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Did oil change and it feels sluggish ?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Tovar28, Jul 8, 2014.

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  1. Jul 8, 2014 at 3:04 PM
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    So I did an oil change on my 2005 toyota tacoma 4.0l and switched it from toyota oil to royal purple synthetic 5-30 and when I floor it it feels sluggish before I would floor it and it would take off what could be the problem?:(
     
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  2. Jul 8, 2014 at 3:19 PM
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    Stop flooring it. :D
     
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  3. Jul 8, 2014 at 6:04 PM
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    Could it possibly be that you expect the "better" oil to improve performance?
    I've heard your complaint before. And generally it comes down to the owner
    being let down by the "better" oil. So, then they (maybe you) start to think the oil is causing issues like your sluggish complaint.

    kind of like, If it wasn't better than it has to be worse?

    I'm not saying the oil is better or worse or the equivalent. For all purposes we could be talking air filters.

    I'm just asking, ARE YOU SURE IT RUNS WORSE?
     
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    Do yourself a favor and verify you actually drained the crankcase and refilled the engine with oil, as opposed to draining the transmission for instance. I'm not suggesting you wouldn't know the difference, but you'd be surprised how many threads there are on here of people who did just that.
     
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  5. Jul 8, 2014 at 8:10 PM
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    This.

    And.


    the buttdino is always more aware when we do things like simple maintenance like oil changes, rotation of tires, ect...
     
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    Pass me some of that popcorn!
     
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  8. Jul 8, 2014 at 9:05 PM
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    I did empty out the crank case and refilled it it only took a tank of 5 quarts to fill up could it be over filled or something?
     
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    If you changed the filter also, it should take 5.5 quarts to fill it up.
    But a half quart low on oil should not make it fill sluggish.

    You have check the oil dipstick haven't you?
    The oil should be between the 2 holes on the bottom of the dipstick.
    I prefer it to be right at or just below the upper hole. Toyota says any where between is OK.

    It's on page 344 of the 2005 manual.

    OR this link takes you to the manual page.

    http://www.toyota.com/t3Portal/document/om/OM35862U/pdf/01omsour/2005/05tacoma/72.pdf
     
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  10. Jul 8, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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    It's a little over I think I put to much in :smack:
     
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  11. Jul 8, 2014 at 9:43 PM
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    Take a picture of where you drained the oil from.
     
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    The dipstick is pretty long. So I guess it depends on what you are calling a little over? A little bit , say 1/2 quart over , shouldn't cause your issues. Anything 1 quart or more over very well could cause your issues. about how much over the top hole is the oil level?

    Also, if for some reason you did drain the transmission it won't take long to
    figure it out. How many miles you got on it since you changed the oil?
     
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  13. Jul 8, 2014 at 10:37 PM
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    I'll take a picture tomorrow
     
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    Is anyone else seeing a transmission pan?
     
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    From that picture It appears you drained your transmission. If I were you I would not drive my truck one inch. Call a tow truck and take it to a mechanic.

    Edit - I could be wrong. I just remember my engine looking different from the picture above the oil pan.
     
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    And the 10ish quarts of oil he might be driving around with.
     
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    The oil was black and thank god it was the oil drain I was shiting bricks right now that I read the earlier post because I drove it also I took some oil out and got it right this time it was like 1/2 a quart over :D
     
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    Yea I got a pretty bad chill when I read that
     
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    Also my oil is black again I just put the fresh oil in yesterday what gives ?:confused:
     
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