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pmwalter: what kind of problems are you having, I thought they were nearly trouble free vans? The dealer says doing the oil change myself will void my warranty, is this true? How can I be sure if its not? What is a fleece filter?

Yes, the dodge and Freightliner dealers are both charging this price. Who makes and sells Wix filters?

Okay, I'll check out the TDI club. When you say that 'Mobil 1 0W-40 Euro is available on the shelf', where can I find it? also the fleece filter? is the dealer the only place to get them?

Well, if you could check that would be great. Normally the manual would tell you that not having the dealer change the oil will not affect the warranty, but I can't find any info on that in my book. I've checked several source for a fleece filter and can't seem to find any company that knows...

I have an 05 Sprinter van made by Mercedes with a 2.7 ltr. diesel (i don't know if its TDI or CDI, what's the dif?). MB calls for the use of a fleece filter, which my local dealership claims that only the dealer can get. Also, I'm suppose to use 228.3 or 229.5 imported european oil (9.5 qts)...

Hello to all. It's been a very long time since my last visit. The hurricanes and all of the problems that come with it has had me very busy. Since my last visit I have purchased a 2005 Sprinter van with a 2.7 diesel made by Mercedes. It's a great van! I'm having a problem understanding the oil...

Hello Audi Junkie, You know, I've thought about the 2x's filter interval. Especially if I change the oil myself every 5k and let the dealer do it at 3k with the filter, alternate M1 and dino castrol, this could be the solution to my problem. I think you mentioned this to me once before, didn't...

Hello Mulepacker, I saw the web sites you posted and I like the 2 liter bottle trick. I will be sure to make one and try it on my next oil change. I hope it really works. Thanks sooooo much! Judy in Pensacola

Thanks guys for all your supporting comments. The next time I do this, I will remove the skid plate in advance, pull the plug and let the bulk of the oil drain, let the engine cool down, break the seal on the filter (in hopes of letting some oil flow out), pack paper towels around the filter...

Hey guys, I finally got 3027 miles on my Toyota Tacoma and decided to change the oil and filter, myself. Now I've changed oil and filters on several different cars in my life, but this little V6 is the pits. OH MY GOD!!! What a ****** MESS!!!!! The filter is located in the most difficult...

Hi guys, Great detailed info! We're going to try and tackle both tranny's this Saturday. As for my Tacoma, I only have 2600 miles on it. I'm going to do my first oil change this Sat. as well. Question. Is it okay to use new synthetic fluid mixed with the existing ATF that will remain in the...

Hello to all. I'm new to this forum, made a few posts on th oil site and received wonderful info. I have a few tranny questions from a couple of friends. I own a new Toyota Tacoma V-6, 4x4 TRD xtracab and I'm not ready for a tranny service, but I have two friends, Londi and Donna who are...

Thanks for all the great advise guys! I've learned a lot and I can see that there are a lot of choices and opinions out there. I like the advantage of having experienced people to draw advise from. This forum is a great wealth of information! C4Dave...that's some interesting advise you gave...

Okay guys I've decided on what I'm going to do. 1st. I like the nitrile gloves solution, especially the blue color. Where do I get them? I'm going to let the dealer do my first change at 3,000 miles, which should be before next weekend. I'll go another 3,000 miles and then I'll do the 6,000...

Hey guys, I've narrowed my options down to a few choices (I think)and would like to know what you think. Also, two of my girlfriends have a few questions about their cars. 1st. I've decided not to use an oil filter relocation kit. The dealer warned against it for at least the first 36000...

Hello everyone, and thanks again for all the wonderful responses on my last post! I posted a reply to my last post, but I was affraid that my new question might not get seen. So, here it is again. Hope you guys can help me with this one as well. The oil filter location on my Toyota Tacoma v-6...

Thanks everyone for all the input! And thanks for the warm welcome! I had to read the replys twice to soak it all in. It seems that the consensus is that the synthetic (Mobil 1 or German Castrol-???) is the better choice with the OEM filter, at least that's what I'm hearing. And, the 5000 mile...

Opps, I forgot one more thing...what type of filter should I use and should I change it at every oil change? Thanks again! Judy

Hello to everyone. I've been reading this forum for about a month now and find it to be very informative. This is my first post. Well actually I tried to post yesterday, but some how it didin't go through. Oh well, I'm back. I recently purchased my first new vehicle, a 2004 Toyota Tacoma PU...