Good article. Did you read…
Good article. Did you read your warranty and maintenance guide? The only place it says recommends is on page 35 paragraph Miles or Months? It clearly states 5000 miles or 6 months, whichever comes first. Now you may not need an oil change every 5000 miles or 5 months, but the oil needs to be looked at for level and contamination? Did you do that? Also if you continue on to the scheduled maintenance log you will clearly see that you have 2 maintenance schedules, one for normal and one for special operating conditions. Did you read that? In my 29 years plus in the business of selling Toyotas, I spend at least 3 to 5 minutes explaining this to each of our new Toyota customers and very few people pay attention or care. Many begin to care later on when there is a major problem and begin to speak incorrectly about "recommended" maintenance. By reading the special operating conditions, it is very clear that Toyota is actually recommending that most people need to change oil at least every 6 months or 5000 miles whichever comes first, and probably an even higher percentage of truck buyers especially. One last thing. Always use a Toyota filter and take to your Toyota dealer for maintenance whenever possible and do not decline the major services Toyota has listed in your maintenance guide. Most people decline them out of cheapness or a perception that the dealer is somehow ripping them off when we are in fact recommending you do what the manufacturer lays out in the maintenance schedule.