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My 2008 Tacoma 4X4 2.7L I4 calls out 5W-20 motor oil in the owners manual, but the engine seems to run a little noisy and with more vibration. I tried 5W-30 just last month, in the middle of the winter and had a little trouble with cold start up, with too much valve whistling and chattering for...

Thanks alot guys, looks like the concensus is that it is OK, which I am glad to hear. saves me alot of hastle and mess trying to drain just a little bit of oil. appreciate all your advice.

When I last changed the oil in my 2008 Tacoma 4X4 2.7L MT, I put in a little more oil than required to bring it to full mark, mostly due to the fact I didn't have to replace the filter. the oil level on the dipstick right now showing a little less than a 1/4 inch above the full line. Is this OK...

Any other synthetic oil offers long range OCI, say over 10,000 miles?

can you find Amsoil oil and filters in stores?

Amsoil is promoting that you can run their oil along with their oil filter in your car for 25,000 mile. Is anybody actually doing this. what has been your experience? How does your car run all these miles on the same oil? Do they sell Amsoil oil and filters in stores or can you only buy them...

Well I since after changing the oil filter nothing changed. I changed the oil this time. drained the 5W-30 Synpower and put in 5W-20 Penzoil Platinum. the start up noise I was concerned about is much less than before. still hear the valves chippering, and something kicking off after 15 to 20...

Last night I replaced the Toyota oil filter with a Wix and this morning had the hood opened and had my wife start the truck while I listened for noise. still hear the ligth chirping, high pitch whistling, but not as much as before and then again someting kicked off and the noise went away after...

I know the noise is comming from the top of the engine. of that I am sure. the sound is like whistling of metal to metal rub. So after listening to your comments and reading other threads, I think the oil is not getting to the valves right away, that is why I hear that whistling sound. Today...

Pablo, I will do exactly that if the problem was not something I did or can not be easily fixed by changing the oil and filter again. but I still need to understand what is going on with this engine, so I still need the insight from all you experienced guys out there who may have run into...

What do you guys think is the best oil filter (not too expensive) for this kind of truck? Those of you who have similar trucks have you tried the Toyota filter for it and what is your opinion on it?

I did wonder about oil filter. but the thing is that it is Toyota oil filter and they are supposed to be good and also on 4 cylinder Tacomas, the oil filter is under the engine block and is facing up. that should prevent any oil from being drained out of the filter due to gravity even if the...

the sound is not like squeeling of belts, more like chatter of valves, as if they are not getting enough lubrication. Is it possible that 5W-30 oil, which is supposed to have the same viscosity at cold start up compared to 5W-20, is having trouble flowing quickly enought to the valves? Am I...

Gentlemen, I have an issue with my truck that I hope you can shed some light on. After the last oil change, right whe I started the truck for the first time and also every day when I first start up the truck in the mornings, I hear a high pitch low squeeling noise comming from top of the engine...