RIP "This oil is too thin" argument

The old RTOT

Naw, preheated in the Roof Top Oil Tank. Take no chances.

 

Obviously there is some sort of crockpot set up for his reservoir on the roof of his 4Runner to pre-warm the oil.

 

Naw, it’s a heating element in the RTOT running off 7 AGM batteries in rear cargo area. Putting a ceramic crock pot on the roof is just to dangerous, and the oil is constantly heated in this setup. Take no chances.

 

Time.

How valuable is your time to you?

I'd personally rather buy the higher quality oil that safely protects up to 10k so that I'm not doubling my oil change time.

And the higher quality oils that will do that aren't always double the price.

 

Hmm, I guess that is the flaw in the setup.

 

It’s takes me less than an hour to do an oil change a few times a year. Also at 5000 to 7500 oil change intervals I’m confident that I’m not burning much oil so I never check the oil level. Going 16000 miles would be some concern and checking/adding more oil is another waste of time and money.

 

You do you.

 

I will. Thank you.

 

You're welcome.

 

You don't burn boil at those long intervals unless you have an oil burner

 

Sure. Keep believing that if it makes you feel better.

 

Great thread guys!!

 

Share some of that

 

Blinker as well?

 

I go with the higher grade too due to the miles i used to put on (30k+ a year). I would kill myself having to change cheaper oil more often let alone that would cost me money to take time out of my day to drop the skids and deal with the 4 peace oil filter. Do i want to save $50, or save my time that's worth $500, it's a no brainer for me.

Plus you never know when some bad shit will happen and your forced to do 10K+++ on one oil change.

Be prepared my friends!

 

Any metropolitan area can help you achieving the same. Miami, Atlanta, DC.

 

I take it to my usual shop. They’re using Mobile 1. Cost me $60 on the Prius and $75 on the 4Runner. Do I want to save $15 by doing it myself? No f*cking way. I get it done every 6 months or around 5,000 miles but don’t really sweat about it. It’s next to my local grocery store so killing that 40-50 minutes is not a big deal.

 

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...^^^... Some people just don't mind changing their own oil frequently, especially with mostly in-town driving. Retired here and I crawl under the vehicle and take my time (listening to the news and/or music) on the oil change and check the vehicle under-carriage in general. I think a lot of this comes from being around aircraft all my life and ... "fixing things before they break" ... is in my blood. I do a "walk around" most of the time when I park it also. Different people have different reasons for what they do ... pretty simple.

 

I don’t like other people wrenching on my vehicles. My 4Runner has never had anyone work on it but me and my Tacoma has only been to the dealer twice for recall items and once to a local shop for an alignment.

 

It’s a car and not a Picasso. I stick to the basics, regular oil changes. My father-in-law, a Toyota master technician, gives it a yearly checkup. He’s still driving a 2002 Sequoia that runs like a champ and swears that changing the oil every 5,000 miles is more critical than the oil brand itself. As long as it’s full synthetic 0W-20, I’m good. For me, the car works for me, not the other way around.

 

10k any brand of synthetic your motor will go 700k easy

 

I would tend to agree with this, because I always consider the value of my time when it comes to vehicle repairs and maintenance.

But, I also like to rotate the tires every 5K. Since I'm putting it up on jack stands anyway, the oil change adds maybe 15-20 minutes to the procedure. If I'm not slacking off, I can get everything done in well under an hour. With a little lolly-gagging, it's usually still around an hour.

Your time is worth $500/hr? Lawyer?

 

This thread was about how good thin oils can be and it got derailed real bad

 

Come on down!!