how often should i change my car oil? should i use regular or synthetic oil? its a 2007 toyota matrix?

Answer 1

Toyota Camry & Tacoma owner here. I use regular oil in all my toyota's. I've never had any problems and don't expect any with these vehicles.

We put 70,000 miles a year on each of our toyota's, they are a great product if maintained properly.

We change the oil and filters every 3,000 miles on all our vehicles.

However, if you live in a climate where there is alot of dust like the desert or you do alot of off road driving, i'd recommend changing oil every 2500 miles.

Answer 2

Your friend help you out. Your car is not new, a synthetic oil is way better than crappy regular oil. The special procedure that you refer to would be to drain the old oil out, and replace it with the new oil (this is called an oil change). the service engine soon would be another issue. Don't go get the synthetic oil changed to regular oil. Get oil changes regularly. every so many thous. miles check with the car manual. I am not a mechanic, but ask anyone, synthetic is way better for the car engine, and of course way more expensive. It like buying top of the line compared to the basic stuff

Answer 3

i would be very careful about using synthetic oil in a new car since it can interfere with the normal breakin. you may never get the rings to seat. wait until you have about 20 thousand miles on the engine and then go with the synthetic stuff. unless you really need to use the expensive oil due to severe driving conditions i would stick to regular oil unless you want to extend the oil change interval which you can do with synthetic oil.

Answer 4

every 3000 oil and filter for regular oil, On synthetic i would go every 7500 so you get your money's worth. Amsoil has some great products with a 25000,and 35000 drain interval. you change the filter at 5000 and top the oil up then at 25000 you change all of the oil. they are the original synthetic and there stuff is excellent amsoil.com.
there is no 100000 mile oil change
synthetic is compatible with regular you see this in the stores with the "blend" oils

Answer 5

you should change it every 3000 miles or 3 months whichever comes first. Synthetic oil works very well but is more expensive. I would use regular oil.

Answer 6

In order to determine when to change your oil, check with your owners manual. Until recently it was every 3,000 miles or three months. I recently found that this had changed on some models to every 5,000 miles. As to types of oil, you can use either, but once you switch to the synthetic, you should stay with it, for the time that you own your car. You can not interchange or mix the two.

Answer 7

Follow the direction of your owners manual. New cars can go as much as 100,000 miles without and oil change. 3 Months / 3000 miles is a tried and true benchmark. You won't go wrong there. Also use the viscosity of oil recommended by the manufacturer.

Answer 8

If you drive on dirt roads much I would change it and filter ever 2000 miles. Regular roads 3000 miles and every other oil change for a filter.
Also clean your air filter (every 3-6 months) and change (once a year).
Use the oil that the manufactors recommends and stick with it.

Answer 9

In my opinion, any car that's still under the manufacturer's warranty should be brought in to the dealer for engine and transmission fluid changes per the manufacturer's recommended change intervals. Otherwise it may be much more difficult to prove that you did the required maintenance if major warranty work is needed. Wait until the warranty expires before doing your own oil changes or going to an independent service center.

Answer 10

you CAN go from regular oil.....to synthetic and back again.....