I have been changing oil on my trucks, cars, tractors, and boats for about 35 years now. I starting putting in Fumoto drain valves in my vehicles (except the boat) a few years back. Never had any problems with them and it's easy to attach a hose to drain the oil exactly where I want. You should check them out.
Smart, very smart. If you want your new truck to last, drive it easy and change the oil at 500-1000 miles.....Period. I have a new Taco trd pro and I'm changing the oil at 500 miles. Great content.
When I was working at Honda for 10 yrs. We were taught by the manufacturer that the first oil has a special lubricant in it due to the fact that the vehicle when made and ship could be sitting on the lot or transportation for some time.
You're right. The additive is to allow oil cling to the cylinder walls preventing oxidation and enhance engine break-in. But after customer purchases the vehicle additive is no longer needed and it's better to break-in the vehicle with fresh oil. My first oil change is at 100 miles. Second at 1000, then every 5000 miles.
Just got a GR Corolla and despite what dealers say, I’ll be changing oil at around 600 miles. After that I’ll still bring it in for a 6, 12, 18, and 24 month service, since it’s free for 2 years 🤘.
I remember oil changes use to be 3k miles. When I got a Chevy they told me 7k oil changes because it was synthetic. engine broke at 100k miles. On my new Toyota I’ll be doing it every 4-5k
You can always use a measuring cup and pour out 3.2 oz of oil from your 5qt box. Then you know you have 4.9 to dump the rest into the truck. That’s how I measure out the 0.6 qts on my 6.6 qt oil change 😊
I change my oil at 100 miles on my 24' 4Runner. Same for my 23' 4R and 22' Frontier. Cutting open the oil filters reveals close to 1/4 oz of aluminum bits, oil is sparkly under the sun. Better change early than late.
@@ellietheterrier1150 Let me clarify, 100 mile oil change is for removing most of particles in the oil. 2nd change at 1000, normal oil change is every 5000. My minimum break-in routine is 2000 miles, depending how the engine feels it can be up to 3500 miles. I never rev above 4000 RPM before that time. My last batch of vehicles were late 1990, 2000's and still purr like kittens when I sold them.
I have a 2016 4Runner trd pro that I bought brand new back in 2016, I have been changing the oil every 10k miles since new, have had no issues 125k miles later
Good video post by the way and congrats on your new 24 Taco.. When i got my 22 Taco fresh of the lot back in 2022, I did a every 500 miles 3X interval of oil and filter change until 1500 miles which was the last one. Then at 4k, change oil and filter again until 5K. From 5k did the last oil and filter change break in, then after that, went to normal oil and filter change at every 5K.... For the newer Turbos , I'd probably do and every 4K oil and filter change. just my 2 cents...
The Hawaii EFI tank additive stipulation is because they are allowed lesser additives when it comes to fuels in Hawaii. It's in case you don't get top tier fuel with the standard additive package over there.
I wish that I had a garage as nice as yours for my f250 2018 lariat tubo diesel 6.7 fx4 ,6inch lift on toyo 37's wheels 17x9 ,I would spend nights just baying my truck, my first 4x4 was a Tacoma 1990 ,4inch lift on big 31s remember those 😊
First oil change at 800-1000 miles is the way to go. 10k mi oil change intervals is just ridiculous. That's designed to increase Toyota dealer repair revenue
Good job Chloe. Oil changes at 10,000 miles is always a bad idea. The car manufacturers are in business to sell vehicles and if you do a good job at maintaining your vehicle, they can't sell you a new one for a very long time. An initial oil change at 1,000 miles is a great idea. Then you need to keep it up. Replace it at least every 5000 miles. Do this and you will have a very long life engine. By the way Chloe, you should invest in an electric ratchet. It'll make you life so much easier.
Unfortunately for new cars, folks who don’t know how to change their oil rely on the warranty for the service. But, the dealer stipulated that the car must tell them first via maintenance code or notice in order to get that free oil change. That code will only appears when the driver hits their first 9 or 10,000 miles sadly
I did 1k miles and 5k mile intervals on my Camry. Leaving the factory oil in for 10k miles sounds like an awesome way to toast your brand new engine early.
@@njad3 I don't know what you're trying to say. I brought my car to the dealer and paid for 1k and 5k oil changes just fine. Did you think dealers stopped liking money?
pro tip, don’t use the oil filter adapter to re tighten the filter. hand tight. rips the seal and seen them leak. also a lot harder for you to remove it next time
On your oil jug, try tipping it w/ the spout on top rather than at the bottom. Seems counter intuitive, but if it's not vented, it helps it pour more smoothly.
I changed the oil on my '23 Tacoma at 1,000 miles. I sent the filter to the Whip City Wrencher channel to have the filter dissected and it was interesting to see what was going on in there.
@@RockyMtnguy01 Not much. I thought there would be lots of little metal pieces, being the first oil change. There were only 3 or 4 little sparkly bits in there.
Hey Chloe your old motivx oil filter socket will work great on the 24 Tacoma oil filter 90915-YZZN1. I had a 23 Tacoma and now have a 24 sport and used it a few weeks ago for my break in oil change
So just curious, do you also plan to take your truck to dealership for complimentary oil change that is covered under warranty? Or you’d rather continue doing it yourself for peace of mind?
I commend you for your using a torque wrench on the oil plug. No one does that. Not even the oil change places or the dealers. Sometimes I will have my oil changed at the dealer or oil change place and sometimes they over torque them to where I have to jar them loose by banging on the ratchet with a hammer. What I do is hang tighten until contact and then just "snug" it. That's what 99% do. You are "special" in a good way.
This doesn’t sound right. Dealerships obviously have torque wrenches with a digital display on the wrench itself to tell you how high the torque is. They set the wrench to specifications. Maybe your dealership in the Ozarks doesn’t torque right but here in Southern California we live in modern times
The YZZ filters are what is called a locally sourced supplier. That's why the YZZ filters are 30% less expensive that the OEM. MSRP for that YZZN1 oil filter is $5.97.
I like Chloe and appreciate the fact she doesn't mind getting her hands dirty. It makes me laugh though that so many people that comment on this stuff always know more than the Toyota engineers.
Engineers don't fix the vehicles. I'll listen to what actual mechanics say about maintenance, because they actually see what happens to the components with daily use. Most of them recommend a 1k break-in oil change like what she did here. Then after that if you use full synthetic changing every 5k.
@@silvermonk13 I'm a mechanic. Engineers design and test all of these systems. They usually design to a standard of driving and maintenance that is not always reflective of the end-user. Mechanics love to work on cars and drive cars if they have time. Most mechanics will have no way of knowing or have the ability to reliably track how a 1,000 mile break-in oil change will impact a vehicle 5-10 years or 100,000 mile later- at scale. What mechanics do have a great deal of insight on, is how that engineering fairs long-term and how easy it is to work on. Generally speaking, vehicles with regular maintenance last longer and avoid costly repairs bills down the road. But lets not romanticize mechanics or engineers- they have different (yet related) roles. You can design and maintain the best vehicle on the planet- but if it was manufactured poorly, or a parts supplier decided to change alloys in a metal part, or change the polymer compound in a bushing- none of that engineering or maintenance is going to mean anything. Everything about a vehicle is complex. Don't try to oversimplify complex things.
@@shr00m7 you also shouldn't make things more complex than they actually are. Human beings like to make things more complex because they think it's supposed to be. If you take a basic coding class, it will teach you this.
I purchased a Motivix oil filter cannister wrench for our RAV4. I used a Dremel tool with a cut-off wheel and cut off the slotted section of the original cast aluminum oil filter wrench that I purchased from the Toyota dealer. I "donated" the modified wrench to our church's "auto-ministry" , so we won't run the risk of damaging one of our "client's" plastic Toyota oil filter housings!
Not a Tacoma owner but have a 3rd gen Canyon and a 2nd gen Canyon as well. I have always changed oil every 5k but when I asked Service Advisor about a 1k break in change he advised me against this. Anyway, I have no strong opinions on this but curious if there are anyone knows about factory additives in initial oil which comes with trucks of any kind? That was reason SA said it wasn't needed. If any experiences, pls share. Thanks! And yes, great content from Chloe, great information in your videos!
How much oil spilled onto the frame when pulling off the used oil filter? Will you bother with the shop towel (or tinfoil) method in your next oil change?
My 2019 4cyl - gen 3 came with a YZZD3, even though the spec says YZZD1. I've stayed with the "3" version since it's slightly longer, with additional capacity. About 4" versus 3.4" in length.
1k after break in oil change probably is definitely early for an oil change on modern motors, but makes sense for a turbo motor. Good to see Toyota finally ditched the paper filters, but 10k oil change intervals in the manual is complete nonsense by Toyota. 5k should be the max for a turbo motor. Better is 3k to prevent oil from clogging up the turbo and as a preventative from fuel dillition of the oil.
Every time I have my RAV4 serviced at a Toyota dealer as it is still under warranty, they overfill the oil. Last time was 750 mls. I had to use suction via the dipstick pipe. They don’t give a sh.t. I live in Australia.
Might get a bad truck off the assembly line absolutely. Change the oil after 1000 miles if not 500 to look to see if there is any metal fragments actually as might have a blown engine. Dealership at Toyota should require this given the recall situation so will be watching this closely. Also depending on the oil type might be able to smell to see if there is something wrong or even taste although this won't work with synthetic but yes testing for an actually breakdown in the viscosity checking for any burning type taste to see again...any metal in there? They might run every vehicle off the line now probably do on a set of rollers which makes sure all fluids properly distributed through the system and shows good compression before leaving for Dealership...where also Dealer prep is done to check all this before taking off the truck and receiving as payment. Tire alignment important. Look for any leaks. Best if done by your Dealership actually as they are the one responsible for any recall as they took delivery😊
It does for Toyota. They can market it as a low cost of ownership. Then when the engine starts burning oil at 50,000 miles they tell you to buy a new car.
Great idea to change oil early. Factory parts/filter absolutely! I'm still old school, not doin 10k between changes. Dont get me started on 0W oil :)Disassembly required for oil changes? .. I still feel spoiled with my 2014(Holy hell, my truck is 10 years old already). Filter up top, pan bolt easy access.
I also had this problem looks like the skid plates metal grommets up front aren’t centered with the hole for the bolt just took a bit of finesse to get it back on
@@tyler93539 it matters, seconds count when you start up the engine with a dry filter. Your top end will have 0psi oil pressure for 2-3 seconds while the filter element fills up. Yeah it doesn’t sound like a lot but when you add that all up over the life of the vehicle / every oil change it can make a difference in the long run. Master techs say it does nothing because they don’t give af. They only have to get it to last while it’s still within the powertrain warranty. I butted heads with Toyota master techs / dealerships over a number of different claims they made when I owned a Tacoma, needless to say it was enough to get rid of it. Toyota dealers are the worst of the worst.
@@PhOeNiXpIoLe ok bud what ever you say basement expert ill keep trusting the guys that have been doing this for 30+ years that i work with every day and watch them work on their personal vetches the same way, the last thing a mechanic wants to do is work on a personal vehicle after working on cars all day
watching your videos on 3rd and 4th gen aren't the same to me as of 8/30/24 nothing to do with how you post, your doing great but my 3rd gen Tacoma trd pro was stolen and honestly makes me sad.. but congrats on your 4th gen🎉
As long as you do it at the intervals in the booklet which calls for every 10,000 miles. If you do 1000, 5000 at home then go to the dealership for 10,000 oil change, then go on to do 15,000 at home than 20,000 at the dealership etc it should be fine for warranty
@@chibbyylol Even if you do ALL of them yourself here in the good ol' USA your warranty won't be affected. Just need some record that you did it. And of course, do it correctly--which as you can see from the video is not hard. And geez, @ilikechickensausage (need a certified mechanic to change oil) you Aussies need to grow some and get rid of the awful nanny-state you are developing. I thought you guys were proud of your convict heritage of being real free-thinkers. I guess not so much any more.
Any place that sells oil (at least here in the USA) has to take used oil back (you don't even have to have bought the new oil from them). I, for example, buy the Havoline 6 qt. boxes online from Walmart, but take the used oil back to the local Autozone or O'Reillys auto parts store. They never ask questions, just tell you where to put the oil and usually ask you to fill in how much you brought in and put the date down.
It takes more because it’s a turbo charged engine that’s also running at higher RPM usually. The turbo needs a healthy supply of oil and you probably do have an oil cooler since turbos heat up oil pretty good.
Toyota manual has a spec for how many ft-lbs to tighten with. She used a torque wrench as you saw to tighten it to the correct amount. Same with my third gen (but maybe a different tightness spec.)
They normally change the oil when they give it to you, but then again you will never catch me changing my own oil when a vehicle cost as much as they do these days. Oil changes should be free as it's not even worth the cost of doing it yourself these days either.
Probably but benefit of doing it yourself is you can heck your work vs some brand new tech at the dealership that hits your drain plug with an impact and ruins the oil pan (dont ask how i know, not fun times)
@@chibbyylol Id you know what you're doing and comfortable with it then knock yourself out, but most people don't even know to take the damn plastic off the oil filter.
Those of us in the know don't trust the dealerships, since the oil change techs are the newbies and we just feel better doing it ourselves. And as you can see it is pretty easy and by doing it yourself you learn a lot about your vehicle. I take mine off-road 20 or 30 times each year so its also a good way to make sure that everything looks OK under there.
Just curious about your opinion on the quality of the gen 4 Tacoma vs your gen 3! Use any criteria you wish to compare them briefly! BTW... It's not the mountains calling you... It's us, in New England... Come here and go bogging with us ANYTIME! Take care and thanks for the informative commentary!
Those of us in the know don't trust the dealerships, since the oil change techs are the newbies and we just feel better doing it ourselves. And as you can see it is pretty easy.
One of the things I appreciate about my 4.0 gen 2 Tacoma is it takes an even 5 qts and the filter is up top and is easy to change 😁
I have been changing oil on my trucks, cars, tractors, and boats for about 35 years now. I starting putting in Fumoto drain valves in my vehicles (except the boat) a few years back. Never had any problems with them and it's easy to attach a hose to drain the oil exactly where I want. You should check them out.
The reason the smaller engine uses the same oil is for the turbo. Just watched the car care nut about turbos. The inter cooler uses the oil
Smart, very smart. If you want your new truck to last, drive it easy and change the oil at 500-1000 miles.....Period. I have a new Taco trd pro and I'm changing the oil at 500 miles. Great content.
When I was working at Honda for 10 yrs. We were taught by the manufacturer that the first oil has a special lubricant in it due to the fact that the vehicle when made and ship could be sitting on the lot or transportation for some time.
You're right. The additive is to allow oil cling to the cylinder walls preventing oxidation and enhance engine break-in. But after customer purchases the vehicle additive is no longer needed and it's better to break-in the vehicle with fresh oil. My first oil change is at 100 miles. Second at 1000, then every 5000 miles.
Just got a GR Corolla and despite what dealers say, I’ll be changing oil at around 600 miles. After that I’ll still bring it in for a 6, 12, 18, and 24 month service, since it’s free for 2 years 🤘.
I remember oil changes use to be 3k miles. When I got a Chevy they told me 7k oil changes because it was synthetic. engine broke at 100k miles. On my new Toyota I’ll be doing it every 4-5k
Still do 3-5k max oil change regardless of what they say.
You can always use a measuring cup and pour out 3.2 oz of oil from your 5qt box. Then you know you have 4.9 to dump the rest into the truck. That’s how I measure out the 0.6 qts on my 6.6 qt oil change 😊
I did a 1k mile break in oil change on my 3rd gen too! Cheap insurance. might as well!
I’m sorry about what happened to your baby, hope it can get back up and running because I’m REALLY looking forward to your content! 😄
I change my oil at 100 miles on my 24' 4Runner.
Same for my 23' 4R and 22' Frontier.
Cutting open the oil filters reveals close to 1/4 oz of aluminum bits, oil is sparkly under the sun. Better change early than late.
Let the factory oil break in first at least damn
@@njad3 LOL, 100 miles is enough break in.😁
A break in period is typically 1000 miles. So. No. 100 miles is no were near the completion of the break in period
@@ellietheterrier1150 Let me clarify, 100 mile oil change is for removing most of particles in the oil. 2nd change at 1000, normal oil change is every 5000. My minimum break-in routine is 2000 miles, depending how the engine feels it can be up to 3500 miles. I never rev above 4000 RPM before that time. My last batch of vehicles were late 1990, 2000's and still purr like kittens when I sold them.
@@Nexgeninfiyou must have more money than brains!
Another awesome video Chloe I appreciate the gems 💎🏡 on your channel I definitely took notes 📓 😎💪 keep up the good content
I have a 2016 4Runner trd pro that I bought brand new back in 2016, I have been changing the oil every 10k miles since new, have had no issues 125k miles later
Good video post by the way and congrats on your new 24 Taco.. When i got my 22 Taco fresh of the lot back in 2022, I did a every 500 miles 3X interval of
oil and filter change until 1500 miles which was the last one. Then at 4k, change oil and filter again until 5K. From 5k did the last oil and filter change break in,
then after that, went to normal oil and filter change at every 5K....
For the newer Turbos , I'd probably do and every 4K oil and filter change. just my 2 cents...
The Hawaii EFI tank additive stipulation is because they are allowed lesser additives when it comes to fuels in Hawaii. It's in case you don't get top tier fuel with the standard additive package over there.
Don’t use wrench to tighten oil filter. Only hand tighten
I wish that I had a garage as nice as yours for my f250 2018 lariat tubo diesel 6.7 fx4 ,6inch lift on toyo 37's wheels 17x9 ,I would spend nights just baying my truck, my first 4x4 was a Tacoma 1990 ,4inch lift on big 31s remember those 😊
I pick up my new 2024 Tacoma this Friday. Thanks for the advice.
Oil Change every 6 months or 5,000 miles whichever comes first.
First oil change at 800-1000 miles is the way to go. 10k mi oil change intervals is just ridiculous. That's designed to increase Toyota dealer repair revenue
Good job Chloe.
Oil changes at 10,000 miles is always a bad idea. The car manufacturers are in business to sell vehicles and if you do a good job at maintaining your vehicle, they can't sell you a new one for a very long time.
An initial oil change at 1,000 miles is a great idea. Then you need to keep it up. Replace it at least every 5000 miles. Do this and you will have a very long life engine.
By the way Chloe, you should invest in an electric ratchet. It'll make you life so much easier.
Unfortunately for new cars, folks who don’t know how to change their oil rely on the warranty for the service. But, the dealer stipulated that the car must tell them first via maintenance code or notice in order to get that free oil change. That code will only appears when the driver hits their first 9 or 10,000 miles sadly
I did 1k miles and 5k mile intervals on my Camry. Leaving the factory oil in for 10k miles sounds like an awesome way to toast your brand new engine early.
@@njad3 I don't know what you're trying to say. I brought my car to the dealer and paid for 1k and 5k oil changes just fine. Did you think dealers stopped liking money?
pro tip, don’t use the oil filter adapter to re tighten the filter. hand tight. rips the seal and seen them leak. also a lot harder for you to remove it next time
On your oil jug, try tipping it w/ the spout on top rather than at the bottom. Seems counter intuitive, but if it's not vented, it helps it pour more smoothly.
I might have been doing this wrong for years 😅
@@ChloeKuo You might want to practice on something other than your engine just in case it doesn't work well for you! LOL
I find pouring from the side helps as well to produce a smooth laminar flow. Gives the same room for air to allow smooth flow.
I changed the oil on my '23 Tacoma at 1,000 miles. I sent the filter to the Whip City Wrencher channel to have the filter dissected and it was interesting to see what was going on in there.
@@josephstarnes8747 I never saw a video go up for that, I follow him as well, that would be cool to see
What did he find in the filter?
@@RockyMtnguy01 Not much. I thought there would be lots of little metal pieces, being the first oil change. There were only 3 or 4 little sparkly bits in there.
@@josephstarnes8747 that's good. I had about 4-6 little sparkles in my first filter along with blue silicone pieces. The second filter had nothing.
Royal purple is the best. Seen engines with over 100,000 and they look like new.
Hiya Chloe, if you want to see something interesting, open that filter, you just might find some break in particles. Good job by the way.
Hey Chloe your old motivx oil filter socket will work great on the 24 Tacoma oil filter 90915-YZZN1. I had a 23 Tacoma and now have a 24 sport and used it a few weeks ago for my break in oil change
thanks for the video, love your enthusiasm for Toyotas
Keep making such wonderful videos. Your videos are like works of art.🐈🔲💵
Changed the oil on my 24 Taco at 3,000 again at 5,000 now I'll wait for the dealer's 10,000 oil change.
So just curious, do you also plan to take your truck to dealership for complimentary oil change that is covered under warranty? Or you’d rather continue doing it yourself for peace of mind?
Where did you get that oil funnel? That looks like a nice set up.
I commend you for your using a torque wrench on the oil plug. No one does that. Not even the oil change places or the dealers. Sometimes I will have my oil changed at the dealer or oil change place and sometimes they over torque them to where I have to jar them loose by banging on the ratchet with a hammer. What I do is hang tighten until contact and then just "snug" it. That's what 99% do. You are "special" in a good way.
This doesn’t sound right. Dealerships obviously have torque wrenches with a digital display on the wrench itself to tell you how high the torque is. They set the wrench to specifications. Maybe your dealership in the Ozarks doesn’t torque right but here in Southern California we live in modern times
@@sammyjammy6647 boy the comments in this channel are toxic AF.
@@aluisious his or mine?
The YZZ filters are what is called a locally sourced supplier. That's why the YZZ filters are 30% less expensive that the OEM. MSRP for that YZZN1 oil filter is $5.97.
Thank you 🙏 great video!
Is 30ft lbs of torque required in the manual? Also I would love to see other maintenance items like fuel filters,etc.
Probably, my 3rd gen manual has the tightening spec in it too. And Chloe, as you may have noticed, does read the manual. She is an engineer after all.
After this I would just do my oil change every 5000 miles just like you do already on your gen3. .
I like Chloe and appreciate the fact she doesn't mind getting her hands dirty. It makes me laugh though that so many people that comment on this stuff always know more than the Toyota engineers.
Engineers don't fix the vehicles. I'll listen to what actual mechanics say about maintenance, because they actually see what happens to the components with daily use. Most of them recommend a 1k break-in oil change like what she did here. Then after that if you use full synthetic changing every 5k.
@@silvermonk13 I'm a mechanic. Engineers design and test all of these systems. They usually design to a standard of driving and maintenance that is not always reflective of the end-user. Mechanics love to work on cars and drive cars if they have time. Most mechanics will have no way of knowing or have the ability to reliably track how a 1,000 mile break-in oil change will impact a vehicle 5-10 years or 100,000 mile later- at scale. What mechanics do have a great deal of insight on, is how that engineering fairs long-term and how easy it is to work on. Generally speaking, vehicles with regular maintenance last longer and avoid costly repairs bills down the road. But lets not romanticize mechanics or engineers- they have different (yet related) roles. You can design and maintain the best vehicle on the planet- but if it was manufactured poorly, or a parts supplier decided to change alloys in a metal part, or change the polymer compound in a bushing- none of that engineering or maintenance is going to mean anything. Everything about a vehicle is complex. Don't try to oversimplify complex things.
@@shr00m7 you also shouldn't make things more complex than they actually are. Human beings like to make things more complex because they think it's supposed to be. If you take a basic coding class, it will teach you this.
@@silvermonk13 does coding also teach you to be unnecessarily pedantic?
@@shr00m7 no. If anything your response was more pedantic than mine.
What are your thoughts of fumoto drain plugs or similar product?
What about gear box, differentials and transfer case?? Don't they need some break in oil change?
Thanks for the video! Super helpful as always!
I always do the first oil change by myself at a 1000 on all my vehicles.
On future oil changes will you be changing the drain plug with the fumoto valve?
Will definitely do this on my truck
I purchased a Motivix oil filter cannister wrench for our RAV4. I used a Dremel tool with a cut-off wheel and cut off the slotted section of the original cast aluminum oil filter wrench that I purchased from the Toyota dealer. I "donated" the modified wrench to our church's "auto-ministry" , so we won't run the risk of damaging one of our "client's" plastic Toyota oil filter housings!
Great video!! Super informative!
Hey sis go ahead and paint that front emblem. It’s super easy with plasti-dip. 😊
Not a Tacoma owner but have a 3rd gen Canyon and a 2nd gen Canyon as well. I have always changed oil every 5k but when I asked Service Advisor about a 1k break in change he advised me against this. Anyway, I have no strong opinions on this but curious if there are anyone knows about factory additives in initial oil which comes with trucks of any kind? That was reason SA said it wasn't needed. If any experiences, pls share. Thanks! And yes, great content from Chloe, great information in your videos!
How much oil spilled onto the frame when pulling off the used oil filter? Will you bother with the shop towel (or tinfoil) method in your next oil change?
My 2019 4cyl - gen 3 came with a YZZD3, even though the spec says YZZD1. I've stayed with the "3" version since it's slightly longer, with additional capacity. About 4" versus 3.4" in length.
Good choice in oil
I'm out on Maui so I will use that gas treatment. If you live here longer than five years its a county ordinance you must own a Tacoma.
Love this!! Great video!
what's going to be your first big upgrade, chloe?
Now I’m going to have to go read through my Gen 3 Tacoma’s book to see if I need to add injector cleaner since I live in Honolulu
For how much these new Tacoma's cost, they should have steel skid plates.
1k after break in oil change probably is definitely early for an oil change on modern motors, but makes sense for a turbo motor. Good to see Toyota finally ditched the paper filters, but 10k oil change intervals in the manual is complete nonsense by Toyota. 5k should be the max for a turbo motor. Better is 3k to prevent oil from clogging up the turbo and as a preventative from fuel dillition of the oil.
I suggest you add some fresh oil into the filter before installation. And change oil no more than every 5000 miles. Anyway good job!
She did.
@@spoiler9112 And she said she wouldn't be doing it in future since the filter is mounted sideways (which caused some of the oil to spill out.
Do U warm the engine up first before oil change??
what torque wrench do you use?
Every time I have my RAV4 serviced at a Toyota dealer as it is still under warranty, they overfill the oil. Last time was 750 mls. I had to use suction via the dipstick pipe. They don’t give a sh.t. I live in Australia.
Use OEM oil!!!! Good on using an OEM filter and changing at 1000 miles. Just use the Toyota oil.
Toyota OEM is basically mobil1 anyways
Love it. Thanks.
Just subscribed. Ty.
is synthetic really better or just more money usually oil has a ASI rating on container.
Do you plan on getting a new radio?
Might get a bad truck off the assembly line absolutely. Change the oil after 1000 miles if not 500 to look to see if there is any metal fragments actually as might have a blown engine. Dealership at Toyota should require this given the recall situation so will be watching this closely. Also depending on the oil type might be able to smell to see if there is something wrong or even taste although this won't work with synthetic but yes testing for an actually breakdown in the viscosity checking for any burning type taste to see again...any metal in there? They might run every vehicle off the line now probably do on a set of rollers which makes sure all fluids properly distributed through the system and shows good compression before leaving for Dealership...where also Dealer prep is done to check all this before taking off the truck and receiving as payment. Tire alignment important. Look for any leaks. Best if done by your Dealership actually as they are the one responsible for any recall as they took delivery😊
10k for a turbo engine? That doesn’t make sense.
Make sense for Toyota when they only offers twice a year .
@@TheAnkit211 What did you say?
It does for Toyota. They can market it as a low cost of ownership. Then when the engine starts burning oil at 50,000 miles they tell you to buy a new car.
Absolutely do NOT go that long between oil changes unless you make LONG drives. Every 3,000 miles or 3 months on a turbo motor.
It makes perfect sense because they love f’n customers
For a 1k miles.. Oil is kinda dark already. I guess that turbo burns the oil faster... Imagine if you have a 5k miles.. oh my!
Color is not an indicator of oil life. The oil will darken within 1,000 miles in many vehicles.
@@matthewgaines10some people are still stuck in 1960.
You are a very beautiful young lady I agree with you on when the change the oil you're very smart you are so beautiful and intelligent❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great idea to change oil early. Factory parts/filter absolutely! I'm still old school, not doin 10k between changes. Dont get me started on 0W oil :)Disassembly required for oil changes? .. I still feel spoiled with my 2014(Holy hell, my truck is 10 years old already). Filter up top, pan bolt easy access.
Hey Chloe, did you have any issues bolting the skid plates back on? I could not get them to thread and it took me forever.
I also had this problem looks like the skid plates metal grommets up front aren’t centered with the hole for the bolt just took a bit of finesse to get it back on
Also, even though the filter is horizontally mounted you should keep pre-filling, maybe just not to the top, your engines oil pump will thank you 😊
we do not pre fill at a Toyota dealership the master technicians say it does nothing
@@tyler93539 it matters, seconds count when you start up the engine with a dry filter. Your top end will have 0psi oil pressure for 2-3 seconds while the filter element fills up. Yeah it doesn’t sound like a lot but when you add that all up over the life of the vehicle / every oil change it can make a difference in the long run. Master techs say it does nothing because they don’t give af. They only have to get it to last while it’s still within the powertrain warranty. I butted heads with Toyota master techs / dealerships over a number of different claims they made when I owned a Tacoma, needless to say it was enough to get rid of it. Toyota dealers are the worst of the worst.
@@PhOeNiXpIoLe ok bud what ever you say basement expert ill keep trusting the guys that have been doing this for 30+ years that i work with every day and watch them work on their personal vetches the same way, the last thing a mechanic wants to do is work on a personal vehicle after working on cars all day
Has anyone else had a hard time getting the forward plastic "skid plate" back on?
It's on my work bench now.
Other than the dipstick. Can someone tell me if there is a way to check percentage of oil on the digital cluster/dashboard.
The new 2025 Tacoma will have the new V6 engine back!!! Amen brother!!!
Where did you see that? Do you have any links? Thanks!
@@tonysteele3805that’s been an April fools joke earlier this year that blew and still lingers. Toyota is not returning the V6.
watching your videos on 3rd and 4th gen aren't the same to me as of 8/30/24 nothing to do with how you post, your doing great but my 3rd gen Tacoma trd pro was stolen and honestly makes me sad.. but congrats on your 4th gen🎉
You’re so awesome 🫶🏼
NICE
I don’t blame for change your oil early I changed mine every 5000 miles on my 3 gen taco because Oil is cheaper than a new engine just saying
How can you do this but keep the factory Toyota warranty?
In Australia you need a certified mechanic to do this to keep the warranty.
As long as you do it at the intervals in the booklet which calls for every 10,000 miles. If you do 1000, 5000 at home then go to the dealership for 10,000 oil change, then go on to do 15,000 at home than 20,000 at the dealership etc it should be fine for warranty
@@chibbyylol Even if you do ALL of them yourself here in the good ol' USA your warranty won't be affected. Just need some record that you did it. And of course, do it correctly--which as you can see from the video is not hard.
And geez, @ilikechickensausage (need a certified mechanic to change oil) you Aussies need to grow some and get rid of the awful nanny-state you are developing. I thought you guys were proud of your convict heritage of being real free-thinkers. I guess not so much any more.
More oil for turbo safety probably.
How did you dispose of the used oil?
Any place that sells oil (at least here in the USA) has to take used oil back (you don't even have to have bought the new oil from them). I, for example, buy the Havoline 6 qt. boxes online from Walmart, but take the used oil back to the local Autozone or O'Reillys auto parts store. They never ask questions, just tell you where to put the oil and usually ask you to fill in how much you brought in and put the date down.
Thank you so much, gonna do my first oil change for the first time this weekend! Just never knew the proper way to handle hazardous materials
The turbo needs an extra quart of oil !
3-5k oil change NO matter what. That's me
It takes more because it’s a turbo charged engine that’s also running at higher RPM usually. The turbo needs a healthy supply of oil and you probably do have an oil cooler since turbos heat up oil pretty good.
That is some dark oil for only 1000 miles. My 24 rav4 was still yellow at 1000 miles
Go figure they went back to normal oil filters. I despise my 3rd gens paper filter and housing 😒
I stopped buying from Sparks Parts due to poor customer service.
Don't use a wrench to put on the filter, only hand tight.
Toyota manual has a spec for how many ft-lbs to tighten with. She used a torque wrench as you saw to tighten it to the correct amount. Same with my third gen (but maybe a different tightness spec.)
The Car Care Nut made a video going over Toyota/Lexus parts including what YYZ means: ua-cam.com/video/dFQPxSzPGF8/v-deo.html
They normally change the oil when they give it to you, but then again you will never catch me changing my own oil when a vehicle cost as much as they do these days. Oil changes should be free as it's not even worth the cost of doing it yourself these days either.
Probably but benefit of doing it yourself is you can heck your work vs some brand new tech at the dealership that hits your drain plug with an impact and ruins the oil pan (dont ask how i know, not fun times)
@@chibbyylol Id you know what you're doing and comfortable with it then knock yourself out, but most people don't even know to take the damn plastic off the oil filter.
Those of us in the know don't trust the dealerships, since the oil change techs are the newbies and we just feel better doing it ourselves. And as you can see it is pretty easy and by doing it yourself you learn a lot about your vehicle. I take mine off-road 20 or 30 times each year so its also a good way to make sure that everything looks OK under there.
WHAT IS THIS MEAN (DIY) ?
Just curious about your opinion on the quality of the gen 4 Tacoma vs your gen 3! Use any criteria you wish to compare them briefly! BTW... It's not the mountains calling you... It's us, in New England... Come here and go bogging with us ANYTIME! Take care and thanks for the informative commentary!
Well at 58 k CASH DEAL !!!!! you can change the oil every day if u want.
Ummmm why are you servicing you own vehicle? Don’t you have a 2 year no cost maintenance plan with the new Toyota?
Those of us in the know don't trust the dealerships, since the oil change techs are the newbies and we just feel better doing it ourselves. And as you can see it is pretty easy.
O no.better get rid pile
Bet you would've found metal in the filter.
I was thinking of buying one but "made in Mexico" threw me off and price Toyota is asking for thses trucks are crazy
5W-20 in a Turbo engine, Hmmm_ Usually turbo engines use 5w-30 cause the engines run hotter.
Nope, it was 0W-20.
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