What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Yes CaliRaisedLED.com makes a kit that is a direct fit for Tacomas. It comes with brackets, light bar & wiring harness. You can also order a lighted switch too if you want.

 

You can run long intervals. My BMW is every 10K.

 

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a26590646/how-often-to-change-oil/

https://www.consumerreports.org/car...w-about-oil-changes-for-your-car-a9532249359/

https://www.aaa.com/autorepair/articles/how-often-should-you-change-engine-oil

 

That's what Toyota Care and the dealer says. I'll be lucky to have 4K on it by the one year mark though.

 

dont BMWs have a factory check engine light on when new? lol

Yes you can do long intervals, not really the best imo. I rather have it nice and clean.
The oil will break down with the heat, condensation/ moisture and not lubricate as its meant to. Hence would over time ruin your internals, sludge, ect. I doubt anyone will every have problem under 80-100k but i rather not take a chance to save a buck. again IMO

 

My M3 costs a fortune to maintain but it puts a huge mile on my face when you unleash 425hp.

Granted a lot has to do with how you're driving and conditions. I track my M3 so I do more oil changes than recommended. The three articles I linked to above lay it out pretty well. The 3K oil change is obsolete now with engine and oil technology and is just a way to get more of your money.

 

Toyota free oil changes for 2 years, every 10,000 miles.
Manual says 10,000 miles but lists 5,000 mile exceptions, which include just about everyone that takes their truck out of the garage.
But, Toyota won't pay for the 5,000 mile oil changes.
However, I wonder if they ask when I have a warranty issue, if I have been changing my oil every 5,000 miles because I live in the mountains???
Just speculating on the topic.

 

Now I just have to measure the knob. Be my luck they're a different size from the rest of the Entune herd.

 

My Blackstone report says otherwise. They suggest I run 15K intervals and I have 225,000 miles on the car...and they benefit from me doing shorter intervals because I send every sample to them.

 

Also check out https://bobistheoilguy.com/ There is a forum too. Some serious testing and used oil analysis goes on there. I think the consensus is that 10K intervals with a full synthetic is fine.

 

Totally agree. Our tuned '15 328 we do once year or 10k. Always looks like new. Never been an issue.

 

That's why I'm gonna go every 5, even paying for some during the "free" time. Between hitting a lot f gravel roads and living in snow country, I want to make sure I'm taking care of it.

 

No doubt the next owner will appreciate your efforts.

 

Keeping it until my kid turns 16. it will be his. Got to keep it running good for another 9.2 years. Then I get an OR and he gets the SR from me LOL.

 

This is what a lot of people overlook. Having a short commute below freezing is classified as 'extreme conditions'. I changed oil spring and fall regardless of mileage.

 

That's pretty close to my normal change schedule. my commute is 25 miles each way, but with the temps we get (down to -25F) I err on the side of caution.

 

what's that little "-" mean in front of the temperature? I live in San Diego and have never seen that before.........

 

it's like a normal number, but on the other side of "0" LOL. We get a temp difference of over 120 from summer to winter, depending on the year. Normal summer gets some highs in the upper 90s and winter gets down to -20 or more.

 

Just ask @skierd about Fairbanks. -65° to 95°

 

yup. They get some real swings.