Break in Oil Change?

[MYFASTEFE]

First i will do between 500 and 600 miles. I do mine every year and def less than 5k miles.
I'll be keeping mine until the wheels fall off

 

[Eagle7]

I did the first one at 600, about to do a 2nd one at 1000ish. From there every 3000.

Used 6qts of RedLine 0w40, Amsoil oil filter and a HPS magnetic drain plug with OEM Toyota washer.

Here’s a UOA of the factory oil:

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And here’s a VOA of the RedLine oil I used:

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Notice the OEM oil viscosity grade is lower than expected. Range for 0W40 weight oil is 12.5 - 16.2 mm²/s.

You can sure see the difference in the quality of protection the Redline oil provides. It's more expensive, but it delivers.

 

[Maurice R]

Can you advise which brand of oil, number of quarts and specs (0w40?) you used? thanks.

Was what Looks recommended. The dealership did. I did not ask.

 

[Stiffarm]

Does this mean I should do the first oil change at 600 miles?

1,000 ain't bad, but damn sure better than 10,000

 

[Stiffarm]

You can sure see the difference in the quality of protection the Redline oil provides. It's more expensive, but it delivers.

Thanks for your input on Redline---I will use that if Pennzoil Platinum or Mobil 1 is not as good. Do you hae any opinion on them?

 

[Eagle7]

Thanks for your input on Redline---I will use that if Pennzoil Platinum or Mobil 1 is not as good. Do you hae any opinion on them?

Pennzoil Ultra Platinum is a solid second choice, much easier to find and less expensive. A quart of Pennzoil Ultra is about $8 while a quart of Redline is about $14. If you're going to track you car, I'd say go with Redline, but if you don't want to spend the extra money on Redline, Pennzoil Ultra is perfectly good for the street.