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2002 prius blended oil change interval?

Discussion in 'Prime Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by primuspaul, Feb 24, 2018.

  1. primuspaul

    primuspaul Member

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    I just use it to commute. Manual says 7,500. Is there a time limit on the oil? I assume oil doesn't expire, so if I reach 7,500 miles every 1.5 years, is that still an OK oil change interval? 7,500 miles/1.5 years?
     
    #1 primuspaul, Feb 24, 2018
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    Oil does degrade with time in the crankcase; water and oxygen can get to it.

    The plug in Prii have a max of 12 months for the oil change interval. The Volt can go two years between changes.
    We put low low miles on our Sable, and I did an oil change once a year with cheap oil. Using a synthetic, going longer shouldn't be an issue.
     
    #2 Trollbait, Feb 26, 2018
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