GR Yaris Advice on how often to change engine oil in between services?

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Hello all GRY owners!

So I'm about a month into GRY ownerships, recently had it serviced at RRG Maccelsfield with nothing to report and would like to know what you recommend to help keep the engine in good condition? I respect the dash warning about warming it up and do a similar thing when returning home after a spirited drive out. if its had some beans let it idle for a minute before stopping it. The car has 14K miles on it and has full TSH no engine mods and the car is just used on the road, no track time (yet...) I'm using the car more than expected as its so much fun to drive!

Is there a milage that you like to change oil and filter between servicing?
When people talk about 'properly cooling down the engine' what exactly does that mean? is it more a reference to the car is being used on the track under much higher loads that the road?
Any other tips on engine care?

Thanks
 
Irv Gordon got 3.2 million miles out of his Volvo P1800 by changing the oil every 2000 miles…
 
Bronson said:
Irv Gordon got 3.2 million miles out of his Volvo P1800 by changing the oil every 2000 miles…
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1600 Oil Changes for 1 Engine?

If we calculate 100€ per oil change, he spent 160 thousand euros on changing the oil on a lousy Volvo engine, respect :). 20 years ago, you could have bought a house for that amount🤣.
 
Massive OT:
Yeah. But he spent that amount of money for a car he has since 1966.
That would be 2‘800/year for an average of 55‘000 Miles.
Which comes to a lousy 0.05€/Mile.

If he‘d buy a new car every ~200‘000 Miles, he would‘ve bought 16 new cars over that period of time.
Assuming every car would‘ve been at least 20-30k, that‘d be ~350-400‘000€ over the same period of time.
Plus he would‘ve had to service them too.

And i‘m quite sure his old Volvo is, in the current state, worth much more than what he‘d bought it for.
So a much better investment than buy a new car every few years.

Yes he could‘ve bought a house if he had all that money at one time.
But he could‘ve also bought a house with the money he saved from all the other cars he didn‘t buy. 😁

Back to topic:
- Changing engine oil every 10‘000km will be fine.
If you track it, change at least after two trackdays.
- Make sure to change all the other oils at least once, as early as possible. Gearbox, front and rear diff. Your Differentials will thank you.
- if you let the car cool down for 2-3km after a spirited drive, that‘s enough.

And always remember:
Oils are cheap.
Engine, Gearbox and Differentials are expensive.
 
Phil1291 said:
And i‘m quite sure his old Volvo is, in the current state, worth much more than what he‘d bought it for.
So a much better investment than buy a new car every few years
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And my inner voice tells me: “Keep the Mk1, keep the Mk1,….” 😉
 
Phil1291 said:
Massive OT:
Yeah. But he spent that amount of money for a car he has since 1966.
That would be 2‘800/year for an average of 55‘000 Miles.
Which comes to a lousy 0.05€/Mile.

If he‘d buy a new car every ~200‘000 Miles, he would‘ve bought 16 new cars over that period of time.
Assuming every car would‘ve been at least 20-30k, that‘d be ~350-400‘000€ over the same period of time.
Plus he would‘ve had to service them too.

And i‘m quite sure his old Volvo is, in the current state, worth much more than what he‘d bought it for.
So a much better investment than buy a new car every few years.

Yes he could‘ve bought a house if he had all that money at one time.
But he could‘ve also bought a house with the money he saved from all the other cars he didn‘t buy. 😁

Back to topic:
- Changing engine oil every 10‘000km will be fine.
If you track it, change at least after two trackdays.
- Make sure to change all the other oils at least once, as early as possible. Gearbox, front and rear diff. Your Differentials will thank you.
- if you let the car cool down for 2-3km after a spirited drive, that‘s enough.

And always remember:
Oils are cheap.
Engine, Gearbox and Differentials are expensive.
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Thanks, maybe being a little overkill then!? Nice to get a little feedback from people who know the score to make sure I'm doing the right thing
 
I was being a little facetious earlier, but I don’t think you can service a car too regularly and I think some manufacturers specify much too long intervals between services. My Hyundai i30N has something like 60,000 mile gaps between gearbox oil changes, which is nuts considering most people who own a car like that drive them a little harder than average. The GRY is no different, worse even (in the respect of how hard it’s used versus how often it should be maintained and serviced).

I have not followed the Toyota service schedule at all and have ‘over-serviced’ the car. It’s another reason I don’t like service plans as they tie people in to a fixed schedule. If you track it or drive it hard, get on top of the fluids (engine, gearbox, rear diff and transfer box) every few thousand miles, with filters and new seals each time.

As for properly cooling it down, even just pootling home for the last couple miles at low revs is enough.
 
Bronson said:
I was being a little facetious earlier, but I don’t think you can service a car too regularly and I think some manufacturers specify much too long intervals between services. My Hyundai i30N has something like 60,000 mile gaps between gearbox oil changes, which is nuts considering most people who own a car like that drive them a little harder than average. The GRY is no different, worse even (in the respect of how hard it’s used versus how often it should be maintained and serviced).

I have not followed the Toyota service schedule at all and have ‘over-serviced’ the car. It’s another reason I don’t like service plans as they tie people in to a fixed schedule. If you track it or drive it hard, get on top of the fluids (engine, gearbox, rear diff and transfer box) every few thousand miles, with filters and new seals each time.

As for properly cooling it down, even just pootling home for the last couple miles at low revs is enough.
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Nice one thanks, hey no worries - it clearly brought the 'rainman' out in Phil!

That just confirms what I was thinking, I've no issue doing more regular oil changes on my drive if it keeps things in a healthy condition, considering the joy I get from the car its a worth while investment. Cheers
 
5k KM ICI and 20 KM on the gearbox, transfer and rear diff.
I had my 15 year old under the car today, damn funny to hear him get all frustrated with the discomfort but just reminded him of how lucky he is.
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I done my engine oil and Diff Oil at 1500 miles.

Then 6k service oil change.

Then done all fluids again.. (Inc Diff, gearbox, transfer engine oil) at 7k miles.

Done the odd trackday too.
 
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