[exitnine]

Wonder what mileages will you guys recommend to do the oil change for the corolla cross? Brought the car back to do maintenance and they only check this and that and said first oil change should be at 10,000.

Should I just go ahead and do it at 5000 mileages?

 

[PNWCCFAN]

Check out "The Car Care Nut" channel on YouTube. He's an ex-Master Toyota mechanic. He recently bought a new 2022 Camry Hybrid and changed the oil showing how he did it in one of his videos. He also recommended changing the first oil at 6 months, not withstanding the mileage. This oil change is at your own expense. Hope that helps.

 

[exitnine]

thanks, i am going to do it anyway

 

[jpmccormac]

Yes. Change the oil at the first 5,000 miles or sooner if you drive in dusty conditions or tow a lot. If you bought the ToyoGuard package you get a couple oil changes free. YMMV. After this I think the recommended change interval is 10,000 miles. Check your manual for details.

 

[23Molavi]

We don't drive ours much. Changed the oil at 6 months which was just a tad over 1000 miles. Old school. I DIY, so minimal cost to me. Bought filter from the dealer with Mobil 1 0W-16 oil from WM. We keep our cars for 10-15 yrs and close to 200K miles if they last.

 

[daveobieone]

Just got our new '23 AWD Cross last week. Really like the car a lot so far!

Our dealer said that Toyota says 10k (required to keep the warranty good), but if you really intend to keep the car out to 250k miles or more, you should do 5k.

He said they cover the first 2 required changes at 10 and 20k, but they would be happy to take my money to change the oil and filter at the 5k tire rotations while they have it up on the rack in between.

I'd like to know how complicated it is to DIY the oil and filter on an AWD 2023 version.?.
Dealer suggested I stay with the Toyota branded oil. Even though it's made by Mobil 1, Toyota specifies some additional ingredients for their motors. Thoughts on that?

Years ago, I always did my own...but cars were simpler then.
I always followed a 5k schedule on a Mitsubishi built Dodge Colt I had. My son later bought that car from me at 100k, then he sold it to a friend at 200k. It has over 300k on it now, and motor still runs great...no smoke or oil consumption. Rest of the car is falling apart, but the engine still runs strong.

Dave O.

 

[PNWCCFAN]

Here's a video on YouTube from a Toyota Master mechanic--he takes you on a tour of the under-side of the Corolla Cross and you can see the 2 plastic pieces you need to remove to do the DIY oil change. Enjoy...

 

[23Molavi]

DIY oil change is easy on this car. Much better than my Prius with the cartridge oil filter. Three bolts to take the cover for the oil filter (much better than the plastic pins) and the rest is a walk in the part. Get the washers for the drain plug. I put in Mobil1, don't think the Toyota oil is any more special. Will keep changing the oil ~ every 5 K miles and should be good. The CVT trans might be more of an issue.

 

[daveobieone]

Wow, those videos are great!
And thanks for the advice on this!

My plan would be to install a Fumoto valve, which makes things even easier. Just attach a plastic tube running down into a 5 quart jug, and turn the lever.
They don't have one listed specifically for the Cross, but they do have some for the Toyota Corolla 2.0...

https://www.fumotousa.com/cars-pickups-toyota-2023-corolla-2-0l-l4

I wonder if anyone here has used one on the Cross?

Dave O.

 

[JP_Texas]

Fumoto valves are great. Run one on my truck. Just make sure there is sufficient room to rotate the valve into position to easily swing the lever. Haven’t had the chance to see under the cross (daughter is driving it).

I do all typical maintenance outside of factory supplied 10K changes for two years. I’ll just leave the factory bolt since I have a lift and that makes it super simple.

 

[mmtcross]

I did a change at 2k, another at 5k, and will be getting my 10k service shortly, and I plan on running changes every 5k.