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2023 Toyota cross hybrid with 15083 miles Oil has 5500 miles Will continue use until 20k on vehicle and

I have run a couple of intervals with Kirkland synthetic for 10k in my Tacoma..lots of highway usage and fast, didn’t give it a second thought. Went to M1 0w40 after that and am on my third 1 year to 10k interval with it. Before that I ran the shell truck and suv a few intervals, Castrol...

Price is high. Be patient

2018 Trd Off-road Tacoma 87945 miles about 8 thousand miles on the oil and filter and I last changed it last July. Out 6 quarts Mobil 1 0w40 FS and a Mobil 1 EP filter in 6 quarts Mobil 1 0w40 FS and a Mobil 1 EP filter While I was under the truck to swap the filter while the oil was being...

Speaking of mileage how is your cross hybrid doing for you? My 23 is averaging a little over 49 mpg confirmed when used strictly for my commute. My biggest variable is gasoline brand. Costco has been yielding higher than QT, Valero and even Shell. Still running Toyota care whatever dealer used...

Every time I drive a vehicle with an oil temp gauge I get close to the same correlation and temperatures and responses to pushing the vehicle. As soon as you stop pushing it temperature begins dropping to 20-30 below coolant. This doesn’t mean the oil doesn’t experience flash temperatures that...

Agreed this is not a parallel hybrid, it is a mild hybrid. If it has the EV mode it should be able to cruise a distance or take an off ramp. Edit to add I looked at a few articles and found that electric mode is automatic and not selectable. Bummer.

these engines mated to the Toyota full hybrid system live an easy life. Any event that puts some stress on the engine, starting from a stop climbing a hill making a pass..the motor generators are taking a load off the engine. I would keep doing what you are doing.

Sorry for the confusion I was thinking when the Tacoma swapped over to second generation. The 4 th gen 4 runner was out before then.

I would replace the PCV on that 3.4. It doesn’t look like it is getting good crankcase ventilation. You may want to clean the intake airflow sensors too.

My wife says it’s ok on the highway. She likes the auto start and th ac is cold. Gas mileage seems good I haven’t topped the tank yet to measure. But no, the Tacoma is a tank, if it didn’t have a magnetic deer feature.

If it’s a 4x4 buy it back. It is now trail tolerable.

Do what bmw did- 15w50

I took my 2018 Tacoma in to the body shop to have another deer strike repaired and picked up a rental 2024 jeep compass limited with just under 5 k miles on it. So the good so far, remote start and Ac is strong. Seats are comfortable. The bad, driving it. The transmission shudders and the...

Plenty of power, it’s not a can go from 65 to 85 quicker than I realize. The electronic transmission puts the gas engine right in the power band range when you demand it and the Motor generator gives a boost. I normally don’t drive faster than the speed limit but occasionally have to pass...

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Ha ha. I opened the garage door returning from work and the Tacoma was in the garage with deer blood on the tailgate. My wife never knew a deer had sideswiped her in the right rear quarter panel. That’s about a deer a year lately with that truck.

I wouldn’t have a problem with it. Oil life is more related to how much fuel is used(this is primary)engine power and sump capacity than time. But it is still important to do all the other maintenance

People form biases for multiple reasons. I am not a psychologist. I do know that oil service interval should match the service and conditions. Most people don’t know or consider this. For exampleI I drive 92 miles a day round trip to work. I will accumulate 10k miles in less than 6 months...

Moderators please move if not the right location, I remember Or misremember there used to be a “fleet” category. This is an informative video on the new International/Traton group S13 powertrain. Simplified modular engine and transmission and moved as far from the cooled EGR as they could...