Wrong oil in engine

Y tho

 

I said it before, but no one listened.

 

I was jokin…I can’t believe this thread is still going

 

The argument is about the 3.5L 2GR-FKS which is “allowed” (by Toyota) to run a bunch of different viscosities in one country and only one viscosity is “allowed” in the other country, despite them being the exact same engine. That same engine in one country is able to run 15W-40 per the manufacturer (including the fact that it’s got tighter whatever (clearances, tolerances, insert favorite word here), and VVTI….but that same motor can’t run 15W-40 once it comes to America?

The biggest part of the problem in these discussions is people think 15W-40 is drastically thicker than 0W-20. We’re not comparing honey to water. Even if when both are warmed up, the 40 is twice as thick as the 20, it’s still only twice as thick as something that isn’t thick at all meaning neither of them are thick.

Reminds me of when my company moved offices and the president started complaining (jokingly) about the move tripling his commute. His old commute was 1 mile. 3x 1 mile is still only 3 miles. Lol.

 

Maybe OP's master tech dad can put it all back to stock without setting the truck on fire.

 

Bet he invoices his son for the work

 

…And we wonder why we get so many people bitching about how hard it is to change the oil in the 3.5….

 

Common OP, we need an update. The villagers are getting antsy.

 

Did OP check for a banana in the tailpipe?

 

Toyota USA sells one single version of the Tacoma V6 engine and the oil specs are the same whether it’s sold in Northern Alaska or the Nevada Desert. The climate varies so much, yet people like @Horseshoez will pound their keyboard telling you one single viscosity is correct for a cold start at -40 or 120 degrees.

 

8.2 labor hors on dumb truck for idgit son @ 110 CASH DISCONT

 

Yeah one hand on an impact gun tightening the plastic filter can and the other has a phone in it with TikTok open.

 

A master tech eh?

 

They spec

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

0W-20 oil to squeeze another 1 mpg out of the engine to meet CAFE requirements. Using 10W-30 might cost 1 mpg, but it didn't blow up the engine.

 

Doubt its even 1 mpg, Im betting its less than 1%.

 

You just described the Valvoline techs lol. Actual Toyota techs go through a hell of a lot of training and certification.

Honestly sounds like OPs dad..... Was never a Toyota Master Tech.

 

So, I’m driving to Mexico, do I need to change my oil at the border, then also when I come back?