so uh, i just took my tacoma to jiffy lube for an oil change

lol


well ive never been under my truck, but if i did maybe i could tell the difference. who knows.

 

thats the best way to learn, throw on some crap clothes and crawl under there! you will see the oil pan directly below the engine. it is black, and sticks down about 3" in a 3x6 rectangle (dims from memory, dont quote me!). it has a 14mm bolt, this is the oil drain bolt.

 

cool. ill worry about it in a few months

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/11201-ultimate-oil-change-thread.html

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/wheels-tires/4832-airing-up-spare.html

 

All I ever use is 4.78 liters. That equals one 3.78 liter jug and a single 1 liter bottle. This usually puts it @ 80% on the dipstick - well within the recommended zone.

 

^ which for all us normal US folks = 5.05 qts...same as what i use!

 

First mistake.... using Jiffy lube those idiots can barely change oil correctly... make sure they changed you oil filter and put it on tight too

 

it was two girls doing the oil change too......GIRLS!

 

Jiffy Lube? Might as well drive it into a brick wall.

 

If you want to ruin your truck go to jiffy lube. The people who work there don't know jack and they think they can pull a fast one on you. My friend took his car there once he had a cold air intake on it. The employee comes out with this large old dirty filter and tells him that his air filter is dirty and it needs to be changed. He tells him do I look that stupid to you? Thats not my filter! He then proceeds to tell them to not do anything and he takes the car. Save yourself a headache and take it to the dealer or do it yourself.

 

http://www.jiffylubeproblems.com/

 

You can buy a flexible "extender" that you can attach to the valve stem on the spare. Tuck it up out of the way, but someplace you can reach it when you need to. Then just attach your compressor to that & you can keep the tire inflated in place.

I think I got mine at AutoZone. The inflation extender is kind of an RV thing, but for some reason they had it.

You might also be able to use the back side of a "dually" chuck and reach up there, but I think the extender is a better idea.

 

Do you check it after you start it and let it circulate? You have to include extra for the filter...

 

And what is wrong with that???

At least I can maintain my truck myself and know better than to take it to a Jiffy Lube I also do all the maintenance on my quads too.

 

Well said FSC!!
<--- putting down coffee cup & reaching for a can of whoop@ss

 

HA!

To make matters worse you have a girl telling you she will teach you! Double HA!

But seriously whatever it takes to learn, do it. It's not hard at all and you'll save some $. Just don't tell anyone that a girl had to teach you how to change your oil

 

Why dont you do your own, I thought Taco's are easy to change oil on then any other truck out there.

 

I always use 5.1 quarts...

 

How have they managed to stay open...?

 

Good question. I've seen so many news investigations on them that you would think people would get it but then your average person has no clue what's going on in this country so it's not really surprising.

Now, I'm not saying they can't improve but they've been bad for a long time, including when they forgot to put oil in one of my father's business trucks 20+ years ago. Yes, they bought him a new truck after some legal wrangling.