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#587 of 596 2010 Camry by chris789 Sep 23, 2009 (2:51 pm)
I just got a 2010 Camry and wanted to know if in order to maintain the warranty if I need to change the oil every 5,000 miles or if using synthetic I can go longer.   Thanks, Chris Replies to this message: mcdawgg (Sep 23, 2009 3:39 pm)
#588 of 596 Re: 2010 Camry [chris789] by mcdawgg Sep 23, 2009 (3:39 pm)
Replying to: chris789 (Sep 23, 2009 2:51 pm) You must do as the owner's manual says - every 5,000 miles or I think 6 months, whichever comes first. The 2010 owner's manual also says you must use 0w20 (which is only available in synthetic).
#589 of 596 Oil change interval for Camry 2010 by chris789 Sep 24, 2009 (3:56 pm)
Toyota wants me to change my oil every 5,000 miles but I just read the specs for the Honda CRV and theres is every 10,000 miles. This is using non-synthetic. How come Hondas can go longer between oil changes then toyota.   Chris Replies to this message: bigtoeknee (Sep 27, 2009 2:30 pm) mcdawgg (Sep 27, 2009 5:49 pm)
#590 of 596 Components of Toyota Motor Oil by chris789 Sep 25, 2009 (8:58 am)
Does anyone know if there is a website that gives a break down of the components of genuine toyota motor oil, I'm interested in seeing it for 0W20 that goes in my camry.   Thanks, Chris
#591 of 596 Re: Oil change interval for Camry 2010 [chris789] by bigtoeknee Sep 27, 2009 (2:30 pm)
Replying to: chris789 (Sep 24, 2009 3:56 pm) Toyota recommend 6months/5K miles for all their Vehicles because they were afraid of the sludge problem in the past. Toyota Cars in Japan get 10K intervals too.   I heard recently that Toyota will up the interval for 2010 US Models to 10K. But make sure you get the notification from the Toyota dealer before you change to the 10K interval. Replies to this message: mcdawgg (Sep 27, 2009 5:49 pm)
#592 of 596 Re: Oil change interval for Camry 2010 [bigtoeknee] by mcdawgg Sep 27, 2009 (5:49 pm)
Replying to: bigtoeknee (Sep 27, 2009 2:30 pm) "Toyota recommend 6months/5K miles for all their Vehicles because they were afraid of the sludge problem in the past. Toyota Cars in Japan get 10K intervals too. "   If Toyota in Japan gets the 10K intervals, do you think that's because of some people in the US not paying attention to oil change intervals, which can cause sludge in any car?   Very interesting, as the 2010 Camry requires 6 month/5K AND synthetic. I guess if some of those type of people ignored the maintenance schedule, the engine would be more forgiving because it's using synthetic.
#593 of 596 Oll Change Interval--Common Sense by metalibrarian Oct 01, 2009 (4:39 am)
In response to discussions on lengthening the oil change interval to 10K miles...   If you've ever changed the oil and filter yourself and you've seen the dark black dirty color of the old oil and you've felt the weight of the sludge in the old filter (compared to the lightness of the new filter) after just 3 or 4 thousand miles, you'll think that a 5 thousand mile interval is stretching it.   Oil does several things in a car engine: it lubricates, it cools, and it cleans. It cleans by picking up tiny foreign particles and carrying them to the filter. If it can't leave them in the filter, either because they are too small or because the filter is full up, then it just carries them along indefinitely. That's dirty oil. And the better it cleans, the more dirt it carries and the less well it cools and lubricates.   It would seem that no matter how good the oil, synthentic or angelic,if you go to a 10k mile interval for changing it, you're gonna get 3K of new, pure lurication and cooling, 3K of increasingly dirty stuff, and then 4K of sheer filthy, ill-functioning, awful stuff slipsliding around inside your engine. And for what? You.ve saved, or rather put off spending, 30 bucks (half that if you DIY). And your car is worth 10 or 20 or 30 thousand dollars. Wow. No proportion there.   The single, most important, cheapest thing you can do to a Toyota to make it last 250K miles or more is to change the fluids at decent intervals. Oil at 4K or 5K at most, transmission and power steering fluid every 50K, coolant at a hundred.   Besides, don't you just feel better about your engine after you put clean oil in it? I always celebrate the occasion with a beer. Two if I DIYed it.   I once read an article in Popular Mechanics on hows they keep cabs going in New York 24/7 for hundreds of thousands of miles--they change the oil every 3K. O:kay, that was 40 years ago and oil has improve. ..So 4K or 5K.   But not 10K Replies to this message: mcdawgg (Oct 01, 2009 8:21 am)
#594 of 596 Re: Oll Change Interval--Common Sense [metalibrarian] by mcdawgg Oct 01, 2009 (8:21 am)
Replying to: metalibrarian (Oct 01, 2009 4:39 am) That's how I feel. I've always changed my own, every 4k or 4 months, whichever comes first. It is good, cheap insurance. The only thing I am not liking is putting synthetic in the 2010, due to the higher cost.
#595 of 596 Location of spark plugs by bassman45 Oct 05, 2009 (2:54 pm)
I know this sound really stupid, bit where are the plugs? I need to change plugs and wires. Also heard to use oem wires. Is this true. Replies to this message: kiawah (Oct 05, 2009 3:02 pm)
#596 of 596 Re: Location of spark plugs [bassman45] by kiawah Oct 05, 2009 (3:02 pm)
Replying to: bassman45 (Oct 05, 2009 2:54 pm) It might be a lot easier to take it somewhere. A mechanic would also know what to be looking for when taking the old parts off, so can be on the lookout to spot other trouble before it turns into a problem.   You don't want to end up with a vehicle that won't run, because the wires aren't on correctly, the plug isn't gapped correctly, or you cross threaded (or stripped) the plug in the head.   You don't say which engine you have, so don't know whether you have one head or two.

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