Oil change?

When the "change me" light comes on steady in other words 5K.

 

Who recommended you use a special oil filter and what exactly was it?

 

Could probably just listen to what the manual says

 

This guy drove 1.2 million miles as of 2018. He averages about 450 miles/day, almost 110,000/year. He didn't even keep up with miles, just changed once/month with synthetic. But that worked out to about 7000-10,000 miles between changes. That was as of almost 3 years ago. No word on if it is still being driven or not.

Toyota Tacoma with 1.2 Million Miles Keeps on Chugging Along (yotatech.com)

I have 213,000 miles on my Tacoma with 10,000 mile oil changes using Mobile 1. I think the important thing is to just keep oil in it. I know of one lady who drove just over 100,000 miles in 12 years with no oil changes. The engine died at that point only because it ran too low on oil. Her husband died shortly after buying the car for her. She had no idea about how to maintain her car. She just put gas in it and drove it till it died.

I think oil changes are one of those things we worry about too much. Change it when you feel comfortable, but I'm fine with 10,000 miles or 1 year whichever comes 1st.

 

That article says he had to replace the engine at ONLY 800,000.

 

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I change the oil in my 2011 annually. 77k on it and only driven 3-4k some years. Used whatever synthetic on sale at the time.

 

Change the oil,its cheap and good insurance for a long lasting motor.

 

I 2nd that - OCI of up to 20k don't make sense 2 me - I DYI for $20-$25 synthetic vs a new truck $30k plus.

 

I’ve done the 3k thing for 40yrs.
Under 30$ w/Toyota filter takes 10 minutes.
My 08 was totaled and I got a 12 dealer offered a extended power train but the oil had to be done every 5k to maintain warranty. Wasn’t interested just stuck with me because he really made sure to push that point.

 

Fact: Frequent or pre-mature oil changes will not hurt the engine. A long delayed oil change can lead to serious issues.

OP, I'd suggest at least an annual oil change or 5,000 miles, which ever occurs first. Don't worry so much about Syn or Dino oil, just use oil that meets the API specification from the Owner's Manual. Follow the Owner's Manual concerning viscosity choice.

All will be fine.

 

Frequent oil changes will not hurt an engine. Are they necessary? Highly debated! Manufacturers owners manual are an excellent resource for recommended oil change intervals. They probably did a bit of testing to determine this and certainly would not extend intervals and jeopardize engine longevity and companies reputation. Our previous vehicle had an oil life monitor and no mention of oil change interval in manual. First year we had it kilometers were racking up and when it passed 12k I wondered if monitor was working so called dealer and asked about it. He asked about mileage and usage and said it was normal to go 17 or 18k under those conditions and sure enough lit up at around 18K. Changed oil/filter and oil didn't look bad at all but just out of curiosity should have sent off a sample for analysis. Had vehicle for five years and every oil change averaged around 17K. Usually very meticulous about vehicle maintenance and was very surprised by this long interval.

 

The Tacoma’s port injected dinosaur can likely go 10-15k mile OCI with favorable driving conditions.

I prefer to stick with 5k just so I can line up my other maintenance activities at the same time.

 

This guy fucks.

 

Hey hey now.

 

Sorry sorry it was a compliment I swear lol

 

Also, organic, cage-free, non-GMO, free range coconut oil every 6 miles for my baby. And a cruelty-free soy-bean fiber washable filter.

But really, every 5k, synthetic, and a Toyota filter.

 

Bout time you get with the program..

 

Your such a rebel

 

What did my rebel do this time?