DIY oil change question

I don't even give em the option lol.

 

Same.
I started to type and then said fuck it...

 

Its all on this site some place. I have posted everything here. It's been a rough 3 years with this truck and build.

 

It's not for everyone, but if you like it in the ass, your local (pick your brand) dealership just might be the place for you..

 

for me it's time...when i used the car care for my trucks, i was in the dealership for 2-3 hours on a scheduled change. brutal.
but i get what your saying.

 

My wife has a '19 Honda CRV. She bought the lifetime oil change for it. Now, I get to hump to Honda every few months for service. I always schedule for the earliest time, generally at 8 am.

It takes Honda about 90 minutes to change the oil and run a few simple checks.

90 minutes for an oil change......goofing off techs.....

 

I told my buddy id help him change his Honda oil after work. Burned the tip of my finger but we had it done in 35 mins with air filter and cabin filter. Anyone that argues time as factor for paying someone isn't looking at the total picture imo

 

YouTube the oil change all the answers you’re looking for. For the most part. The specialty tools etc.

 

Valvoline VO25 interchanges with

$55 Toyota 90915-YZZD3 Oil Filter 1 Case (QTY 10)

Toyota 90915-YZZD3. Looks like you have a 4-cyl truck, which still uses the spin-on canister filters.

If the Valvoline station used synthetic oil, 10k miles is OK. If they used conventional oil, the interval is 5k miles. Valvoline says to come back earlier to get more business from you.

 

For 6cyl guys you can get genuine Toyota yzza1 case of 10 for $46.00 bucks on Amazon that’s $4.60 a filter.

 

Plus Mobil 1 does $12 rebates off a Jug several times a year, costs me less than $20 to change the oil in my truck. Saves me time, money, aggravation, and frustration doing it myself versus going to the damn dealer.

 

I agree. I also added a fumoto valve it makes oil changes easy for me.

 

The oil filter on the 4-cyl is said to be in an aggravating spot though.

 

I used to do pretty much all my own car maintenance from the mid 80's up until I got a Subaru Outback in 2011. I guess I'm fortunate that my local dealership is really good and honest. My current house (since 2009) doesn't have a garage, so I had all the service done from the beginning there and just sold the car to buy my Tacoma - ran as good as new with 185,000 miles on it. Only thing I had done were the oil changes and brakes, along with a few interval services (90,000 mile timing belt, etc). Subarus are solid vehicles, for sure.

Oil change always took about 30 minutes on the way home from work and was $35. For longer services they would give me a free loaner car for the day. Definitely worth it. On several occasions I asked them to check other things and often no work needed to be done (and they could have easily done it and charged me). I am currently adding a garage to the house so I'll be doing all my own service again on the Taco, mainly because I enjoy it and I won't have to lie in the driveway in the middle of winter and freeze, or summer and suffer the heat and mosquitos.

And I don't know anything about the local Toyota dealerships....I guess I'll find out if I have any warranty issues.

 

6.2 Quarts of Oil 0w-20 :

$24 Castrol EDGE 0W-20 Advanced Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Quarts

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JGQLZJ4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
OEM Filters (Come with new crush washer) :

$19 Genuine OEM Toyota Lexus Oil Filter + Drain Plug Gasket 04152-Yzza1 Set Of 3

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07985JTSK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Metal removal tool 3/8 socket :

ABN 64mm Cartridge Oil Filter Wrench for 2.5-5.7L 6-8 Cyl, Compatible with Camry, RAV4, Tundra, Toyota, Lexus, and More

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L84EKI0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Optional metal housing :

$21 Toyota Genuine Parts - Cap Assy, Oil Filter (15620-31060)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008BHP68A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Toyota recommends every 10,000/1year. I just change it every 6 months (~5,000ish) miles for me. It's cheap and I enjoy doing it.

This is a good thread for maintenance : https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-diy-maintenance-quick-reference.406712/

 

Yeah, and a whole lotta stress from some "I dont give a shit,bozo oil changer having a bad day" gonna cross thread skid plate bolts, over torque filter housings,cross thread drain plugs etc. if I have to take it somewhere it's out of necessity, but If I can still jack up my truck spend a little quality time staring at the places I never see during normal ops that's a good thing. I dont expect everyone to be a certified mech but if you have never changed your oil, give it shot you would be surprised how easy it is.

 

Even though the Taco is on the more annoying side of things as far as vehicle oil changes go, it is still infinitely less aggravating than taking it to a dealer. Waiting for 3 hours, worrying about some skirvball getting your truck all dirty and full of oily hand prints on the upholstery (yes this happened to me), not changing the filter, etc. Didn't even get into the money savings aspect.

Usually what I do when its time to change the oil is I get it draining as soon as I get home from work, takes like 5 minutes. Then I let it drain all night until after the kids go to bed at which time I go out there and button everything up and add oil.

 

You can change it if it bothers you