Breakin oil n oil changes

Put about 600 miles. Lots of up n down on the tach & spedo.. im used to dumping out the oil min 1000 miles but ive also dumped earlier on vw 8v builds and 1nzfe engine redos just to see whatsup really.. they both continue to run like tops. Specially the old vw 8v, but this aint the place for that!

Taco manual says to wait to change till first scheduled yadayadayada..

How did u guys do it?

Hows your sht runnin?

Did u run the 4x4 for a mile at least to get stuff all greasy in the diffs. Did u dump this stuff out?

What oil/fluids did u replace with. Do u guys use the mobile1 stuff that needs its own special filter? Runnin wallyworls special oil?

Talk to me! Specially interested in hot temp tacs. Im in soflo.
Thx again!

Btw i love this fkntruck..

 

Just changed mine for first at 5500 next oil change I’ll be putting on the Baxter performance spin on filter adapter. Factory setup sucks imo

 

Unless you got extra money laying around and it'll make you sleep better at night, the guidelines in the manual are proven to be good to go.

 

Yup plenty of extra 30 dollars here and there not a problem, keeping this truck, treating it right

 

Well my plan was to change at 2k, then again at 5k and then 5k thereafter. BUT, I'm at 1800 now and the oil still looks "clean" on the dipstick. That and I checked and the cost of mobile 1

$52 0w20 oil Toyota/ exxon mobil Case of 6 Quarts Full Synthetic TGMO SN 0W-20 Oil

0w20 oil is $40 at Wally world and the overall process looks cumbersome and annoying. So I might just wait to the six month toyota check up appt. and have them do it then

 

Yeah that original plan of yours sounds overkill...just me but once I buy my cars they won’t see the dealer unless something catastrophic happens. One trip to buy at the dealer is enough lol

 

oil changes before the service schedule are not needed unless you're operating in special heavy use circumstances which the manual calls out oil changes at 5,000 intervals.
any sooner and you're throwing away money. This isnt an engine from 20-30 years ago. internal tolerances, metallurgy, and oils have all changed greatly. throw out the old mentality of frequent oil changes and get with the new norm of 10,000. Its been proven by numerous oil tests posted here its fine and toyota wouldn't risk their reputation of reliability on saving you a couple of oil changes.

 

Your "hot" ambient temperature has no real importance in this vehicle as the oil is synthetic 0W-20. The viscosity index is of this oil is extremely flat whether you are in Alaska in the winter or Baja in the summer. You also have no need to change until 10K miles because A) this is not the 1970's and B) they build around 50K of these engines a month. There is no break in, there is no "what's up" with this engine. They run them, drain them and refill them before they ever get put in the truck, which is why they are so damn dependable. You get in and drive til 10K. Toyota probably has a little bit better assembly and process than you do lol. There are many many oil sample reports floating around here from Blackstone from guys like you that show the oil is just fine for 10K oil change intervals. If you are smarter than the engineers who designed it then change it out whenever you "feel" like it. Diffs are good for a long time. Rear shaft is sealed. Transmission is sealed on the auto. Run it a few miles every month is 4WD to keep the actuators from sticking. Welcome to Tacomaworld!

 

While I am no master mechanic this post is most likely to be accurate based on actual posted test results from owners, and of course, Toyota's track record for figuring out how to make engines last a very long time.

If you want some middle ground and piece of mind maybe I'll tell you to change your oil on your own but leave your filter in for the full run of 10k. That'll save you some coin (and some annoyance of dealing with this silly filter) and still let you sleep better at night.

As for me? 10k.

 

i changed my engine oil at 1000 amsoil changed all my diff and transmision tranfer case at 5000 with amsoil bought it new in 2012 allways changed oil at 4000 miles and done my diffs every year now showing 202000 never had any issues 2.7 with 5 speed

 

Hipsi.. all noted. I will say that everytime i turned the key on those rebuilds i was crappin my pants that sht wouldnt run right.. cause at best..Amateur shadytree w a permanent structure, over here.lol.

Thanks for chiming in guys.. it aint the 70s no mo!

Thx for the welcome!

Did i mention that love this fkn truck???

 

Man thats what i like to hear. Thx for sharing!!

 

Have you ever heard of a failure caused by an oil brand? All well known brands are just fine. Please don't fall for marketing hype.

 

100 % agree especially under normal conditions my local Napa had Napa brand full synthetic on a 3 day sale 2.99 unheard of price full synthetic made by valvoline

 

Big fan of napa gold and napa/valvo on the cheap. I run it in errything i can

 

Yessir Napa gold is wix great stuff

 

I usually get the Mobil 1 from Wal-Mart too and then do the $12 Rebate they offer a couple times a year

 

Great tip, I'll watch out for that!

 

On all my builds and beaters i get starters, compresors, whatever from them, they always swap for me on the spot, or have the exact thing i need next day in most cases. Good group /outfit. They like cars.

 

Did first oil change at 1500 miles with Mobil 1 Synthetic & oem filter of course, next change was at 5,000. I’m sure you’d be fine waiting until service is due, but I like to be meticulous with servicing.