I just bought a 2012 Toyota Highlander (3.5L) with 26K miles on it. The OCI recommendation is every 10K miles or 1 year. The dealer threw in 2 free oil changes to come at around 36K and 46K miles. They use Toyota 0W20 and a Toyota filter just like they are supposed to. I've seen the maintenance records on this vehicle and prior oil changes were done at around 10K miles, 20K miles and again at around 26K miles when it went onto the used car lot right before I bought it.
So...the previous owner stuck to the 10K mile OCI. It seems like TGMO holds up well. I've just never let a car go that long. I change the oil at 7500 miles on my 2002 Toyota Tacoma and my 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. I guess I'm trying to make sure that the 10K OCI is safe if they use the correct oil. If not, I suppose I could change it myself at 5K. Thoughts?
So...the previous owner stuck to the 10K mile OCI. It seems like TGMO holds up well. I've just never let a car go that long. I change the oil at 7500 miles on my 2002 Toyota Tacoma and my 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. I guess I'm trying to make sure that the 10K OCI is safe if they use the correct oil. If not, I suppose I could change it myself at 5K. Thoughts?