Change oil every 35,000 miles or one of service. Sooner if oil analysis calls for it, but this hasn't happened yet.

AMSOIL Series 2000 0W-30 100% synthetic

AMSOIL Super Duty Oil filter changed at 12,500 miles or 6 months of use.

I'm in the Normal to Severe catagory.

There is no noticable difference after a the extended oil drain period. There was a huge difference when I switched to AMSOIL for the first time. That performance increase has never gone away.

 

1. 3k miles, about every 1 1/2 months
2. Mobile 1 5w30 synth
3. Stock toyota filter
4. 2000, GTS
5. somewhere between normal and severe, 35 mile commute each way to work
6. Always notice the car feels much peppier after the change

 

Chris25NJ I was too lazy to type so i cut and pasted yours and made some changes.

1. 3k miles, about every 1 1/2 months
2. Mobile 1 5w30 synth
3. Stock toyota filter
4. 2001, GTS
5. normal
6. Always notice the car feels much peppier after the change

 

1. Usually 3000 - 4000mi, 3 - 4 months
2. Mobil One 5W-30
3. Toyota Oil Filter
4. '00 GT-S 6 Speed
5. Normal ... with some severe/racing
6. I noticed a difference when i first switched to Mobil One. Haven't noticed any changes on sunsequent oil changes (tried AmSoil once)

 

Any one use Royal Purple? They promote 12000 mile oil change.

From: http://www.royalpurple.com/rettech/retfaqs.shtml
"How often should I change Royal Purple

 

Any one use Royal Purple? They promote 12000 mile oil change...

IMHO that's WAY too long an interval, so is Amsoil's recommendation.

That's one reason why I'm skeptical about Amsoil. And yes, I tried it once.

 

I don't have a Celica yet, however, I'm using Royal Purple in my RX-7.

Oil and filter changes every 1500 miles.
Royal Purple Racing 51
Mazda oil filter
1993 RX-7 R1 Twin Turbo with a sh!t load of mods.
Always driving hard; racing.

I was using Mobil Synthetic oil a long time ago, but I made a smarter move to switch to Royal Purple. Royal Purple is pretty expensive, $9 a quart and well worth it.

 

LOL insanedriver, you still saying you gonna get a celica?

i use Royal Purple Racing 21 in my gts, i love it. i get it from northern auto parts for a little over $7/quart.

change it every 3500-4000 miles

this last winter, i put almost a quart of Racing 9 in, very lightweight, supposedly highest horsepower generating motor oil available and noticed a difference immediately. switched back to full 21 when it got hot. the car didn't even burn a drop.

 

00 GTS 6 speed

every 2500 Miles....and maybe B4 that depending on how long i've driven the car during a certain trip

5w30 Syn. Mobil 1

 

redline oil is best that costs roughly around $9 bucks per quart

 

You can get street driving Royal Purple for $5.24 a qt. If it is good for 12K, it is pretty good.

 

Royal pruple has been know to thin out much before the 12k mile suggestion. I believe some types of Amsoil do the same. Some older types, and to some extent the newer types of Mobil 1 in 5w-30 thin out as well.

 

LOL insanedriver, you still saying you gonna get a celica?

You know me. Instead of buying a Celica a little while ago, I ended up purchasing a brand new fully loaded Mini Cooper S, but I sold it. It was a fun car to drive, but the exterior wasn't for me. I just purchased a Montero, which was pretty expensive and I still have my mind set on the Celica. Hmm...maybe if I take a test drive I'll buy one.

 

Is anyone doing extended drain ( drain interval longer than 6000 miles)?

 

Royal Purple isn't good for extended oil changes. It is a good oil, but the price is way to costly when your doing 3,000 to 5,000 oil changes.

As a Preferred Customer you can purchase AMSOIL 5W-30 for the same price you can pick up Mobil 1 at your local parts store. Plus as a Preferred Customer AMSOIL Super Duty Oil filters are a little cheaper than Mobil 1 filters and they actually filter better.

AMSOIL has been recommending 25,000 mile oil changes since 1972! In that time The FTC has never fined AMSOIL for false claims the way they have every oil additive or engine treatment on the market.

Mobil 1 awhile ago took Castrol to court because they are using a conventional oil and calling it a synthetic. Now oil companies take other oil companies to court all the time but no one ever takes AMSOIL to court. Even though AMSOIL has other oil manufacturer test results on every bottle of Series 2000 0W-30 they sell.

If the test results we're false I can say with certainty that AMSOIL would be sued, for false claims, and advertising and be shut down, yet that hasn't ever happened in 30 years.

Use whatever makes you feel best. Change it as often as you'd like even if you don't need to. It is after all your own hard earned money.

Instead of changing your oil so often why not do a oil analysis and actually see how the oil is holding up. Oil analysis only costs about $14 to $20 and then you'll know if the oil needs changing or is fine for continued use. Stop buying into all the advertising hype of the 3,000 oil change. It's just a ploy to get you to change your more often so the oil company's make more money. If this wasn't true then explain why the over in Europe their average oil drain is 12,000. They are trying to raise it to 18,000 and those vehicles are the same ones we drive over here.

Do your own testing and find out the truth.

 

I do the amsoil oil/filter once a year!
Love the stuff, I use it in all my cars.

 

3k oil changes on synthetic? holy crap, soo much waste. really.

why dont you guys do used oil analysis?

i bet no one has heard of shaeffer's.

 

Good info here:
http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbibles/index.html?menu.html&additives.html

1. How often do you change oil ( time interval and milage?? 3K
2. What type of oil ( synthetic or dino, viscocity, Brand)? Mobil1 5w30 synthetic
3. Type of oil filter? Toyota
4. Year, GTS or GT? 00 GTS
5. Drive condition (normal, severe, racing)? Normal-severe w/ 2-3 race days a month
6. Performance before and after oil change.

 

I forgot to add that you guys will find lots of good info over at www.bobistheoilguy.com

 

It is a great site for oil change, filter and oil analysis. With proper oil filter and ol analysis, someone from that site even use the same Mobil 1 for 40K with success. However, different car has different experience. It is also great to share new Celica experience here.

 

wat u guys think bout the celica using 10W-30? i have been using the 5W-30 syntheic for a while now, any benift going to the 10w?

 

celica001: The 10w-30 most likley will not thin out as quickly as there are fewer modifiers used in order to reach that viscocity compared to the 5w-30. Also if you are in a hot place this summer the 10w-30 would be a better choice as you won't need the cold start flow of the 5w and you can benift from the better longevity of the 10w oil.

sidchang: True, maybe we should start up a UOA chart like the Maxima guys have.

 

i read somewhere higher weight oil is better for rod bearings(sp?). I am thingk about upgradeing form 5w-30. But here is mine


1. 3k miles, about every 3 months
2. Mobile 1 5w30 synth
3. Stock toyota filter or K&N
4. 2002, GT
5. Normal/Severe
6. Always notice the car feels much peppier after the change(werd!)

 

Based on the response, most Celica owners still follow the 3K oil change regardless the aggravation of going under the car, taking off the panel, loosing the rivets even the plastic panel.
Based the oil analysis experience from site www.bobistheoilman.com Mobil 1 should last at least 6-7K. Changing oil filter at 3-4 K may help more. Changing oil filter may not as hard as drain out oil.
With the $ everyone spend, it may be beneficial to do oil analysis at 4-7 k and see how good is the oil. It costs about $50 for 6 analysis (the cheapest). There must be a better way to chage the oil.

 

If you want to make the oil changes quicker you could cut out the plastic underneath the oil filter and drain plug. You could drill holes in the plastic and hold the piece you ut out with afew of those pop rivets. Or you could just duct tape it.