Oil Change 3rd Gen Toyota Tacoma | 2016-2023 | Easy Maintenance

[@HolupWaymento]

Sweet video. Very detailed and helped me for my first oil change on the new tacoma

[@MikesGearGarage]

Glad it helped! The Tacoma itself is really easy to do oil changes on and I feel like a lot of people don’t realize they can totally do it themselves.

[@aknadiri2520]

I had my last 2 oil changes at dealership since it had factory maintenance.. They overtightened it so hard I had to use a drill to get it off, and did end up with a small leak because it cracked a little. The oil drain bolt, the ring literally glued on the pan, i have no idea how did they fk that up. I am eyeing the aluminum oil housing now, maybe its better.

[@MikesGearGarage]

This is exactly why I started changing mine myself. Even though the service is free, I realized it was going to end up costing me when some tech would inevitably overtighten and crack the housing with an impact gun. Luckily it never came to that since I started doing it myself.

[@dc5567]

Thanks for the awesome video! 💯

[@MikesGearGarage]

I try my best!

[@isamora4685]

Great Video Explaining all details. Thank you

[@MikesGearGarage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@guilhermeheise7728]

Great video - good idea to rub some oil on that new O ring as well

[@MikesGearGarage]

Good call!

[@rudyochoa6868]

Thanks bro

[@MikesGearGarage]

For sure 🤘🏽

[@shinerlightman]

How often are you changing your oil?

[@MikesGearGarage]

Every 5k miles. I know that technically you can go longer with modern synthetics, but I want to take this thing to 500k miles lol

[@shinerlightman]

@@MikesGearGarage Quite a bit different than changing oil and filter in my 2008 SR5. I guess the Toyota engineers determined that this set up would be better than the 2nd gen. Thanks for the video.

[@MikesGearGarage]

It’s probably not lol. I’ve had to use a heat gun to get the filter cap off twice now. I’m about to switch it to aluminum and see if that helps

[@aknadiri2520]

@@shinerlightman yea its def not. Older trucks were much simpler with filter on top, you could loosen it with hand even, no tools nothing.

[@VizzyX5]

where does oil come from?

[@MikesGearGarage]

Olives probably

[@reggie2334able]

My 2023 says 6.2 quarts. It wouldn’t feel right just putting six in lol

[@MikesGearGarage]

Check the dipstick before doing that. 6.2 is maximum fill. When you drain the oil it doesn’t totally empty it, so there will be residual oil in there.

[@reggie2334able]

@@MikesGearGarage I did, and it’s right at the top not past the top dot

[@kennethhall9928]

Which, with the two different oils

[@MikesGearGarage]

It's the same weight, 0W-20, the smaller one was just because I didn't want to buy another 5qt bottle when I only max needed one more quart.

[@orlandodizo5097]

No cleaning/wiping huh.

[@MikesGearGarage]

Probably should have tbh

[@joewhite2612]

"Engines are hot" No you are

[@mauriceproctor4967]

I have never torqued a drain pan bolt ever. Useless in my opinion.

[@MikesGearGarage]

I think the torque spec exists just so that some caveman with an impact wrench doesn’t over do it and strip the threads off the reservoir