DIY Oil Change or Dealer

Ok so it's been a month. Without sifting thru 120 posts, did the OP DIY or what?

 

DIY

 

THx, good for him.

 

I’ve done my own for 40 years. I do not mind the dealer doing it now.

 

I hear ya.
On the rare occasion when I farm it out, I have a trusted independent. And that's usually if I'm having some thing else done, and that particular vehicle is 'close' enough for an oil change. At one time I serviced 5 vehicles here. Now just 3, her new CRV, my old CRV, and the Taco. Retirement has it's advantages...

 

What is the link for a turd gen?

 

Seems like I am a full-time mechanic sometimes with all of our cars (4). One always needs something done to it. Change oil, flush coolant, rebuild brakes, rebuild the suspension, fix AC, clean fuel injectors, change the transmission fluid, blah blah blah.

 

I still do the light/medium duty jobs for the most part too. Lately, anything that requires laying on my back for a time, or heavier lifting, I'll take it to my independent. Just had him install a complete exhaust on Old Blue (99 CRV). Down pipe to tailpipe & converter. I supplied the parts. For all he charged me (labor), it'd be crazy to even get a tool out.
Now if I had installed a lift many moons ago...

 

Yeah I feel ya. Last year I changed the timing belt on my Honda Odyssey van, Adjusted the valves, replaced the fuel injectors, rebuilt the front suspension, replaced shocks and struts, replaced valve cover and intake gaskets, plugs, wires, flushed coolant on 4 vehicles, replaced AC evaporator core in the Z7 roadster, replaced oil pan gasket, changed the tranny fluid in all 3 cars several times, blah blah blah..
I'm getting too old for this stuff. Bending over the hood of a car for days plays all kind of funky with my whacked up back.

On a positive note I got a jacked up 4x4 Mantruck that looks really awesome

 

But just imagine your frustration, wallet pain and time spent ferrying vehicles if you went outside for these repairs and PM?

 

It looks like the drain plug has the same thread. On the Fumoto site the part number for the standard fitting is F-133. There are different styles to choose from.
https://www.fumotooildrainvalve.com/?target=model_product&modelId=635710

 

I like doing the oil changes myself. Don’t really like some youngster getting minimum wage potentially cross-threading my pan bolt.

A little trick I picked up was to dump the old oil, add regular 10-40 with a cheap Walmart brand filter, after a quick cycle dump that out, change the cheap filter, then add your good oil with good oil filter. Seems like a lot but I like taking care of my Taco since it takes care of me

 

That's excessive. Who taught you that trick?

 

If anything you are probably doing more harm then good. Not sure who taught you that "trick" but I hope they don't work on cars.

 

This old school master mechanic taught me that when I was in the Army. He said it cleans out any debris left behind. Try it once and you’ll see that even after you add the new oil the old one leaves deposits.

 

I just got a 2nd Gen and after seeing what's involved in changing the oil in a 3rd Gen, I'm glad I did. Why did Toyota change the location and type of oil filter???

 

Yes but switching from cheapo to a higher quality and going back and forth probably isn't the best for the engine. Plus you are doubling how many times the truck gets started after its had no oil in it. It takes a few seconds on initial start up for the oil to reach the entire oiling system. Plus you are letting a cheap Walmart filter take care of the debris instead of a high quality one.

I would 100% stop doing that if I were you.

 

New engine design

 

Maybe I’m not explaining it correctly. It’s like if you flush out your radiator to add the new coolant. You don’t simply dump out the old coolant and add the new. You have to flush out the radiator to get out. In essence, this is the same concept. I’m “flushing” the old oil before adding new. I’ve talked to ASE mechanics about the process and they seem to think it’s okay.