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Get an oil change every 5000 miles. You can get it done at any auto shop, as long as you keep the receipt it is proof it has been done and satisfies the warranty terms-- You do NOT have to go to the dealer for oil changes. DO NOT CHANGE THE OIL AT JUST 3000 MILES. Unlike a regular car, the Prius's gasoline engine is NOT running all the time (remember the engine shuts off at lower speeds and when the car is stopped), that is why it does NOT need so frequent an oil change. This is one of the low-maintenance benefits of the Hybrid Synergy Drive. Your Prius by the way will automatically remind you every 5000 miles for an oil change-- That's the interval at which the MAINT REQD indicator on the dash lights up to remind you an oil change is due. Just remember to re-set the indicator light yourself if the mechanic doesn't know how (how to do that is in the manual).
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In a recent Lubricants World Magazine interview the president of a major national quick lube chain (which is owned by a major petroleum oil company) states that if they can get customers to shorten their drain intervals by 100 miles it would mean an additional $20 million in revenue for the company per year and if they can get consumers to do one more oil change per year it would mean $294 million for the oil change alone and $441 million in revenue when they include ancillary products and services that go along with the oil change. In fact, the president of the quick lube chain openly admits that the bottom line is profits. The shorter the drain interval the more money the quick lube makes. It is our opinion that they would be more profitable by promoting and installing AMSOIL 25,000 mile/1-year or 35,000 mile/1-year extended drain interval synthetic oil. It appears that the short drain interval petroleum oils they promote are good at assuring that customers will be back for another oil change in a relatively short period of time
Isn't it about time you learned the facts? And don't think that vehicle and equipment manufacturers and other oil companies don't know about AMSOIL. Most have tested and analyzed it, and in fact, many automotive mechanical and lubrication engineers that we work with use it in their own vehicles but still refuse to acknowledge to the public that AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants are superior to petroleum oils and other brands of synthetic lubricants. 5000 mile oil changes are a thing of the past and a waste of your money and time. Visit http://www.wolfesynthetics.com
When should I get the first oil change?