Oil Change

[acf]

Gonna use a trusted shop to change the oil and rotate my tires. Should I assume they know which oil and filter to use? Assuming not...what oil and filter should they use? :P

[SW03ES]

Just normal 5W30 is fine. Actually if I were you I'd buy the Lexus oil filter and have them use that, its the best out there.

[VMF]

yeah definelty use only lexus v8 filters they are bigger and the paper inside is thiker. as to the oil you might as well switch to sinthetic 5w-30. i did 2k on it already and its still light!

[acf]

Its really worth bringing my own filter to the shop? Man, this luxury car lifestyle is nutty. :D

Do I have to buy that from the dealer?

[VMF]

you can get them online as well they vary in price from 7 to 10$ dont pay more. and yes you should bring it to the shop. i bring my own oil and filter:)

if you want i will give you partnumber for the filter or you can look it up at www.newlexusparts.com

[SW03ES]

I also bring my own oil and filter ;)

[acf]

you can get them online as well they vary in price from 7 to 10$ dont pay more. and yes you should bring it to the shop. i bring my own oil and filter:)

if you want i will give you partnumber for the filter or you can look it up at www.newlexusparts.com

That'd be great, thanks.

[acf]

Just want to confirm I found the right filter.

oil filter, LS400, SC400 95-00 $9.81 $8.14

Maintenance & lubrication - Engine service - Filters - oil filter

Sound about right? Buy it from there recommended?

[VMF]

yeah, you can either call em or do it online. thats how much i paid.

check this thread out

thats the parts i bought from them

[acf]

Thanks. I notice the guy talking about those parts didn't notice a difference in filters based on the oil analysis. I'm just tryng to justify the slight inconvenience of buying my own and taking it to the shop each time. Seems like a no-brainer if changing it myself but...

[VMF]

still i would get those denso filters. i trust em more

anyway i'm out to cancun, c ya all in a week!