Moving up to a Prime

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  1. Salamander_King

    Salamander_King Senior Member

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    I think @The Critic is correct on this one. Only two free oil changes by Toyota Care. I think you can ask them to perform at 5k and 15k instead, but then you would have to pay for it at 25k.
     
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  2. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    The OCI is still 1 year/10,000 even though there are 6 months/5,000 mile service checkups.
     
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    Any major recalls for 2017 prime?
     
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    enter the VIN at the Toyota owners site to be sure.
     
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    What his choice of oil? Asking for a friend ;)
     
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  6. The Critic

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    This is currently in my engine. It has a very high moly content (600ppm+) and is supposed to be identical to the Genuine Mazda High Moly 0w-20.

    But it has a poor Noack volatility (14%) and the viscosity index is high due to heavy usage of PMA based VIIs. So not good for oil control rings either.

    Compromises...
     
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    Great choice, what’s the zinc ppm? I’m sticking to redline but will go 5w-20 next time, the zinc is about 1,200 ppm measured by blackstone from the tap.
     
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    It is comparable to any licensed API SN oil so I doubt it is more than 800 ppm.

    I am not particularly drawn to High Zinc oils because our engine design does not truly need it. If anything, I prefer oils with a lower sulphated ash content.
     
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    Thanks :).

    Even sweeter is the mpg (y).
     
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    Holy moly!

    Pixel XL ?
     
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