Oil changes 2023 Tacoma

motivx.com would have directed you to the correct one without delay. Fumoto.com takes you to the correct products as well.

 

Gatafly I’ve also got a 2004 Nissan Sentra half the time I beat a screwdriver through the filter to turn it off. Of course it’s a 379$ snap on screwdriver!!!

 

I'm 60. Been wrenching since I was a kid. My point... Some are not built to wrench. Oil changes are easy...for some.

 

I sent an email to MotiveX direct to inquire if it would work on my 2022 sport.
The answer was yes.
I believe they don't list every model and year....
Very good quality product.

 

Yeah I get what you are saying. I’m that guy though, the inexperienced one without many tools. I did my research ahead of time and followed along with a YouTube video and it went fine. I know not everyone would be so careful and forget an o-ring or drain the tranny instead. I’ve read more horror stories here from dealership oil changes than from people messing it up on their own.

Case in point: back when I used to take my cars to Toyota for oil changes they forgot to put the oil cap back on. This was about 20 years ago and I was young and inexperienced. I didn’t even think to check after they finished. This was in a Scion tC with under 15k miles. That cap sat off in my engine bay for 800+ miles as I took a trip to southern CA that week. Not until I got back home and happened to lift the hood did I notice the cap was off and there was some oil spray on the bay and underside of hood. Took it right in and they said sorry and changed the oil again, but who knows what kind of damage it did. That car is long gone now but I always wondered if the engine had any issues after that. I’d rather “risk it” and change my own oil in my new Tacoma. Anything beyond that I’ll have the dealership do it and just cross my fingers.

 

Some people should not dump the dirt from a vacuum let alone do auto maintenance.

 

I'd agree with that. I have a friend thats a chemist, and a wiz in math. He graduated 2nd in his college class already having a top job with a local chemical company. Give him any tool thats automotive orientated, and he'll hurt himself. Every once in a while he try's to take on a small project...you'll just crack up seeing the results.

 

As far as reaching up there, and unscrewing that housing by hand....well you're a better man than me.

 

Well I'll add that getting a filter that the gorillas at the dealership over tighten is a pain in the butt if you don't have the correct tools on hand to deal with it. About a year ago I posted about that issue. I ended up letting the filter go to my last Toyota care oil change for the dealer to remove that filter. Next time I was ready to go with a 24" breaker bar and the upgraded motivX cap wrench. Everything that time went fine. Now that I my Toyota care is over I'll only be going to the dealership for warranty purposes and doing my own simple maintenance and other non warranty services and repairs will go to an independent mechanic.

I been wrenching on cars doing maintenance, brakes and minor repairs since I had a driver's license. I've went as far as replacing a head gasket on a car once but that was a bit too much and I needed help. I'm smart enough to stay in my lane with mechanics.

 

Same here. Started with mini bike creations, compliments from the local dump when I was younger than 10 while working my way up to dirt bikes by the time I was 14. Even built a drag car once I could afford buying enough used parts from others. Hell, oil changes I can do in my sleep. Now 70 still doing them even after suffering a stroke years ago. For me, I enjoy a challenge.

 

Question: I have a 2023 TRD Pro. Does the TRD Pro skid plate introduce any extra steps to the oil change procedure?

 

A cover needs removed to access the filter
However, that’s less work than changing a filter on say a Sport model

 

If it's the same as the knock off plate I have it's 4 5mm hex bolts to remove the filter access cover.

 

Yeah, I don't understand the hate for dealerships for doing oil changes.

If they mess it up, they fix it. They didn't tighten up the oil drain plug, now I need a new motor? Sweet, a new motor!

If I mess it up, I'm out of luck. Nobody is going to help you out when you mess up something on your own truck.

I let the dealer do oil changes at 5k (paid for it) and then again at 10k and 20k for the freebies. I did it myself at 30k because I was about to do a road trip where my mileage would be over and the dealer was booked out for several weeks. I used to change my oil in all of my vehicles growing up, and you know what? I don't miss it at all. I'll still do it myself when it makes sense (i.e. when it happens to be summer and not the middle of the winter), but sometimes it's nice to be able to pay for the convenience for it to be somebody else's problem. I'd trust the dealership more than most of the general population or a quick lube place for an oil change.

 

Yeah. People who think some of these yahoos who own Tacomas are all wrenchers and gearheads and can build a plane out of duct tape... just go here and see what normal consumers do to their vehicles.
Here it is https://www.youtube.com/@JustRolledIn/videos

 

Been using this tool kit for the past 2 oil changes and love it. Reduces the mess and for that it's worth it.

 

Ha! I was thinking the same thing.

Also, I love the Motivx drain tool/hose and funnel. Don't love the filter wrench, though most people seem to. Mine always gets jammed on the plastic housing.

 

MotivX +1

 

Yeah, the filter housing got stuck in my motivx wrench also...had to use a butter knife to pry it out. I think I got some oil between the tool, and the filter housing, that it caused a suction issue. You got to use a good 1/2'' breaker bar with a 15/16'' socket when using that wrench, then it's easy peasy to unscrew.

 

Ha! I wondered if it was just me. I have learned just to leave the filter housing stuck in the wrench. When I screw it back on it always seems to become unstuck with torque the other way. Sometimes I still have to wiggle it a bit. No biggie but it’s kind of annoying and I’ll probably look for another wrench option.