I have a new Corolla Cross that just hit 5,000 miles. My car indicator came up saying “maintenance needed” but I know the Toyota manual says to do first oil change at 10,000
My dealership won’t pay for a 5K oil change so if it’s not necessary, I won’t waste money to do it. I’m not a car person so I don’t know how necessary it is doing it at its first 5,000
For info, I typically drive about 25 miles total a day to commute.
Absolutely get your oil changed now. Toyota wants you to wait until 10,000 miles so that your engine won’t last as long as it otherwise would and you will have to buy a new car sooner.
I went in for the 5k maintenance. It doesn’t include the oil change. They gave me a discount. I watch the Car Care Nut on Youtube. He is a Master Toyota mechanic. He says regardless of what the service dealer tells you, get it changed every 5k. I believe his advice.
That guy has been such a blessing for me. I bought my first car (an '03 Avalon) and his advice and how-to videos have helped me so much already.
I’m running a 1988 Toyota Van daily driver with 339k on her with conventional oil, get it changed every 2.5-3k religiously. I check all the fluids in a biweekly basis. Fluids are the trick to longevity.
Thank you! I was always planning to do every 5K after the first 10K but wasn’t sure about before that. I’ll keep my appointment and go ahead and do the oil change now (they sent me a coupon for the service so at least it’ll be discounted)
That light comes on every 5,000 miles regardless of anything else, it’s that simple. You should do:
- Tire rotation every 5,000 miles
- Oil change every 10,000 miles
- Swap the cabin air and engine air filters every 25,000 miles or as needed (easy DIY).
- Brake fluid flush at around 75,000 especially if it fails moisture test.
- Coolant flush at 100,000 miles and then every 50,000 after that at most.
- Transmission flush (lots of debate on this “lifetime” fluid) and spark plug change every 120,000 miles.
Other than that just take care of the usual tires, brakes, battery, wipers, etc. as they wear down and you are good to go.
Same questions, it’s always 5k or 6 months. Downvote all ys want u tools lol
I follow what the manual says (and the app we have to use to book the maintenance). It’s 15000 km here for the first one.
I always get my oil changed when my car says “Maintenance required now” and I’ve got a Camry.
https://youtube.com/shorts/BI5zQIH1jIY?si=wCzqB48dRwzCoiC2. You can find full video. This is a short. 5k or 6 months.
Toyota recommends 10k mile oil change under ideal conditions. Real life is not ideal conditions, Change every 5k miles. When you change yourself and see, feel, smell the oil at 5k you will be happy you did at 5k intervals
Every 5k. The dealership does it at 10 and 20.
It’s a lot cheaper changing the oil every 5k than it is to buy a new motor.
Change your oil every 5000 miles.
If you want your car to last for a long time, do your oil changes every 5,000 miles or six months, whichever comes first.
You can save a lot of money by doing your oil changes and basic maintenance yourself in your driveway. An oil change only takes about an hour for a novice.
Go on to YouTube and look up The Car Care Nut maintenance. He is a Toyota Master Mechanic and makes videos about how you can save money and take care of your vehicle.