*2001 Tacoma v6 4wd [city driving within SF bay area, CA; less than 7000 mi/yr ; no 4wdriving ; never used synthetic]
I've been learning more about possibly switching to synthetic oil. Many people commented about significantly extending oil change intervals as one of the main benefits of synthetic oil. Wikipedia did mention that, BUT also stated for automotive use, the interval is the same between synthetic and dino oil. I do respect much of wikipedia, but know that it does have outdated/false info. Curious of wikipedia's statement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_oil
"For automotive use, the oil change interval for synthetic oils is the same as for conventional oil, typically 7,000 miles to 10,000 miles following the manufacturer's "severe service" schedule (which is the schedule that covers city driving). Oil needs to be changed because it gets contaminated with combustion by-products that accumulate at about the same rate regardless of oil type."
I've been learning more about possibly switching to synthetic oil. Many people commented about significantly extending oil change intervals as one of the main benefits of synthetic oil. Wikipedia did mention that, BUT also stated for automotive use, the interval is the same between synthetic and dino oil. I do respect much of wikipedia, but know that it does have outdated/false info. Curious of wikipedia's statement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_oil
"For automotive use, the oil change interval for synthetic oils is the same as for conventional oil, typically 7,000 miles to 10,000 miles following the manufacturer's "severe service" schedule (which is the schedule that covers city driving). Oil needs to be changed because it gets contaminated with combustion by-products that accumulate at about the same rate regardless of oil type."