You may be right, but entry level wages get entry level (and younger) labor.Why is it everybody assumes that all commercial establishments use " inexperienced operators " ? I guess they have evidence ...
You may be right, but entry level wages get entry level (and younger) labor.Why is it everybody assumes that all commercial establishments use " inexperienced operators " ? I guess they have evidence ...
Aspiring young and inexperienced mechanics start out as lube "techs".Why is it everybody assumes that all commercial establishments use " inexperienced operators " ? I guess they have evidence ...
Soot is most of the time too tiny to be captured in the oil filter (< 20 microns), so it should be okay. The best way is to open up your oil filter and check it out.*I run up to a 5,000 mile OCI with a Fram Ultra oil filter + synthetic oil in a Hyundai GDI engine . I have contemplated using the same Fram oil filter for two OCI's but then again soot produced from GDI engine may or may not be the best idea to use the same oil filter again OR with soot it makes no difference and I should be fine to use the Fram Ultra for 2X 5,000 mile OCI's ?
You need a special cap socket for those, that said, I've taken filters out of hundreds of Toyotas with 10k change intervals and they always looked like they had lots of life left, Toyotas just don't produce much dirt.I just changed oil after 7000 miles in my 4runner after struggling with oil drain plug, it was pitch black but I couldn't remove the oil filter housing so I drained the oil and put Pennzoil platinum 0W-20 ( bought through rebate) leaving the old filter. My question is will it be okay if I change the oil filter later, I planning to change the old filter with a wix filter next week by taking it to my mechanic during my day off. The usual quick lube place I go over torqued everything, they used supertech oil last time. I doubt they put quality filter. Does the old oil in my old filter spoil my new oil?
Lesson learned : changing oil in a 5th gen 4runner by yourself is not worth it.
Took my 4Runner to the dealership for the free Toyota Care oil change at 10K miles. The next oil change I did myself @ 15K miles and discovered that all the skid plate bolts were cross threaded. They were just fine when I did the change at 5K. That was the last oil change by a commercial establishment.Why is it everybody assumes that all commercial establishments use " inexperienced operators " ? I guess they have evidence ...
My dad used to only change the filter every 2 oil changes on most of his cars...
Most manufacturers recommend the same practice.
This is so true. My skid plates and oil drain access panel had two different bolts.Took my 4Runner to the dealership for the free Toyota Care oil change at 10K miles. The next oil change I did myself @ 15K miles and discovered that all the skid plate bolts were cross threaded. They were just fine when I did the change at 5K. That was the last oil change by a commercial establishment.
It really doesn't take long to change the oil on a 5th Gen 4Runner. On the 5's I do a spill and fill. On the 10's I also drop the skid plate and change the filter. I also grease the U-joints while I'm under there. The dealership certainly doesn't do it.
When you want it done right DIY!This is so true. My skid plates and oil drain access panel had two different bolts.
Sounds like they start the bolts using an air gun, then just pound them in with the air gun. Takes "too long" to start bolts with the fingers.Took my 4Runner to the dealership for the free Toyota Care oil change at 10K miles. The next oil change I did myself @ 15K miles and discovered that all the skid plate bolts were cross threaded. They were just fine when I did the change at 5K. That was the last oil change by a commercial establishment.
I watched America’s Tire waiting to get service. I was impressed… They used a torque stick and a click torque. The Mazda dealer failed to do either and did not rotate tires as the work order showed. So some I do and some I do not trust.Why is it everybody assumes that all commercial establishments use " inexperienced operators " ? I guess they have evidence ...
Lesson you SHOULD have learned: changing oil in a 5th gen 4Runner at a quick lube place is not worth it.I just changed oil after 7000 miles in my 4runner after struggling with oil drain plug, it was pitch black but I couldn't remove the oil filter housing so I drained the oil and put Pennzoil platinum 0W-20 ( bought through rebate) leaving the old filter. My question is will it be okay if I change the oil filter later, I planning to change the old filter with a wix filter next week by taking it to my mechanic during my day off. The usual quick lube place I go over torqued everything, they used supertech oil last time. I doubt they put quality filter. Does the old oil in my old filter spoil my new oil?
Lesson learned : changing oil in a 5th gen 4runner by yourself is not worth it.
Yep Walmart only place to every lose my drain plug and it took them 2 hrs. to find a replacement. Which was a POS made in China.I wouldn't.