Recent content by PolyCule

If she ever went to a mechanic or dealership that might worry me haha. It should have been under warranty up until 5000 miles ago but she said she wasn’t or didn’t purchase an extended one? As @crashz said, I think I may have acquired the car guru status and will be contacted before the...

Haha, she’s a good friend of my Wife, and I may very well be in for the long haul with all the responsibilities that accompany it. I also may have had vehicles play some role in courting my wife. We worked together and She totaled her vehicle hitting a deer on the way to pick up her parents...

I think I did enough to change her OCI habits which were due to a lack of knowledge and interest to find out on her own. neither of her parents drove much or were mechanically inclined, and by the time she moved out of the city with great public transportation and needed a car she was already 25...

I don’t know anything about this particular Toyota engine, I’ve owned two tundras with the 4.7l 2UZ-FE and one rav4 with the 3.5L 2GR-FE and they were still running fine when sold around 260k miles. What I did appreciate about this engine was that the oil filter was a thread on can located right...

I believe that her understanding of what an oil change was, is lacking on the “change” part. She knew to keep it topped off because someone told her to (it was overfilled). But also there were really zero signs or issues that could be felt or heard while driving the vehicle that would let her...

I thought there was a decent amount also. But I was thinking about if it was equivalent to the amount of metal I get in 5 oil changes, and how this accumulated pretty much during this cars break in period from 40-65k miles? Maybe, it’s a Toyota. I’m doing at least the next two oil changes. And...

Here’s how it went. Checked the engine out, oil was above the full mark for who knows how long. No real buildup on fill cap. I ended up going with a wix filter and what was in stock at the local auto store Mobil 1 EP 0w20, and I did pick up the LM proline engine flush. Drained the warm oil down...

Well she’s driving on 25k old oil, the sludge is on her. But if I “fix” it for her and plug something up causing expensive repairs, I would still feel partly responsible and could see how she might also blame me. Seems like a low risk simple solution, similar to the Valvoline Restore/protect

Thanks I will look into that product. Seems like a simple solution. She doesn’t want to invest much money, about $100 for initial oil change + cost of additives. I’m wiling to invest time only haha, but I’m pretty interested in this oil situation and what products work. I won’t ever drive...

Hello BITOG members, long time reader first time posting. My friend who did not get her license until her mid 20’s/just informed me that she hasn’t changed the oil in close to 3 years, but that she has topped it off several times. According to the sticker on her window it has been 25k+ miles...