Oil change
- Thread starter B.T.
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Just ordered a 5 qt jug of mobil1 extended service off eBay for less than I can buy it here locally, plus free shipping to my door...can't beat that with a stick.
You listen to some of these internet video quacks, you'll be changing your oil every week cause it looks dirty, or tastes bad.
Rock62
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I've said before. I change every 5K, as suggested by the '06 Tacoma Owner's Manual. None of these internet gurus know nearly as much as the Engineers who developed, designed, built and tested these engines. The gurus try to rely on an oil analysis, but they fail to realize when the oil analysis shows bad results........its too late, the damage is done. The analysis is not predictive, it is reactive.
It isn't detrimental to change too often, it can be catastrophic to change too infrequently.
I figure an oil change or 2 extra is much less expensive than an engine rebuild at any mileage. My DIY oil change costs about $30-35 roughly 4X/year. If I change at 10K, I save a whopping $70. To me, risking the cost of an engine rebuild to save $70 is a poor choice.
In truth, you don't have to change the engine oil. It will run.....for awhile.....then it will fail.
I'm not saying to change every 100 miles, I am saying it is best practice to follow the Maintenance Interval detailed in the Owner's Manual.
Why do we never hear about the owner who was running extended oil change who had an engine failure related to oil????
It isn't detrimental to change too often, it can be catastrophic to change too infrequently.
I figure an oil change or 2 extra is much less expensive than an engine rebuild at any mileage. My DIY oil change costs about $30-35 roughly 4X/year. If I change at 10K, I save a whopping $70. To me, risking the cost of an engine rebuild to save $70 is a poor choice.
In truth, you don't have to change the engine oil. It will run.....for awhile.....then it will fail.
I'm not saying to change every 100 miles, I am saying it is best practice to follow the Maintenance Interval detailed in the Owner's Manual.
Why do we never hear about the owner who was running extended oil change who had an engine failure related to oil????
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I sent oil samples out to Blackstone when my tundra turned 100k, and later 200k miles using mobil1 5w30 synthetic oil doing yearly 15k mile oil changes to see if their synthetic oil claims were justified. Both reports showed the oils lubricating properties were well within specs.yet, plus no unusual amounts of metal were shown either. The 2 reports were nearly identical.
Major engine damage had to occur....you should have change it at 300 miles, or monthly....lol
Rock62
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You need to remember. This damage is accumulative. At 7280 miles, yes, the oil probably left some sludge. NO, the engine won't fail immediately. Its kinda like brushing your teeth once a month. No, you won't have problems after month 1 or 2, but in time you will need some serious dental work.at 7280 that synthetic oil looked dark AF compared to the fresh synthetic put in
can you imagine it being TWICE as dark going twice as many tacoMiles
Fact is, vehicles only have so long a service life. You can keep pumping money into them like a money pit, rebuilding every item thats failing, but in the end you still end up with a worn out old truck. At sometime you have to know when to hold them, and when to fold them. As far as an arbitrary mile goal.....imo, it makes no sense just to wear out a vehicle with no reason, except to aimlessly to wander around the countryside without a goal to be there. I did enough driving in my younger days racing bikes, but at least I had a goal when it came to the end of the day.....a wall full in my den room.
