I'm glad I have a Tacoma

That’s what happens when you do 10K oil changes

 

Have 270k beat to shit miles on a 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 5.3

It’s overloaded almost weekly for a day or two,
All original besides basic maintenance. Some of their products are good, others aren’t .

 

I have 2023 Tacoma I want to drive it, it is fun and comfy I have a 2017 Dodge farm truck with 11,000 miles on it I drive it when I Have to but would rather not

 

I liked it better back when we used sperm whale oil for everything. Then you just dump your excess oil back down the spermy’s blowhole. Man, I miss my childhood.

 

Getto, not so much he's one of the guys that has a short driveway on the block. When it comes to snow fall I really envy it. I could almost park 3 deep on mine. He's lucky, room to park 1 that's why it's on the street. I'm hoping he gets it figured out he's got a trailer with snowmobiles to have fun with. He's only got about 4.5 good months to use a year.

 

Why do vehicles not have a better warning system for low oil pressure or even a Limp mode ?

 

And now Moby Dick makes more sense!

 

It is more about the age of the car then the miles. You can have a 3 year old truck with 150k with no issue and a 60k miles 20 years old with issue. Ask me how i know. with

 

My Tacoma was 5 years older

 

That’s disgusting (about the oil pump). So it just grenaded on a near new truck ?

 

You are not wrong there sir.

 

Mother nature and time wreck havoc on equipment.

 

I like mine too, it’s the perfect work truck for the kid’s little lawn/landscape business. 2wd 8 ft bed, no frills, dependable. Got it for a hell of a price last summer considering the times we live in. Bashing other brands is juvenile but I understand this is a Tacoma forum. By the way, I love my Tacoma too, great truck!

 

It wouldn't be that hard for a manufacturer to put in an automatic shut off on their remote start when a check engine light, low oil pressure or whatever is triggered. Have an override for the system once a key is put in the ignition and turned. My F150 won't even fire up with remote start if there is a current check engine light.

 

I assume it would be a safety thing. Pull out on a busy highway in say a 2009 chevy with the 5.3 engine and an engine shutdown because of loss of oil pressure gets you wrecked or worse.
I do agree that all engines should have some sort of shut down if oil pressure drops to nothing. Those expensive D7 Cats have them but they don't pull in to heavy traffic.

 

Audible beep, beep with voice warning engine shut down in 30 seconds ?