oil change on Tundra

I have a 2001 Sequoia. After I change out the filter and the oil has dripped
into the skid plate, I place a 3X4 drip pan (available at Auto Advance for
about $8) behind the skid plate. Then I start the engine and check for
leaks.

The radiator fan will blow almost all the dripped oil off the plate and onto
the drip pan within a minute or two. Stop the engine and squeegee or swipe
the residue off the drip pan into your oil collection container and take to
your oil recycling center.

After this, any residue will drip onto the pan I keep unnecessarily under my
all my cars because I want my garage floor to be clean whenever I eventually
sell my house.

Max


"Arold "Al" Green" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I just bought a 2004 4WD Tundra. Looking at the location of the oil
> filter makes me wonder how to change it without making a mess. The
> filter is right above the engine skid plate.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> Thanks, Al
> __
> Arold "Al" Green

"Noon-Air" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]
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: "Fuller Rath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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: > :
: > : Thats why live in south Mississippi.
: > :
: >
: > Naw; the best thing about Mississippi is they let you marry your daughter
: > at age 12
:
: 12 year old girls have to go to Arkansas or Alabama marry their "Uncle
: Daddy" .... Mississippi isn't last in *everything*.
:


Dang yeah! I fir-got that Trent Lott got that age of consent raised after he married his 11 year old cousin!

Noon-Air wrote:
> "Phisherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:27:04 -0600, "Noon-Air" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
......
>> I change my oil myself because I enjoy working on my truck and don't
>> ever consider it a waste of time. I have been using Perulator Pure
>> One filters and Casterol. When you take to have it serviced it is
>> harder to make choices.
>
> No... the only choice is what mechanic will give you the very best quality
> workmanship. Chances are, they are already using the very best filters and
> oils.
>
>> I've always changed oil every 3000 miles,
>> and usually keep my vehicles to the 150,000 mark.
>
> My vehicles are usually getting their first clutch job at around 180,000
> miles, and I start looking for a new vehicle around 280,000 - 300,000 miles.
>
>
Shops usually use the cheapest oil and filters...the dealership will
use Toyota brand filters, though. The oil is brought in by tank
truck, pumped into a storage tank, and often not the cleanest. The
oil companies often produce their lowest quality oil (still meeting
industry minimum spec) for bulk sales. Any aftermarket filter will
probably cost the shop about a buck, so maybe a half-buck is the
cost of making that filter. As said elsewhere, the kid doing the
lube is likely the lowest paid and least-trained person in the place.

3000 mile oil changes on a modern engine with modern oil is a waste
of time, money, and precious oil.


Ken

"Ken Shelton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Noon-Air wrote:
>> "Phisherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]
>>> On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:27:04 -0600, "Noon-Air" <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
> .....
>>> I change my oil myself because I enjoy working on my truck and don't
>>> ever consider it a waste of time. I have been using Perulator Pure
>>> One filters and Casterol. When you take to have it serviced it is
>>> harder to make choices.
>>
>> No... the only choice is what mechanic will give you the very best
>> quality workmanship. Chances are, they are already using the very best
>> filters and oils.
>>
>>> I've always changed oil every 3000 miles,
>>> and usually keep my vehicles to the 150,000 mark.
>>
>> My vehicles are usually getting their first clutch job at around 180,000
>> miles, and I start looking for a new vehicle around 280,000 - 300,000
>> miles.
>>
>>
> Shops usually use the cheapest oil and filters...the dealership will use
> Toyota brand filters, though. The oil is brought in by tank truck, pumped
> into a storage tank, and often not the cleanest. The oil companies often
> produce their lowest quality oil (still meeting industry minimum spec) for
> bulk sales. Any aftermarket filter will probably cost the shop about a
> buck, so maybe a half-buck is the cost of making that filter. As said
> elsewhere, the kid doing the lube is likely the lowest paid and
> least-trained person in the place.

You must be taking your vehicles to a "quick lube" or Sears or such.
My mechanic uses Purolater oil filters and Casterol... I watch him open the
containers of oil. For that matter, the only "bulk" tanks they have are for
the waste oil, and antifreeze. FWIW, the Toyota dealer here uses bulk oil
tanks.

> 3000 mile oil changes on a modern engine with modern oil is a waste of
> time, money, and precious oil.

Not with a service truck that gets rode hard on a daily basis.

> Ken