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Originally Posted by Gstick
My kid has a 2022 Camry & he says that his owners manual calls for 5000 mile oil change intervals with full synthetic. I'm not sure why the difference between the Camry & our 4R's, but I do 10,000 mile OCI on my 4R with the OEM filter & Toyota branded oil. Toyota engineers would NOT recommend a 10,000 OCI if it wasn't safe. That is just the plain hard truth.
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worth keeping in mind that a 10k OCI is only to be considered when basically driving these things around like commuters. Toyota makes it clear in their manual that any heavy cargo and/or towing, usage of cargo carriers (added drag), extending idling (how many of us sit in heavy traffic) and short trips are essentially considered "severe use" and cut that OCI
in half.
Toyota engineers wouldn't make that a caveat, in writing, if it wasn't applicable.
You'll find all that info in your Warranty & Maintenance Guide on page 38 (T-MMS-214Runner.pdf)