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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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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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12-18-2006, 08:28 AM | #22 | |
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12-18-2006, 10:19 AM | #23 | |
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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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12-18-2006, 01:40 PM | #24 |
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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.
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12-18-2006, 01:46 PM | #25 |
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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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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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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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12-18-2006, 03:41 PM | #28 |
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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12-18-2006, 03:52 PM | #29 |
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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. |
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! |
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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12-20-2006, 09:33 AM | #34 |
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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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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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