2009 Toyota Camry 4 Cylinder oil requirements

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Thanks Third Gear for the reply. The car seems to function OK, and I’m not having any issues, but when I read that I started thinking about different issues that could arise, and I wasn’t sure if there could be possible damage. I’m old school as far as my thinking goes on oil changes. I figured oil was oil. Then when I started reading the owners manual maintenance booklet my mind started thinking about how technology is changing. I never thought that there would be a requirement for synthetic in a car. After talking to several people, companies like Toyota and Subaru are requiring synthetic at all maintenance intervals. There’s even talk on Toyota forums about how dealerships aren’t prepared for the new oils required from the manufacturer. In my opinion I think requiring synthetic at oil changes is overkill. I’m not sure I would of purchased this car if I had known that.