First Blackstone Engine Oil Analysis - Seems Normal (2024 Tacoma 2.4L I-4 Turbo T24A-FTS)

[TacoFreak]

Yeah, I have always done my own oil changes with Mobil 1. When I traded in my Tundra they didn't ask any service questions and gave me a killer price.

The only time I have ever been asked about the lack of dealer service was by a Toyota service manager when I took it in for a new bed under a TSB. He said our records show that this truck has never been serviced. I said no, it has only been serviced by me since I don't usually trust dealers to do it properly. lol

My current dealer provides 5 services at 5k mile intervals so I may let them do the oil changes, except for an early one. Once those are over I will go back to doing them all myself.

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[32spoke]

...so if I scheduled oil changes every ~5-7K at the dealership w/their formulation, would my resale be higher or about the same vs changing the oil myself?

Yes, but only if you sell to a tribologist… sorry, bad joke- but I had to do it

 

[tacosinnataco]

As a side note, for anyone doing DIY, highly recommend a Fumoto valve. I've installed them on every car I've ever owned. If you're rocking a skid, get the one with a long nipple - you can literally drain the oil with a PE tube right into a container. Completely mess-free.

As long as the valve is protected, then it's fine. If it's not, I'd stay away as my buddy blew his LS1 engine. We both had LS1FDs and the time.... he was out doing "canyon" runs and bottomed out somewhere along the way. Anyway - the large valve (Fumoto) broke off and he spun a bearing as he lost all of his oil.

I'm not even at 300miles yet so I haven't had the pleasure of looking underneath my tacoma. I have no clue where the drain plug is but I'm simply sharing a potential issue. Skids will definitely help mitigate the problem I described though.

 

[TacoFreak]

As long as the valve is protected, then it's fine. If it's not, I'd stay away as my buddy blew his LS1 engine.

A friend of mine had this happen too. I think the drain plug is protected in most 4th gens, but if not the convenience of a Fumoto valve is not worth the risk IMO.

 

[Gurvy522]

A friend of mine had this happen too. I think the drain plug is protected in most 4th gens, but if not the convenience of a Fumoto valve is not worth the risk IMO.

Hence I was saying, I would really only recommend them if you have a skid. But I think the nipple-less version is pretty safe even without a skid - the drain hole is at an angle and you'd bottom out on the pan before hitting the valve, at least on our trucks.

Even with the long-nipple version I'd say I've got a solid 3-4" or so between the TRD skid and the valve, so personally, I'm not too concerned.

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