Oil Change Intervals
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From: Casey on 25 Sep 2008 13:18 Hi everyone, I drive a 2007 Tacoma PreRunner 2WD 6cyl double cab and I'm wondering about oil change intervals. The manual says a 5,000 mile interval is recommended. Is this for synthetic oils or all oils? I use standard 5w30 oil. Should I keep with my every 3000 mile change or is it safe to move to the 5000 changes? Mostly city/highway driving, occasionally pulling small boats or bed loads on dusty roads. What do you guys think? Anyone experimented? Casey
From: Charles H. on 25 Sep 2008 14:38 my 08 double cab 4x4 v6 came with a maint. plan for 75000 miles they change it free every 5000. i too was a every 3 month or 3000 mile BUT the dealer says 5000 is ok as thats what the book says
From: someone on 25 Sep 2008 18:15 In article <QvWdncVJ-794WkbVnZ2dnUVZ_rrinZ2d(a)comcast.com>, caseyhargis(a)comcast.net wrote: > >Hi everyone, > >I drive a 2007 Tacoma PreRunner 2WD 6cyl double cab and I'm wondering >about oil change intervals. > >The manual says a 5,000 mile interval is recommended. Is this for >synthetic oils or all oils? I use standard 5w30 oil. Should I keep with >my every 3000 mile change or is it safe to move to the 5000 changes? >Mostly city/highway driving, occasionally pulling small boats or bed >loads on dusty roads. > >What do you guys think? Anyone experimented? > >Casey 5k has kept all my post 86 toys working fine. i always use real oil and never had a motor break down. everything hung on it and around it breaks, but not the motor. ymmv.
From: johngdole on 26 Sep 2008 00:55 All oils are on the 5000 mile interval. Toyota instituted this in 2004 for *all* their products because of sludge concerns. Even the Lexus line is on the 5000 interval, which kinda sucks. 3 mo/3000 miles is a better bet. Dino oil works fine for this interval. Just make sure you use a good oil filter. I prefer Bosch Filtech or Purolator PureOne. (I don't care for the new texture on the PureOne or the cheapos Toyota imports from southeast Asia). http://www.boschautoparts.com/Products/Filters/PremOilFilters.htm http://www.pureoil.com/ On Sep 25, 10:18 am, Casey <caseyhar...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I drive a 2007 Tacoma PreRunner 2WD 6cyl double cab and I'm wondering > about oil change intervals. > > The manual says a 5,000 mile interval is recommended. Is this for > synthetic oils or all oils? I use standard 5w30 oil. Should I keep with > my every 3000 mile change or is it safe to move to the 5000 changes? > Mostly city/highway driving, occasionally pulling small boats or bed > loads on dusty roads. > > What do you guys think? Anyone experimented? > > Casey
From: DanG on 26 Sep 2008 07:37
"Casey" <caseyhargis(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:QvWdncVJ-794WkbVnZ2dnUVZ_rrinZ2d(a)comcast.com... > > Hi everyone, > > I drive a 2007 Tacoma PreRunner 2WD 6cyl double cab and I'm wondering > about oil change intervals. > > The manual says a 5,000 mile interval is recommended. Is this for > synthetic oils or all oils? I use standard 5w30 oil. Should I keep with my > every 3000 mile change or is it safe to move to the 5000 changes? Mostly > city/highway driving, occasionally pulling small boats or bed loads on > dusty roads. > > What do you guys think? Anyone experimented? > > Casey 5000 is just fine as long as you use decent oil. Engines are sealed nowadays, oil stays pretty clean. Don't waste your money on synthetics or frequent changes. |