2012 Taco DC w/ 4.0 V6....what kind of oil do i need?

and do i still change it at 5,000 miles?

 

Did you buy brand new? If so why arent/wouldnt you participate on the maintenance program by toyota?

After my term of free maintenance is up, I will go to synthetic every 5000

 

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This. After thats over with for you, I suggest mobil 1 synthetic 5w-30. Oil changes on these trucks are crazy easy, btw.

 

After my 2 years Toyota free maintenance is up, I will be putting in Mobil 1. Been using that on my other car for 8 years without any problems.

 

Do people not realize vehicles come with these?

 

5w 30 mobile full synth with OEM oil filter every 5k

got a case of 10 filters for 50$ from TRDPARTS4U.com

 

According to the toyota owners website it;s 0w-20 full synthetic.

 

4 cylinder, not that it would hurt the 6 if you did.

 

Check the oil fill cap under the hood. Iirc mine says the weight

 

^^ This... It's the book that comes in the glove box and contains all sorts of really neat stuff about your truck.

 

states that for 6cyl as well.

 

I called Toyota and asked for a full synthetic upgrade on my first 2012 oil change. They said it was gonna be like $30 or something. When i got the truck back they said i owed them nothing because synthetic comes with the truck already.

 

Can you post the link, pdf, or screenshot where it says this?

 

My 2012 came with synthetic...and twice changed with 0w-20 Synthetic. The new 2012's are this way...just remember synthetic

 

Not my 2012, it came with conventional oil. Only 4cyl come with synthetic to my knowledge. I asked for synthetic with mine they said $30 extra. They also recommended using 5w-30 synthetic when I do change and that I could go 7500 miles before changing. My oil fill cap says 5w-30. Maybe some dealers are putting synthetic in their Taco's?

 

What does your Owner's Manual say?

 

5w-30 conventional oil.................but the FJ's and Tundra V6's get synthetic, although their V6 is different than the Taco's i think

 

Did your salesman tell you it came with synthetic? They tend to blow smoke up a person's ass.

From the 2012 manual:

"SAE 5W-30" is the only requirement for the 1GR-FE.

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Had my 5k oil change recently. My Toyota Care card has the oil type as conventional. I asked my service guy to put synthetic (5W-30) and they charged me $40. My work write up stated they used Mobile 1 synthetic oil for the change.

 

My owners manual states 5w-30. Haven't had my first change yet, but I'll be requesting synthetic.