4.0V-6 longevity issues?

If the 4.0 is anything like my Gen3 3.4 I’ll be more than satisfied.

Two timing belts, routine engine maintenance and a spark plug later….

 

Not my cup of tea, But the Ls is a very capable platform to work with as options are-a-plenty.

 

Oil change intervals, on average?

 

Between 5K and 7K

 

4.0L sucks.

Everyone should sell me their 4R for half price. I got cash LMK.

 

Very interesting when I download the manual, looks like its a 7500miles / 6 months oil change engine vs 10000 miles/12mon on 4L V6 on our 5th gens.

 

Yeah but I don't believe the manual. I am curious what this guy did for the 365k miles

 

230k on my Tacoma 4.0 on 10k oci, a few were at 12k..... with cheapest synthetic I can find

 

I have 15k miles on my 4.0, oil change interval of 3k miles with Toyota oil lol

 

So 3k-5k for us 5th gens. Thanks!

 

Definitely YMMV.

Fun fact, the 3.0 1MZ V6 had it's original OCI recommendation revised down to 5000 from 7500 miles after the fact due to the sludge/oil gel issue and HyunKia retroactively increased the oil capacity of some of their trash 4-cylinders.

of course it's not often and we're fine here, but just the only "manual outdated" trivia I happened to have.

 

I adhere to the policy of 3K intervals for the first dozen k miles, 5k intervals thereafter.

 

troll thread turns in t an OCI thread in less than two pages

 

Lol we need more oil threads!!!!

 

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Ah man, the 22R was even worse! That damn 22R would eat spark plugs every 250K miles! And those plugs cost a pretty penny! Anyone have advice for plugs on my 4R? Brand? Gap? Should I have dealer install? Do I buy the extended warranty on the plugs? Is it ok to go 250K between oil changes if I use a Royal Purple filter?

 

Post up Blackstone results for extra cred....

 

the 4runner 5th gen synthetic engine oil 5-20wt Valvoline synthetic 0-20wt .. phos/moly/zinc 800PPM ..around 7K-10K miles ... the engine is hot 186 deg f , and the engine dropping the oil 45 mins. ....

 

I agree with the air filter (or cleaning it if not a disposable one). But why the oil and filter? According to what you say I should change the oil and filter every other week...

3k is overkill.

you're safe at every 5k

 

It's become apparent in the 100,000,000 oil threads that between 5000 & 7500 mi is the sweet spot for synthetic oil changes.

 

I still say 1k

 

Not that it didn't deserve it, but another thread shot to hell.

Edit: Shot to hoil.

 

Mission complete. Moving onward to the next Oil change thread...

 

That's been happening a lot lately. Might be time for the mod to step in and keep thread topics on point?

 

Yep. Thread hijacking is off the charts lately.

 

Doesn't help that the OP made a poor thread that couldn't go anywhere good.

 

That did make me feel less bad

 

Seemed like a Friday thread from the beginning.

 

No filter on the planet is able to filter 100%. Dust will find its way somehow in the oil. Change the oil and filter after inhaling a ton dust.

 

By dust I mean serious dust. Take a nice shower too afterwards lol