Hello all. Quick question. Getting oil change tomorrow, 06 Tundra with 39,000, still have the Car Care plan for free oil changes. Would it be smart to pay to upgrade to synthetic oil being an 10 yr old truck now or is regular oil the Toyota dealership uses good for now? Any opinion appreciated, thks.
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I owned a 2000 Tundra for 16 years and I used regular dino oil until about 100k miles, then I switched to a synthetic blend. When I traded it 2 years ago it was still going strong and burned no oil.
Currently, I own a 2005 Sequoia that burns no oil and I use synthetic blend in it too...it has 189000 miles and runs like new. I just purchased a super clean 05 Tundra XSP 2wd with a little under 94000 miles and guess what...synthetic blend will be used going forward.
Lastly, I’ve read that switching to synthetic when you’ve always used regular oil could cause oil leaks. Although, your truck has very few miles the seals are still 12 years old. I don’t how true that is, but I’m sure youcan find plenty of info to prove or disapprove the aforementioned statement. Also, these trucks were designed to run “forever” on regular oil, so it seems like a waste to start using synthetic now. If the truck is being used in an extreme environment or being used heavily, well that’s a whole other topic.
Disregard my signature it’s 2 years old...man I miss that truck!!!
Currently, I own a 2005 Sequoia that burns no oil and I use synthetic blend in it too...it has 189000 miles and runs like new. I just purchased a super clean 05 Tundra XSP 2wd with a little under 94000 miles and guess what...synthetic blend will be used going forward.
Lastly, I’ve read that switching to synthetic when you’ve always used regular oil could cause oil leaks. Although, your truck has very few miles the seals are still 12 years old. I don’t how true that is, but I’m sure youcan find plenty of info to prove or disapprove the aforementioned statement. Also, these trucks were designed to run “forever” on regular oil, so it seems like a waste to start using synthetic now. If the truck is being used in an extreme environment or being used heavily, well that’s a whole other topic.
Disregard my signature it’s 2 years old...man I miss that truck!!!
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