yes. Excellent explanation. Jeff
From: Jeff on 23 Sep 2007 12:16 johngdole(a)hotmail.com wrote: > Well, you're not the only person with bad experience at the Toyota > service department. They seem to be the worst in town. Just follow the > messages in this and other Toyota groups. > > If Toyota designed the Prius with synthetics in mind, then the service > interval would have been 12000-15000 miles. Actually dino oil CAN last > up to 12000 miles in GM and Honda cars with oil sensors. > > That said, in 2004 Toyota reduced the oil service interval from 7500 > miles down to 5000 because of sludge concerns with their engines. So > that may be the reason the synthetics were introduced as some said > it's the only way against sludge in these engines. > > Now how do you know if the high school kid working the part time oil > change job in the back didn't just looked at the oil chart on the wall > and put dino oil in there? That's what I want to know. You might be able to take an oil sample out and send it to be analyzed to see if it is regular oil or synthetic. Other than that, how do you really know what they did? You can't for sure. I doubt that they have high school students doing the oil changes at most Toyota dealerships. However, if they do, the high school kid might be doing an excellent job. Jeff
From: Built_Well on 23 Sep 2007 12:35 JohnGDole(a)hotmail.com wrote: >> Now how do you know if the high school kid working the part time oil >> change job in the back didn't just looked at the oil chart on the wall >> and put dino oil in there? That's what I want to know. ======== You can buy your own oil bottles from Walmart, O'Reilly, Autozone, etc., and ask the oil change technician or service rep. to return the empty bottles to you. Shucks, I even ask them to return my used oil filter ;-) Last time at the dealership, I even tipped the oil tech guy, but the service rep. told me the techs never get tips [chuckle]
From: Ray O on 23 Sep 2007 13:18
"homepc" <wiebe08(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:W7wJi.83459$Pv4.51536(a)newsfe19.lga... >I have a 2007 Corolla bought last fall. I usually wait for synthetic oil >to > come on sale at the local Canadian Tire store, and then I buy at least a > couple of jugs at a time. When I get my oil changed at the Toyota dealer, > I > bring in my own oil and ask for a credit. I know that you can get your > oil > changed elsewhere a little cheaper, but my dealer is good at looking out > for > other potential problems while they do the oil change. > > BTW, I'm getting some Amsoil MP metal protection spray today to undercoat > my > car myself. We'll see how that works out. > When you undercoat the vehicle, make sure the underbody is pristine and dry, otherwise, the spray may trap dirt and moisture between the coating and underbody, accelerating rust. Also avoid getting anything on linkages, wiring, and exhaust. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) |