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Old 12-18-2006, 03:26 AM   #19
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Something else I wanted to add, my dealership, has free internet, free food, and a sitting area with newspapers, tv, and such, and a kidsroom.
My dealership has the same stuff and the mall is right across the street if it looks like it's going to take awhile.
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Old 12-18-2006, 03:35 AM   #20
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well my dealership has a pretty sales manager and a motel across the street if it looks like it's going to take a while

hahah jokes aside I better go there soon and get my oil changed too, gonna be taking a long trip soon...
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Old 12-18-2006, 06:05 AM   #21
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I got my first last saturday at the dealer first one was free took them almost a hour .The first one can be a pain I know my 04tacoma was like to never got that filter off
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Old 12-18-2006, 08:28 AM   #22
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Something else I wanted to add, my dealership, has free internet, free food, and a sitting area with newspapers, tv, and such, and a kidsroom.
Didn't your gradmother ever tell you that nothing in life is free?

Somebody has to pay for all that "free" stuff. Can you guess who that "somebody" is? Clue ... it's not the dealer.
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Old 12-18-2006, 10:19 AM   #23
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Didn't your gradmother ever tell you that nothing in life is free?

Somebody has to pay for all that "free" stuff. Can you guess who that "somebody" is? Clue ... it's not the dealer.
They chalk that up to marketing expense. It obviously works.

I honestly don't mind getting service done. When I bought my truck the A/C didn't work so I had to bring it in to have them diagnose and fix the problem.

It took 3 hours and it was reaallly nice just relaxing for awhile.
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Old 12-18-2006, 01:40 PM   #24
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I got my first last saturday at the dealer first one was free took them almost a hour .The first one can be a pain I know my 04tacoma was like to never got that filter off
Getting the filter off a V6 Tacoma was a pain in the ass! The 2005 and on up Tacomas have it right on the top of the engine! Makes changing the oil almost too easy! The Yaris is also ridiculously easy to change the oil on.
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Old 12-18-2006, 01:46 PM   #25
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Getting the filter off a V6 Tacoma was a pain in the ass! The 2005 and on up Tacomas have it right on the top of the engine! Makes changing the oil almost too easy! The Yaris is also ridiculously easy to change the oil on.
even then is hard to firmly put the hand on the Yaris's filter, I found out the original one was tighten by kind of a Hulk mechanic, painful to take off even with the pliers
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Old 12-18-2006, 02:41 PM   #26
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Get a filter wrench for that specific filter and it is a piece of cake. If your oil catching device is slim enough, you dont need to jack the car up. Me likeee!
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Old 12-18-2006, 03:08 PM   #27
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I wouldn't have done it even if my dealer told me it was option, but they didn't offer it. I would rather buy a toyota filter and valvoline oil (at least for 20,000 miles, then to Mobil 1) and do it myself. About $13 total. I've had bad experiences with mechanics, even at reputable dealers. Maybe its just because it's such a simple procedure, and they do 20 a day, they get sloppy. I especially hate it when they overfill the oil and it happens every time.
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Old 12-18-2006, 03:41 PM   #28
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They always put the newest or most stoned guy on oil change duty.

I always do it myself and use Mobil One. I've been using the K&H filters that have a fitting on the top so you can take it off with a socket wrench. They're a few bucks more, but really nice.
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Old 12-18-2006, 03:52 PM   #29
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Old 12-18-2006, 04:38 PM   #30
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I wasn't even offered the oil for life service lol.

I change my own anyway, every three months or every 3,000 miles whichever comes first.
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Old 12-19-2006, 03:10 PM   #31
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I did my first oil change last weekend (3100 Miles). I bought an oil filter from the dealer on my way home as well as an oil drain plug gasket. I got Mobile One extended oil at Wal-mart.

By the way... The OEM oil filter I got from the dealer was not the same as the OEM's I have seen pictured here. Looked a lot cheaper. I didn't have (don't really know how to describe it) call it an extra, thin metal piece at the top kinda notched around the oil passage holes.

All was going well until I checked the oil level when I was done.

I am a flipping idiot

The car holds 4 quarts with a filter change. The oil I picked up was in a 5 quart container. They also had 4 quart containers and that is what I though I was putting in the basket after reading the labels on a few different synthetic oils.

I didn't look at the container again when I poured it in. OOPS

So... I had to remove the drain plug and put it back in quick a couple of times.

I guess I am lucky though.. It could have been anti-freeze or windshield washer solvent I poured into the engine

Thats the first time I ever over filled any engine. I guarantee it will be the last!
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Old 12-19-2006, 10:37 PM   #32
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Actually Barry our car holds 3.75 with filter change
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Old 12-19-2006, 10:54 PM   #33
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Actually Barry our car holds 3.75 with filter change
Pour in 3 liters and you'll have oil up to the 1/2 of the line. That's just enough
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Old 12-20-2006, 09:33 AM   #34
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Actually Barry our car holds 3.75 with filter change
I used the attached info from this forum. 1/10th of a quart overfill won't hurt. Probably leave that much new oil in the bottle unless you let it drain forever.
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Old 12-22-2006, 11:47 AM   #35
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i've heard you should use conventional oil until about 10,000 miles then switch to synthetic something to do with the new gaskets .
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Old 12-22-2006, 11:51 AM   #36
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i've heard you should use conventional oil until about 10,000 miles then switch to synthetic something to do with the new gaskets .


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