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06-26-2005, 05:19 PM
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Friends: 0 |  First oil change I changed my oil today 4014 miles, a little over 3 mo. old. Very simple and I did not jack up the car. I put in Moble 1 and pure one filter(purolater). Anyhow when I drained the old oil I was surprised at how dirty the oil was. I use good gas (I stay away from the cut rate sations), but this looks more like what comes out of my 2000 Jimmy. I would like observations from other do it yourself owners.  ukeright: |
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06-27-2005, 11:05 AM
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Friends: 12 | Re: First oil change Was it "dirty" or completely black? I would think at +4,000 miles it should be very dark brown. That means the oil detergents/dispersants are doing their job. |
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06-27-2005, 11:13 AM
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Friends: 0 | Re: First oil change Not black but definitly DARK brown. Hate to see that in a new car, we'll see how the moble 1 looks at 5K mi. |
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06-27-2005, 11:20 AM
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Friends: 12 | Re: First oil change I would think the Mobil 1 will look the same after 5,000 miles, maybe darker, since Mobil 1 has far higher detergent/dispersant additives than regular 5W-30. I wouldn't fret about this, the oil is simply doing its job. OTOH if the oil came out looking like it had just come from the bottle, I'd be concerned. My 2000 GMC Sierra SLT had the Oil Life Monitor and would tell you "Change Engine Oil." It almost always came out close to black, especially if I ran Mobil Delvac 1 5W-40 in summer when towing. |
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06-27-2005, 09:15 PM
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Friends: 0 | Re: First oil change I am probably going to do the oil change myself as well, as I am nervous about the dealer overfilling it. I am wondering if I should wait till 10,000 miles on the car before going to sythetic, or can I do it at 5,000 ? I heard a few people, that the engine is not broken enough yet, at 5,000 |
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06-27-2005, 09:49 PM
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Friends: 0 | the Mobil 1 I drained from mine was darker than the OEM fill. I don't worry unless it's black at 5,000 miles. |
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07-06-2005, 09:40 AM
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Friends: 0 | Re: First oil change How easy/difficult is it to change the oil yourself for the Prius? I haven't changed my own oil for a long time (got lazy). I used to change the oil on a '85 Ford EXP Turbo (this car was a bad purchase), and the oil filter had to go through a maze of hoses and engine parts to be removed. Also, what's a good brand of non-synthetic, and then synthetic oil? and oil filter? Thanx! |
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07-06-2005, 10:23 AM
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Friends: 0 | <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sid\";p=\"104544)</div> Quote:
1. Mobil 1 (both for synthethic and non) 2. Redline 3. Royal Purple Best filters: 1. K&N ($12) 2. Mobil 1 ($11) 3. Bosch ($6) I usually do Mobil1 synthethic + Bosch filter. I did the same thing in my civic for 60,000 miles and the car ran like new even after 3 years. IT IS DEFINETELY WORTH THE MONEY. | |
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07-06-2005, 11:40 AM
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07-06-2005, 02:24 PM
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