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.

  • sysadminsavage@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    That light comes on every 5,000 miles regardless of anything else, it’s that simple. You should do:

    1. Tire rotation every 5,000 miles
    2. Oil change every 10,000 miles
    3. Swap the cabin air and engine air filters every 25,000 miles or as needed (easy DIY).
    4. Brake fluid flush at around 75,000 especially if it fails moisture test.
    5. Coolant flush at 100,000 miles and then every 50,000 after that at most.
    6. 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.