About once a year/7K, Bought it in 2000, I was driving it to Houston every week for the last year before I opened it up, It's pretty easy to change compared to the '04 PreRunner.
I have to take off a couple of skid plates to change the oil on the 04, so it doesn't get changed as often
The 95...
Thanks everyone,
I have a '95 Taco, same motor, something went wrong in the engine ventilation system and it completely filled with sludge/carbon , I pulled a valve cover and the only clear space was where the cam lobes pushed it aside, and I did not want the '04 to go that way. I'd just used...
So I just finished replacing the valve cover gaskets and plug seals on the 2004 5VZFE Taco.
I've been using Rotella T6 on about a 10-15K change schedule with a Toyota oil filter.
My daily driving is 25 mins highway and about 40 mixed stop and go (traffic AM, vs PM) for 20 miles each way...
I'm going to pull the lifters in the fall when it cools down, right now it's about 105F out and pulling lifters from an Econoline E350 is a real bear, I've read it's possible to unbolt the motor mounts and tilt the motor to get the valve covers off. Otherwise it's remove the engine. That's why I...
Running Rotella T6 5W40 for the last couple changes.
It's developed a lifter tick at idle after an hour or so highway driving.
around 65-70 PSI, once there is just a little throttle opening, pressure goes to 80PSI,
the bypass must open since it's a hard limit, maybe at first startup on a cold...
Time to switch from Rotella T6 5W40 to? Mobil1 15W50?
My RV with 129K had been having a pretty load lifter tick when idleing after an hour or more highway driving.
I've got a real oil pressure gauge on it ,so I can see it when the pressure gets below 65-70 PSI and the coolant
is at 190F , just...