Toyota Trucks: Tacoma Oil Change

"oscar jean" <net> wrote in message
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Depends on which model and the driving conditions. For my '97, f'rinstance,
Toyota says 5,000 miles under "special operating conditions," 7,500
otherwise. No way in Hades I would let an engine go 7,500 miles on an oil
change, but that's what it says in the book for my model year. Your mileage,
if you'll pardon the pun, may vary. Trucks do usually go longer than cars
because they usually have increased oil capacity.

You can get the maintenance schedule for your particular truck here:

http://www.toyota.com

Click on "Vehicles" and select "Parts and Services."

D

"oscar jean" <net> wrote in message
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If you really study the matter, you'll see the 3k oil change is a myth, but
one cherished by truck worshippers. Benz uses a sensor to determine when oil
needs changing & they often go almost 20k miles before the sensor says
change. Worse, most of the oil deterioration occurs before 1,000 miles so to
*really* protect your truck, you should change the oil then. In reality, oil
is about the same at 7.5k miles as 3k, but the 3k change is a religion in
most enthusiast's minds.

How can you go wrong following the mfg suggestions? Unless you believe Toy
is a bunch of devils out to destroy their trucks so you'll buy a new one
because your last one wore out so fast. Yeah, that makes sense.

-paul

"oscar jean" <net> wrote in message
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Oscar, I don't know which engine you have, but Tacomas have been know to be
rather hard on oil. It looks like 3k-4k miles on conventional oil, and
around 6k miles on synthetics like Mobil 1 are best. Check out the
following site:
http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=3;DaysPrune=1
000

Try doing a search on Tacoma, and read the comments.

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 05:52:52 -0500 (EST), net (oscar
jean) wrote:
 

Owner's manual lists 5000 for all 2004 models.
2003 and older had optional 5000 or 7500 mile schedules depending on
the severity of service.



--- Rich
http://richlockyer.tripod.com/

Tacoma's should have an oil change appr. every 500 miles, using the
jiffylube signature service.

Seriously though, it's too dependent on what you do with the truck.
Commuting at 70mph is a lot different than pulling folks out of
snowbanks in 4-lo all winter.

I bounce between both, and do changes somewhere between 4000-6000
miles. Not religious, I just do it when I feel like it needs it. I'm
due right now, but it's just too damn cold out right now.