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How do I know when it’s time to change the oil?

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Does a light come on? I have a 2021 XLE.
 
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Jesus Joseph and Mary - here we go again.

To the OP - is this your first car? Do you know anything? Not to be insulting, but let's assume I have the intellect of a cucumber and I just bought this car. Maybe I'd read my owners manual? Maybe?

now, I'm an old fart. I could tell you about adjusting your points and timing. Change your oil every 3k miles (back when that was a thing). It's not like that anymore.

For the love of God and all that is good, go read your owner's manual.

This will teach you, and it will also protect you from unneeded scams from dealerships.
I am maybe 1 step up from the intellect of a cucumber. Maybe. On a good day. The reason I asked the question is that with my last car, it used some kind of algorithm to figure out when it was time to change the oil. I could follow the percentage and when the percentage hit zero, it was time to change the oil. I didn’t have to track mileage. That was a 2015 Chevy. I had hoped that maybe a 2021 Toyota had something similar. I learned it doesn’t, so I am back to tracking my mileage. No big deal, but I did like that feature. I’ll live.