First Oil Change - Dreams

So I'm dreaming of my first oil change that's 4,500 miles away. I'm going with Mobil 1, synthetic. But looking at Amazon I just want to make sure this is the right OEM filter for my 2017 Tacoma. Will this one work or am I way off the mark? Thanks for helping make my dream come true!

 

Do you have the 2.7 or the 3.5..??

 

3.5 v6

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-diy-maintenance-quick-reference.406712/

 

Badass. This is perfect. Thanks.

 

I hope that's not what Amazon says will fit your truck

 

Not difficult, but messy.

 

Doesn't everyone get 5 free oil changes?

 

I got 5 free oil changes but I don't know if that is because I got the extended warranty.

 

2 free oil changes (10k & 20k) is what you get under the regular (free) Toyota Care .. i think if you upgrade (at additional cost) then yes you get more free oil changes. They tried to talk me into it at time of my truck purchase and i said NO .. it was going to raise my truck payment like $40/month .. i will change my own oil/filter

 

Wrong filter...

 

Ok, based on the manual I found the right OEM filter. I do get free oil changes, every 10k miles, but this is my baby we're talking about, is that really good enough?

Also, someone on here posted its "different" and "messy." Is there a better filter I can use instead or does everyone recommend this.

I'm used to changing oil in my old Ford, and it was a wambamthankyoumam doner in minutes.

 

^^ This ^^

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oNfLLRzAMQc

Found this great step by step video. Looks great, other than the Fram filter. Oil looked pretty dark after only 4,000 miles. Wonder what it looks like for those who wait the 10,000.

Will Toyota change your oil during the 5k maintenance if you pay for the service?

Forgive my ignorance! I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!

 

There are other brands of filters available. Any dealer will do any work you request if your paying. Its your money and they want all they can get from you. I've heard that some dealers will do the oil change at 5k if requested but they record it as your 10k service. Then at 10k they say the service has already been performed. I'm just doing any extra oil changes on my own because I'd rather do the work myself knowing it was done right.

 

Do not wait until 10,000 miles I have talked to many mechanics that say that is a stretch even with synthetic.I did mines at 4500 miles and went into the maintaince settings and changed it from every 10,000 to every 4500 miles.I also added ZMAX

 

This Tacoma is the first time I've ever heard of a 10,000 mi oil change. Always done every 5k on every vehicle I own.

I'm a DIY type of dude, but I'm in this conflicting paradox. If I'm going to take advantage of the free maintenance oil changes every 10k miles for the first few years, why not just pay to have them change the oil during the 5k maintenance as well?

I've read some of the horror stories of techs messing peoples vehicles up, which is why I wanted to do it myself. But if I'm going to let them do it every 10k, kind of defeats the purpose.

I'm sure there's an equal number of DIY horror stories, but who is going to dime themselves out here?

But this is my first time buying new. I have never gone to a dealership service center before for regular maintenance.

Has anyone gone to their dealer service center regularly and had a good experience?

 

Holman Toyota out in Southern NJ isn't bad in fact they even recommend every 10,000 on my prius.I was doing that until I noticed at 9,000 miles it was a half quart low.So I do every 5000 miles t

 

10000 is becoming the norm for vehicles. Better refined oils and filters that are good for 10000 miles are perfectly fine. The oil subject comes up so often on here, they should just auto merge everything oil change related. Your vehicle is more likely to suffer from some other malfunction before the engine fails from the oil not being changed at at the specified intervals.