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This is a discussion thread titled "Best oil to run in the 4.7 Tundra?", within the Engine & Drivetrain forum, part of the Technical & Vehicle Assistance Forums category.
The ultimate evidence for me was the complete survival of my engine (without any damage) after running it for 10 minutes at 70 mph with the oil filler cap left off.
That reminds me of my second biggest car maintenance blunder. We drove 1500 miles at up to 100 mph at some points with the oil filler cap off on our 91 Celica.
I still kick myself for being negligent. We were in a rush to leave, so I told my wife to take the car to Wal-Mart for an oil change. That was the last time I used Wal-Mart for an oil change, and the last time I didn't inspect other people's work. Up to this point, I changed my own oil for cost reasons, not because of trust (we were poor students).
Anyways, after two days of driving, we got to where we were going and rolled down the window to the smell of oil. The cap was sitting on the valve cover, apparently held where it was by the hood. We were about 3/4 qt low on oil. Five years later, the damage couldn't have been too bad because I drive the car to work everyday. I did have to replace the valve cover gaskets though--I think with no oil to them they dried out.
Break in oil? Did the idiot who sold you the truck also recommend you change the blinker fluid and the headlight oil at the same time? No such thing as break in oil. In fact, id change it at 1,000 miles just to let whatever might be in the pan from assembly drain out. Get some mobil 1 synthetic in there and your all good.
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I am not sure that I will ever get to use synthetic oil and not sure that I will ever need it. My wife does "secret shopper" things all the time and one of the ones she got was for Jiffy Lube. Every three months she "HAS" to get her oil changed.
I just got my '02 EC 4.7 2WD a month ago so it's not time for an oil change yet. She is driving my Accord and only put about 300-500 miles on the car in 3 months. So I will be taking advantage of most of those "free" oil changes. (We get reimbursed for the oil change)
My thoughts were that my oil is going to get changed every 2000-3000 miles, if not earlier, for free so there's not much need to go with a synthetic. If my oil is changed this often there isn't much need for a synthetic right?
IMO there is no need for a synthetic for the Tundra unless you tow a lot, or drive in extreme climates hot or cold, or desire extended oil change intervals. What you are proposing sounds fine to me.
I run used vegetable oil, with just a touch of chicken fat--Not I have been running Castrol Syn-blend with a can of restore in all my toyota vehicles for the last 30 years. I buy my trucks new and they last well into the 150k range before i get a new one. One thing though, all of my trucks have been true made in Japan toyota's except the 04 tundra i have now. I kinda wish it was made like the other ones.
I run Mobile1 synthetic 10w30 and a PureOne oill filter. The main thing is to use a good oil and if you use non-synthetic oil I would change it at 3000 miles. I run the synthetic to 5000 miles and I have heard of other members running it as high as 10,000 miles.
Mitch
Mitch,
is that a utenn logo in your sig? if so, why do tenn folks feel they must "represent" everywhere they go? didnt you guys finish with only 8-9 wins? If it is Texas, my apologies, you guys are always great.
Mitch,
is that a utenn logo in your sig? if so, why do tenn folks feel they must "represent" everywhere they go? didnt you guys finish with only 8-9 wins? If it is Texas, my apologies, you guys are always great.
I am sorry if I offended you. Just because you are a closet Vandy fan you should still be proud. They did finally win one against the Vols after 23 years
(1982-2005). Hey your basketball team is still pretty good.
My 2-cents worth...on my '02, 4.7L, 2WD Tundra, I change the oil and filter every 5000 miles using whatever brand 5W-30 non-synthetic oil that meets the API specs. Kansas temps...can be very cold on winter mornings, can be very hot on summer afternoons. The 5000 mile interval keeps tracking the changes easy.
I've got ~46k miles (rather low annual milage) and most of my driving is for trips of less than 15-miles. No towing or driving up mountians. No problem so far. No noticable oil usage between changes.
I'd could probably go a longer interval (especially after reading the NYC taxi-test article), but the 5000 mile point ensures that I dump out the contaminates that might build up in the months after an oil change, even if the milage is below the manufacturers 7500-mile recommended interval.
Honestly, I suspect we think too much about this one.
there are so many good options available. For those who dont know, browse over at Bob is the oil guy. You can get as far into motor oil theory as you dare there, and benefit from an abundance of good practical advice.
Or simply use API rated /approved dino and change every 3 to 5k, depending on severity of use.
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