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07-12-2021, 10:04 AM #1Banned
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2021 toyota tacoma service intervals
Is it really ok to only change the oil every 10,000 miles?
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07-12-2021, 10:10 AM #2yelgatgab
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Probably, but I changed it myself at 5 and 15, between the freebies.
Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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07-12-2021, 10:22 AM #3Banned
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They are charging me 30 some dollars to do it at 5.
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07-12-2021, 10:24 AM #4
Yes absolutely fine. They use synthetic oil from the factory. 30 years ago my father who worked in the auto industry for 30+ years prior always had me change my oil at 7500 with standard oil. He was a firm believer that the 3.5-5k changes was a deal the auto manufacturers made with big oil to sell more product. I've put over 225k miles on several Toyota models only changing oil at 7.5k - never once had issues with the engines. The synthetic oils are even better the the old standard oil if used on a fresh engine from day one.
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07-12-2021, 10:28 AM #5Banned
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I have always been bad at changing the oil in all my crappy cars and they've always kept chugging along but I want to do everything right with my new truck.
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07-12-2021, 10:32 AM #6
Shit that's nothing. My wife's car only gets an oil change every 16000 miles.
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07-12-2021, 10:34 AM #7
Religion, politics, and oil change intervals.
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07-12-2021, 10:36 AM #8
10,000-12,000 mi on synthetic are just fine--anything sooner is a waste. I sold my FJ w/4.0 with 375K on the clock. It got 10-12K changes with syn. Never a problem with the engine.
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07-12-2021, 11:50 AM #9
Agree with the above posts, but since it's the first change go ahead and do it. The assembly lube isn't doing anything anymore, and on the off-chance there's a little metal floating around.
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07-12-2021, 11:57 AM #10yelgatgab
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Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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07-12-2021, 12:11 PM #11Registered User
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IME just go with what the manual sez I did that on the 2010 Ranger and it never burnt any oil til i traded it, I don't even think it was synthetic oil just garden variety oil
The dealer kept sending me early service recommendations which i ignored for what the manual sez
the VW TDi you had to use 505 spec synthetic which was 10$ a litre but the intervals were twice as long as gas engines so it only hurt half as much, it burnt about a liter every 4000kms, the oil was always black as coal even after a changeLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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07-12-2021, 12:20 PM #12
I'd take a look @ the severe duty intervals, if it were mine. I know where I live, I'm pretty much always in the severe duty parameters. Oil gets dirty and picks up fuel. Smell the old oil when you change it next.bMy brother has been doing 2500(it's a 92,standard oil) and that truck runs tits @ 440k. Dirty oil is not a conspiracy
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07-12-2021, 12:45 PM #13"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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07-12-2021, 12:51 PM #14
I'd guess that changing the oil in a new taco would be a walk in the park. Like mounting a pair of bindings.
But not everyone likes to get their hands dirty, I get that.
$30 sounds like a deal, especially if it includes some synthetic.
TDI spec now is 507.00 and it turns black fast. Like after the first 20 miles.
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07-12-2021, 01:13 PM #15
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07-12-2021, 01:13 PM #16
Change the oil every 10k now till she blows. Quit thinking about this. /the end
Is it okay to hang a 20 inch 15 lb ceiling fan from a stainless steel radiator clamp? It was all I could find. So tired of replacing overhead fans in my garage so I bought this pricey thing from Lowes.
Recommended change interval for the clamp? Would frequent lubrication slow metal fatigue?
Sorry for the thread drift. Google failed to give me an answer.
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07-12-2021, 01:15 PM #17User
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07-12-2021, 01:17 PM #18
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07-12-2021, 01:22 PM #19
It's part of the old fan bracket. I left it up there, desperate to get some air moving to dry my boat out. So humid here lately. Literally stuff will stay wet for weeks without air movement.
What is more useful in an emergency...a radiator clamp or a Voile strap?
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07-12-2021, 01:23 PM #20
And why is it there when one of the u clamps would have done the same?
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07-12-2021, 01:31 PM #21
The hook that came with the fan was too big for those U clamps. Plus one U clamp is two little wood screws which is a lot for 15 lbs of kickass Lowes ceiling fan. Now utilizing all the little U clamps and old cheap fan bracket. I have no doubt those 4 u clamps will last the life of the fan. The radiator bracket didn't come with an owners manual so I thought I'd ask the collective.
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07-12-2021, 01:36 PM #22
I'm pretty sure that board is gonna need a few more screws...
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07-12-2021, 01:40 PM #23______
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Wait, you can get a full synthetic oil change for $30? Where?
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07-12-2021, 01:46 PM #24
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07-12-2021, 01:51 PM #25
Clearly I screwed those in teetering on top of a cooler after drinking it out of beer. But that board and that tanglefuck of screws have outlasted probably 5 garage fans. I call the board to ceiling coupling redneck rough but blue collar solid.
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