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What to check/replace in first service?

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Hi everyone,

After some time of finding facts, I got my first car (Toyota Vitz 2016/10). Personally imported. It has 12500 km on the odometer. So I thought of getting a service done before put it on the road.

Since I am new to cars and stuff, can someone please let me know what to specially look for and replace in the first service. I was told that engine oil has to be changed. What about oil filter, air filter etc...?

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What kush said...also fyi...in Japan the brake fluid and coolant gets changed every two years during the shaken inspection. So that is not found in the JDM service schedules....but typically brake fluid is to be swapped every 20,000km or every two years; which ever comes first. 

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  On 5/2/2018 at 9:53 AM, iRage said:

What kush said...also fyi...in Japan the brake fluid and coolant gets changed every two years during the shaken inspection. So that is not found in the JDM service schedules....but typically brake fluid is to be swapped every 20,000km or every two years; which ever comes first. 

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Service schedule issued by the Manufacturer for my car (Lancer export version) recommends changing coolant every 100,000km or 5 years (Factory filled coolant is to be replaced after 160,000km or 8 years! why is that?)

and Brake fluid every 40,000km or 2 years

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  On 5/2/2018 at 10:12 AM, Hyaenidae said:

Service schedule issued by the Manufacturer for my car (Lancer export version) recommends changing coolant every 100,000km or 5 years (Factory filled coolant is to be replaced after 160,000km or 8 years! why is that?)

and Brake fluid every 40,000km or 2 years

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No idea...could be the type of coolant used and environmental conditions it goes through ?

In Japan they are not even listed in the manufacturers schedule because it is mandatory done at the shaken inspection. 

Actually the coolant might be every three years; I am not sure....but the brake fluid is every 2 years or 20,000km

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  On 5/2/2018 at 9:25 AM, kush said:

Change Engine oil and filter

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Thank you all for the replies.What type of engine oil should be used? is Mobil the one widely used and the good one? Any specific grade to chose from them?

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  On 5/2/2018 at 3:13 PM, amsandun said:

Thank you all for the replies.What type of engine oil should be used? is Mobil the one widely used and the good one? Any specific grade to chose from them?

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I've used Mobil and Valvoline, never had a problem with either of the brands 

Use SAE 5W30, API SN / ILSAC GF

If you choose a mineral oil the OCI is 6 months / 5000kms (whichever comes first)

If you choose a full synthetic oil OCI is 12 months / 10000kms (whichever comes first)

 

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  On 5/2/2018 at 3:24 PM, Hyaenidae said:

I've used Mobil and Valvoline, never had a problem with either of the brands 

Use SAE 5W30, API SN / ILSAC GF

If you choose a mineral oil the OCI is 6 months / 5000kms (whichever comes first)

If you choose a full synthetic oil OCI is 12 months / 10000kms (whichever comes first)

 

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Is it a must or a good practice to use Toyota oil for Toyota vehicles? Does it matter which oil we put in?

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  On 5/11/2018 at 7:34 AM, amsandun said:

Is it a must or a good practice to use Toyota oil for Toyota vehicles? Does it matter which oil we put in?

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No, it's not, the brand really doesn't matter, as long as it's the correct viscosity (5W30) and meets manufacturer's recommended API rating (API SN) it doesn't matter the brand of the oil you put in. Go for an oil which is listed on API website though, like Mobil/Valvoline - Toyota outsources their oil from a reputed manufacturer (Mobil?) too if I remember correctly. 

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  On 5/11/2018 at 9:35 AM, Hyaenidae said:

No, it's not, the brand really doesn't matter, as long as it's the correct viscosity (5W30) and meets manufacturer's recommended API rating (API SN) it doesn't matter the brand of the oil you put in. Go for an oil which is listed on API website though, like Mobil/Valvoline - Toyota outsources their oil from a reputed manufacturer (Mobil?) too if I remember correctly. 

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Depends on the market and the time period....they used to outsource it to Mobil in quite a few regions in the past but have phased away from Mobil in some markets. In Japan they outsource it to CASTLE.

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  On 5/2/2018 at 10:12 AM, Hyaenidae said:

Service schedule issued by the Manufacturer for my car (Lancer export version) recommends changing coolant every 100,000km or 5 years (Factory filled coolant is to be replaced after 160,000km or 8 years! why is that?)

and Brake fluid every 40,000km or 2 years

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My service manual says, Except 4A9, 6B3, 3B2 replace every 40000km  or 2 years for coolant and for 4A9, 6B3, 3B2 engines replace first at 160,000km or 8 years, then every 100,000km or 5years, What is the engine of CY2? Isn't it a 4Gxx ? :o

Break fluid, replace every 40000km  or 2 years

Engine oil, replace every 15000km  or 1 year, although we are changing it every 5000km or 6 months here

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  On 5/12/2018 at 4:28 PM, nagaya said:

My service manual says, Except 4A9, 6B3, 3B2 replace every 40000km  or 2 years for coolant and for 4A9, 6B3, 3B2 engines replace first at 160,000km or 8 years, then every 100,000km or 5years, What is the engine of CY2? Isn't it a 4Gxx ? :o

Break fluid, replace every 40000km  or 2 years

Engine oil, replace every 15000km  or 1 year, although we are changing it every 5000km or 6 months here

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CY2 comes with a 4A91 / 4A92 engine

And the manual says to change engine oil every 6mo/5k kms under severe conditions...

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