Tacoma oil question

[Oey12]

I have a 4.0 Tacoma that I bought brand new as a 3rd vehicle but now it's my daily commuter. I average 20k miles a year and I do about 750 miles a year towing less then 2500 pounds. I do city driving but 80% of the time it is during off peak hours so very little stop and go. I am a highly conservative driver...rarely go above 2000 rpms and
I use cruise control at 65. I would like to do 10k OCI with Mobil 1 EP 5w30 and I only use OEM oil filters which I will still change at 5000 miles(v6 OCI as per Toyota). Should I go less because I tow and drive in the city? And should I send it out for a test at 7500 to make sure? It currently has 22k on it thanks...

 

[deven]

Towing or not M1 5w30 EP will do 10k changes with ease.

 

[Nick1994]

2005 or 2016 Tacoma?

 

[bubbatime]

Dont bother changing the filter at 5K miles. Just change it when you change the oil. I run Fram Ultra filters for 15k or 20K miles and they are perfect afterwards.

I PERSONALLY stick to 7500 mile changes on 6 cylinders, but 10K would likely be fine.

 

[Bgallagher]

Originally Posted By: deven
Towing or not M1 5w30 EP will do 10k changes with ease.


+1

 

[bchannell]

I have a tacoma too, but can't get my mind around 10k oci, just me, I know. I drive 10-20 miles a trip, several days a week, but only 6-7k a year, I do yearly oil changes with PPPP. If I did more miles a year, I'd do twice a year oil changes. That's fairly cheap, and plenty safe for my piece of mind.

 

[mrdctaylor]

I've been doing 7500-8000 mile changes on my 3.4L v6 2002 Tacoma. I have had it since new and I have almost 200,000 miles on it. I'm sure a 10K OCI would be fine. I'm doing 10K OCIs on my 2012 Highlander.

 

[Oregoonian]

Originally Posted By: deven
Towing or not M1 5w30 EP will do 10k changes with ease.
Originally Posted By: bubbatime
Dont bother changing the filter at 5K miles. Just change it when you change the oil. I run Fram Ultra filters for 15k or 20K miles and they are perfect afterwards.

I PERSONALLY stick to 7500 mile changes on 6 cylinders, but 10K would likely be fine.


+1.....agree with the two post above.....except IMO...you should be able to do 10K OCI's with ease....with Mobil 1 5w30 EP.

Its also good advise to move to the Fram Ultra filter for the entire 10K OC. It will make life easier and simple to maintain your vehicle.

 

[dew]

My '01 Taco has been on a 10k OCI since ~50k. Over 270K and counting. Been using regular M1 5w30 for the last 220k.

Extended Performance is fine but overkill for a 10k OCI. Fram Tought Guard is sufficient for 10k, Ultra great but probably overkill. Changing filter before oil is counterproductive. I see no benefit to the OEM filters, they are built well but very inefficient.

 

[CT8]

Off topic but I like Tacomas.

 

[dew]

Me too. Got my fingers crossed for 400k without any major issues.

 

[CT8]

Originally Posted By: dew
Me too. Got my fingers crossed for 400k without any major issues.
I'll bet other than wear and tear items you will get at least real close!

 

[Gene K]

Originally Posted By: Oey12
I have a 4.0 Tacoma that I bought brand new as a 3rd vehicle but now it's my daily commuter. I average 20k miles a year and I do about 750 miles a year towing less then 2500 pounds. I do city driving but 80% of the time it is during off peak hours so very little stop and go. I am a highly conservative driver...rarely go above 2000 rpms and
I use cruise control at 65. I would like to do 10k OCI with Mobil 1 EP 5w30 and I only use OEM oil filters which I will still change at 5000 miles(v6 OCI as per Toyota). Should I go less because I tow and drive in the city? And should I send it out for a test at 7500 to make sure? It currently has 22k on it thanks...


If its under warranty stick to 5000 mi OCI and I would use conventional for that interval.

For 10,000 mi OCI I would run standard Mobil 1 and send one UOA to confirm. I dont think you will need the EP.