Krex oil additive??

My dealer sales man told me today that the tacoma has this KREX additive and the oil change is not needed till 10,000 miles. Does anyone know what this thing is, is it a good product?

 

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I wouldn't bother. Your oil changes are every 10k regardless

 

All the new oils have all the additives they need.

10k is the standard milage for changes.

 

So are the maintenance lights set for 10k now in the 16's or they still at 5k.........

 

I'm not sure where you guys are getting this 10,000 mile crap, the maintenence Manuel says every 5,0000 miles or 6 months. I'm not going 10,000 between oil changes that's crazy. My dealer initially told me every 5 then when I picked up my truck Monday he said they pulled them all in to a meeting the other day and said every 10,000. So when I got home I looked it up in the Manuel and is every 5.

 

I don't know, good question.

I'm at 1000k so I have a while before I know for sure.

 

my dealer on maui put's that in all there Toyota's. as far as 10K mile oil change, it says it right in the book!

 

Probably not.

 

Every six months here....whether 500 miles or 5000. Dealers giving "free" oil changes are likely claiming 10k between changes. I already used one of my six at 1300 miles

 

That's the joy juice used by the sales staff when selling a 35k midsize truck for full MSRP.

 

so i guess all dealers are not the same when it comes to free oil changes. here on maui i will get 2 free oil changes at the 1yr or 10K mile mark and one at 2yr or 20K, that's it. having said that they did say free oil change first 2 years so i guess if i drove 30K in the first 2 years i might get a 3rd oil change, not going to happen on maui.

 

The manual says 10k or 5 k if you do alot of stop and go or alot of dirty/gritty environment(lots of 4-wheelin). May also depend on the model of truck. It's like that for my TRD Sport 4x2.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...bolt-torque-check.404335/page-2#post-11306260

#37 might be interesting to you. Blackstone labs has a solid rep, if you are really interested in some fact finding.

 

Betty will get fresh oil every year on her birthday.

 

I agree!!! some are set in their way... but thats OK. Whatever trips your trigger.

 

My book says 5,000 miles or 6 months, must bed different books then.

 

4 banger is every 5k, v6 is 10k.

 

that long oil change interval is a ploy by the manufacturers to sell their vehicles. One example is that if they give free oil changes for the first 100k or for life they have just cut 50% off of their "free" workload. Every 3,000 should still be the rule.

 

Are you a motor oil expert? Do you work for a car manufacturer or an oil company?

 

3000 has not been the rule for ages! that ended in by the 80's with newer tooling technology and tighter tolerances. But keep thinking that!