Hi everyone, it's been a while since I've visited the forum which I guess is a good thing, right?
Well, I recently changed my aunt's oil in her Camry and thought I may need to ask for some advice on which oil she should use...
The vehicle in question is a 2007 Toyota Camry 4 cylinder with 178k miles. She's obviously not very good with maintenance. Her last OC was 9 months ago and I don't even want to know how many miles that was. When draining the pan, literally a half quart came out. She then said "you know, the oil light started blinking last week but I just thought it was because the car is old". She got it checked by two people who both said the oil level was fine. One was at an undisclosed auto parts store. There was no clear leak at the time although there was some residue of what looked like a possible slow leak. Also, the valve cover gasket was very moist as if it may have a slow leak as well. That, along with some probable burn-off from the mileage.
My question is, what oil and OCI do you recommend for the future? This is her daily driver for getting to work which means 90% city driving every day. Ignoring any leaks (which will be addressed as needed), I suggested maybe using a high mileage oil and more frequent OCI. Which ones would you recommend for this application and should I do any "damage control" for what has already happened? Does it even matter at this point? Thanks!
The vehicle in question is a 2007 Toyota Camry 4 cylinder with 178k miles. She's obviously not very good with maintenance. Her last OC was 9 months ago and I don't even want to know how many miles that was. When draining the pan, literally a half quart came out. She then said "you know, the oil light started blinking last week but I just thought it was because the car is old". She got it checked by two people who both said the oil level was fine. One was at an undisclosed auto parts store. There was no clear leak at the time although there was some residue of what looked like a possible slow leak. Also, the valve cover gasket was very moist as if it may have a slow leak as well. That, along with some probable burn-off from the mileage.
My question is, what oil and OCI do you recommend for the future? This is her daily driver for getting to work which means 90% city driving every day. Ignoring any leaks (which will be addressed as needed), I suggested maybe using a high mileage oil and more frequent OCI. Which ones would you recommend for this application and should I do any "damage control" for what has already happened? Does it even matter at this point? Thanks!