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Oil change -- Anyone over 5,000 miles do a 3rd party oil change?

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Anyone over 5,000 miles do a 3rd party oil change? And have a good experience? I really never have time to get it into the dealer or ever want to deal with their service people. I could really use some help here I need service done in right under 5,000.
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do a 3rd party oil change? And have a good experience?
I did on my previous Taco from time to timeā€“I'm not a fan of doing it in the dead of winter, so I fall off the wagon once in a while. You need to find a place you trust.
 

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I've always found doing it myself to be more convenient. Was going to have the dealer do the first one at the 5000 mi checkup because, well, I was feeling lazy. But they didn't notice it on my service request, so I ended up doing it myself. Took me about an hour because of fighting with the lower engine covers. Would you believe that they won't go on upside down! šŸ˜
Poor design man.
 

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I have already done 2 oil changes at home. (3200 km on my Sport) I will have the first and only warranty oil change done by the dealership when it is due. From then on I will take responsibility. Dealership has it on record that I do my own and they are good with it- warrantywise and such. Always have done my own for 55 years- 32 of them on toyotas. I take pride in my vehicles- dealerships ( and others) donā€™t seem to really care. My thoughts anyways.
 

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I've always found doing it myself to be more convenient. Was going to have the dealer do the first one at the 5000 mi checkup because, well, I was feeling lazy. But they didn't notice it on my service request, so I ended up doing it myself. Took me about an hour because of fighting with the lower engine covers. Would you believe that they won't go on upside down! šŸ˜
Poor design man.
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Another always change my own oil guy here. I will do my own, probably two of them, and then get one from the dealer at 10k miles. Cold nasty weather is the only time I take it to someone, and I just hope to be able to schedule them around that, which is pretty easy now that I live in Virginia. :cool:
 

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Anyone over 5,000 miles do a 3rd party oil change? And have a good experience? I really never have time to get it into the dealer or ever want to deal with their service people. I could really use some help here I need service done in right under 5,000.
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Either Yota or yourself. Iā€™ve personally seen a lot of horror from 3rd parties. Itā€™s an easy job. You buy the materials one time. (Jack, stands, etc). Then just oil. Take pride in it. I promise as a man youā€™ll get fulfillment from it.
 

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Get a set of stands. It makes it so much easier especially if you're removing skid plates. I just go halfway up mine and gives plenty of room.
 

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My vote is so your own or find someone you can trust as others have said. Who has 4 hours to waste sitting on dealership waiting on a 20 minute job? BUT, make sure you give them no reason to create warranty arguments, even though we forked over premium dollars and customers should be able to do 'simple' tasks outside dealer, they will always exploit loophole when they can.
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