Oil change at 5K

[njmurvin]

My Prius has started nagging me about an oil change as I approach 5K miles. I understand that Toyota now recommends 10K intervals. So,

1) I actually wouldn't mind changing it now. I have the 24mo free maintenance. Will they accept one of the coupons they sent me at 5K?

2) Assuming I wait until 10K, can I reset the maintenance reminder myself or does it require a special reset tool? I haven't had a chance to look in the manual yet.

[toyolover]

It doesn't hurt to so it more often than required but doing so may waste your money and also producing more dirty oil for the environment. I think doing it at least twice a year is the minimum regardless of its odemeter reading. It's not a bad thing to change it the first time at 5K. Your dealer would be the only one to say whether they would accept the coupon or not. I can't think of any reason that they won't accept it. Afterall, the purpose of giving you the coupon is to make sure you develop a habit of going back to them instead of someone else.
The answer for your second question for reseting the maintenance reminder is Yes. There are many discussion in this forum and is also mentioned in the Owner's Manual.

[Thai]

If you have the FREE 2-year maintenance plan, then does Toyota pay for the 5k mile oil changes (for 2 years)? Or do they only pay for 10k? Is the OEM oil that is in the Prius from factory synthetic or regular??

[tumbleweed]

HOWTO: Resetting the Oil Maintenance Required indicator

It is 10K with 0W20 synthetic oil. I like to do a first oil change early and would go ahead with the 5K oil change, then 10K, and every 10K from then on.

May be a waste of money but maybe not, so I do it. I do my own but my dealer only charges about $20 for an oil & filter change (no other maintenance) if the customer brings the oil and they supply the filter. Most of us on this site use Mobil 1 or Toyota oil but there are other brands of synthetic 0W20 available now.

[stream]

Originally Posted by Thai

If you have the FREE 2-year maintenance plan, then does Toyota pay for the 5k mile oil changes (for 2 years)? Or do they only pay for 10k? Is the OEM oil that is in the Prius from factory synthetic or regular??

Since the oil/filter service interval was changed to 10K miles prior to the 2 year free maintenance promotion, I'll go out on a limb and guess they'll only cover factory recommended maintenance--and for oil/filter, that's 10K miles.

The factory fill is 0W-20 synthetic.

[F512M]

Originally Posted by tumbleweed

HOWTO: Resetting the Oil Maintenance Required indicator

It is 10K with 0W20 synthetic oil. I like to do a first oil change early and would go ahead with the 5K oil change, then 10K, and every 10K from then on.

May be a waste of money but maybe not, so I do it. I do my own but my dealer only charges about $20 for an oil & filter change (no other maintenance) if the customer brings the oil and they supply the filter. Most of us on this site use Mobil 1 or Toyota oil but there are other brands of synthetic 0W20 available now.

$20 for a synthetic oil change is a great price.

[HTMLSpinnr]

The dealers in the Phoenix valley just started to offer a 5k service w/o oil change for $26.95 or so... basically a tire rotation, inspection, etc.

[tumbleweed]

Originally Posted by F512M

$20 for a synthetic oil change is a great price.

You have to supply your own oil at that price, if they supply the oil it's $50 or more.

[stream]

Originally Posted by HTMLSpinnr

The dealers in the Phoenix valley just started to offer a 5k service w/o oil change for $26.95 or so... basically a tire rotation, inspection, etc.

One dealer in the bay area (Melody) sent me an email last week, and one special was $24.95 (+$15 for synthetic) for oil/filter service, tire rotation & inspection. Also tire rotation & brake inspection for $8.88.

Too bad I had the 5K service performed 2 months ago for $70.

[ibnird]

Originally Posted by stream

One dealer in the bay area (Melody) sent me an email last week, and one special was $24.95 (+$15 for synthetic) for oil/filter service, tire rotation & inspection. Also tire rotation & brake inspection for $8.88.

Too bad I had the 5K service performed 2 months ago for $70.

With that dealer I'd make sure they actually do the maintenance they say they will. Heads up.