1 Million Mile Tundra - Vic Shepard does 1 Million miles for second time

[Oldswagon]

Vic Shepard hit 1 million miles with his second Tundra. As many know, he did this once already in 2016 with his previous 2007 Tundra, powered by a 2UZ 4.7 L . His current truck that just hit 1 million miles is a 2014 Tundra with a 3UR 5.7L V8. He states he did 10K oil changes with 0W20 at the dealer, and did not replace the timing chain. He said he never serviced the transmission or replaced the coolant. The transmission was replaced at 800K miles. He replaced two alternators and the rear wheel bearings as well. Here is a video with an interview:

 

[BornSlippy]

Last of the good Toyotas.

 

[4WD]

Wonder how much more gas with the 5.7 …

 

[BigJohn]

I hurt for him....

2 million miles divided by an average of 50 miles an hour is 40,000 hours.
2007 to 2025 is 18 years, or 2,222 hours of driving a year, or 277 days of driving per year at 8 hours a day.

That seems like a miserable life to me.

I've got over 1 million domestic flight miles on commercial airlines and I NEVER want to step foot on a jet again. If I drove 2M miles in 18 years, I would sell every car I owned, never wanting to get in one again.

PS. I finally watched the video and he's a HotShot driver... mostly for the Oil and Gas Industry.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

I hurt for him....

2 million miles divided by an average of 50 miles an hour is 40,000 hours.
2007 to 2025 is 18 years, or 2,222 hours of driving a year, or 277 days of driving per year at 8 hours a day.

That seems like a miserable life to me.

How long until government regulators start slapping carbon taxes on individuals? This guy has burned a minimum of 110,000 gallons of gas, on his own in these two trucks. The feat is very impressive, and I certainly don’t support an idea like I proposed, but advertising it like this will soon draw unwanted attention from all the wrong people.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

 

[BHopkins]

Thanks for sharing. I love following million mile cars.

I remember his first Tundra he drove to 1 million miles. It is particularly interesting that he did it with 10k - 12k mile OCI and 0W-20. That sure flies in the face of a lot of opinions here at BITOG.

 

[BHopkins]

Please, let's not turn this thread political. I love hearing about million mile cars, and I'd hate to see this thread shut down.

 

[wwillson]

I remember his first Tundra he drove to 1 million miles. It is particularly interesting that he did it with 10k - 12k mile OCI and 0W-20. That sure flies in the face of a lot of opinions here at BITOG.

When the trips aren't short, it changes the rules of when to do an oil change. I'd say he does a pretty good job of demonstrating that.

 

[Hohn]

When the trips aren't short, it changes the rules of when to do an oil change. I'd say he does a pretty good job of demonstrating that.

When it’s all highway like that, 10k *is* a short OCI. This guy is likely changing the oil every few weeks, probably monthly or so.

The first million mile vehicle whose details I recall was an first generation Dodge Cummins ram truck. It went to 1.6M miles on 30k mile OCIs on DINO oil— plain old Delvac 1300.

 

[Aston4]

Thanks for sharing. I love following million mile cars.

I remember his first Tundra he drove to 1 million miles. It is particularly interesting that he did it with 10k - 12k mile OCI and 0W-20. That sure flies in the face of a lot of opinions here at BITOG.

Million miles is nothing. Could do that on urine. For 2 million miles need 40w, preferably 50 weight.

 

[JavierH19]

Thanks for sharing. I love following million mile cars.

I remember his first Tundra he drove to 1 million miles. It is particularly interesting that he did it with 10k - 12k mile OCI and 0W-20. That sure flies in the face of a lot of opinions here at BITOG.

Highway miles means low load and the engine doesn't experience cold starts or the properties of cold oil often. Anti wear additives don't work well until they're hot which isn't common in shorter drives so it's good to make up for it with more viscosity. Helps to add protection when the anti wear additives can't do their full job and helps to heat up a bit faster but not much. IIRC these 5.7 aren't known for warming up quickly or getting hot either. Water cooled turbo engines can heat the coolant and oil quickly. It's why they do so well in the winter as you get good heat from them real quick.

 

[edyvw]

Highway miles means low load and the engine doesn't experience cold starts or the properties of cold oil often. Anti wear additives don't work well until they're hot which isn't common in shorter drives so it's good to make up for it with more viscosity. Helps to add protection when the anti wear additives can't do their full job and helps to heat up a bit faster but not much. IIRC these 5.7 aren't known for warming up quickly or getting hot either. Water cooled turbo engines can heat the coolant and oil quickly. It's why they do so well in the winter as you get good heat from them real quick.

They don’t (though, much faster than 2GR-FE). They also dissipate heat very fast. Very easy on oil.

 

[daves87rs]

Good to see it happen again.

 

[BrendanC]

Something's wrong if it takes that long just to get somewhat warm air. Even my old naturally aspirated v8s warm up far faster than that unless the air temp is like 25 below zero or worse where you're at.

my 240k miles 6.0 LS has heat before i leave my street lol. old V8’s don’t have the efficiency of the new TGDI motors. Thermal efficiency is very important in engineer world.

 

[4WD]

One of the million mile Silverado 1500’s did 1.3 … but more impressed by the duramax dude who did a million pulling big RV’s …

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

Please, let's not turn this thread political. I love hearing about million mile cars, and I'd hate to see this thread shut down.

I’m not politicizing anything. I hate that aspect of things. Milestones like this are impressive when achieved.

But there has never been a problem that more government intervention hasn’t made worse. My position which is apolitical is let the market (us) decide what works and wha doesn’t. If this is political, mods (@dnewton3 seems to get my notifications) please just delete my posts here.

 

[BHopkins]

I’m not politicizing anything. I hate that aspect of things. Milestones like this are impressive when achieved.

But there has never been a problem that more government intervention hasn’t made worse. My position which is apolitical is let the market (us) decide what works and wha doesn’t. If this is political, mods (@dnewton3 seems to get my notifications) please just delete my posts here.

It was not your post that led to my comment, but rather a since deleted response to your post. I agree that there should be no problem with apolitical comments.

 

[Dino01]

They don’t (though, much faster than 2GR-FE). They also dissipate heat very fast. Very easy on oil.

I have a 2GR car, it blows my mind how long it takes to warm up even when not that cold AND pulling hills, common characteristic of that motor though.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Too bad the odometer stops at 999999 and doesn't roll over to zero

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

Too bad the odometer stops at 999999 and doesn't roll over to zero

Every vehicle should have a 7-digit ODO, and any manufacturer that can’t get multiple vehicles to fill that 7th digit should be ridiculed endlessly. IMO of course…