I have a 2015 Toyota Corolla with 6900 miles. Since I drive my car very infrequently, I thought that it would be OK to have an oil change (full synthetic with filter) once a year. What would you recommend in my situation? Thanks.

[image] MarkAnderson: I thought that it would be OK to have an oil change (full synthetic with filter) once a year. Isn’t that exactly what the maintenance schedule calls for?

If the owners manual says max elapsed time is 1 year, then you’ll be fine. If it says max elapsed time is 6 months, then do it every 6 months

One year is fine. The oil change interval is 10k miles or 1 year. You MUST use 0w20 synthetic oil.

I would change the oil per carmaker’s recommendation - probably every 6 months is what they say in your manual. A new filter every 6 months is overkill in my book. If the car is out of warranty, it’s entirely up to you.

[image] keith: One year is fine. The oil change interval is 10k miles or 1 year. You MUST use 0w20 synthetic oil. Keith is correct. Toyota has been using the 10k oil change interval and 0W-20 oil since 2014.

It amaze’s the number of people that want to extend oil change’s one of the cheapest thing’s you can do to keep car in good shape, I also wander if these are the same people that never raise the hood I can’t remember the last time at a fuel stop that I saw anyone checking their oil.

The Corolla oil maintenance has been 10,000 miles/12 months since 2010 (for the 1.8 L engine). I believe many people rely on the oil change reminder sticker that the oil change shops place on the windshield and have not checked their maintenance guide for the correct schedule.

[image] Nevada_545: I believe many people rely on the oil change reminder sticker that the oil change shops place on the windshield and have not checked their maintenance guide for the correct schedule. A lot of people rely on the Oil Change Monitor systems.

[image] keith: You MUST use 0w20 synthetic oil. No Dollar General oil??

2015 Toyota Corolla - Can I wait 1 year for oil?

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davepsinbox_157004 February 14, 2020, 3:30am 2

Your owner’s manual will have maintenance recommendations. Typically you should change your oil by either mileage or time, something like 5000 miles or 6 months whichever comes first. In your case I’d change it twice a year.

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2015 Toyota Corolla - Can I wait 1 year for oil?

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