It is always a good feeling knowing your engine is running on clean oil, All the more so when you do it yourself. That oil filter setup by Toyota is slick. I still need ramps and a creeper to get at my filters. Everything you said about synthetic oil is right. I would add that synthetic oil has its beginnings in base stocks from natural mineral oil. Smart chemists know how to rearrange molecules and come up with new additives for the final product. Also, it's important to keep in mind that 20,000 miles between oil changes doesn't absolve you of checking the oil. Synthetic oil will burn in combustion chambers as much as conventional mineral oil. Remember to check the oil.
Hi Pat! You are right! It's funny how some engines are actually designed to use oil! My GF had a Subaru Forrester about 6 years ago that would go thru a quart every 5000 miles! Mazda rotary engines do use oil as part of their design!
Nice and clean. A better tip. Don't use oil on the filter gasket. The oil will actually make the filter gasket stick and harder to remove. If you use a silicone grease, a light coating, Install hand tight and you will be able to remove the filter with your hand. The oil cooks and bakes on the gasket making it hard to remove. I use Dow Corning #4 or #111. Works great. Thanks Scout for seeing the clean engine.
A coupla things! As a kid, there was a Carvel in Westbury, NY on Old Country Rd. Best soft ice cream on the planet! Then Mr Softee was like Carvel on a truck! Jackpot! Still great!! Then Mc Ds on Old Country Rd. Started doing soft serve! Another one that was really good! Now Florida....our ice cream truck comes around and in August is still playing Silent Night, Jingle Bells and O Holy Night!!! No soft serve!! What the heck! At least the guy has Good Humor bars! Anyway...Your Mr Softee guy made me smile! Remember Good Humor trucks with the freezer doors all over the place? On oil changes...brilliant placement for the filter I've used synthetics for 30 years! Before that, I used to dump a quart of transmission fluid in the oil a few days before I changed the oil. I had 311,000 on my 78 blazer and never had a stitch of trouble! No need for that with synthetics! Great video!!
I live in England (Sheffield) near the steel mills(works) and at night you can hear the huge hammer's banging away it is so mesmerising listening to them like a heart beat boom boom one of the best sounds ever ,it is so relaxing when it hammer's (boom boom) it helps you sleep at night ,but an ice cream van, man it's like nails down a blackboard lol, great show tonight 🇬🇧👍🏻
I used to live near Sheffield and remember going to the cinema in Rotherham (near Sheffield) and you could feel the seat bump every time the hammers banged, Stu
John, I totally agree with you. Since about 1983 all my cars have used synthetic lubricants, mostly Mobile 1, when I was broke and really felt the price difference. But I have never, ever had problems or a compression issue in 38 years. Same thing with non-rubber bearings using synthetic grease, etc. And on engine cleaning, I never take a car or even a lawnmower to a service mechanic dirty. In the same time period, my cars and gas tools always come back even cleaner. You demonstrate this every day - treat people with courtesy and respect, and that’s probably what you’ll get back. 👍🏼🇺🇸
I used to change my own oil but as I got older it was easier to bring it to the gas station drip it off then they would call when it was done. I worked midnight to eight for 18 years and loved it. No traffic going to and from work. The only thing is it threw my body clock off. To this day I still can’t sleep like a regular person!
I do my own oil changes and I plan to get a lift eventually. It'll make a lot of work much easier as I age. They aren't that expensive. You just need somewhere to put one.
@@Jnes01 Scoutcrafter and I lived near each other. As you can see he did it in his driveway. I had to do it in the street in front of my house. You’re lucky It would be nice to have a large piece property where you can put a lift.
Frank- for 10 years before this truck when I had my Hyundai Elantra (which was a fantastic car) I used to bring it to the Sunoco station on the Cross Island service Road and I think 150th St. you know the one. Those guys would have my oil changed in less than 10 minutes it was fantastic!
You did it better than Jiffy Lube or even a seasoned mechanic could ever do. Yet I’m sure there are oil change Nazis out there who are going to give you a hard time. It’s not rocket science, but you give novices like us the proper way to do things. Thank you.
Bicentennial Year 1976 Dad bought a New Jeep Cherokee and after the "Break In" started using Mobil 1........back then it said 25,000 on the can, he'd change the filter and top it off every 5,000 then change it out at 30,000.......The body was rusty when it got sold 15 or so years later but the engine still ran like new. I've used Synthetic all my life since I was a kid in my engines.........The only thing I couldn't use it in was my 3-Wheeler (with the automatic type clutch) because it was too slick and made the clutch slip so I had to take it out. I love "Oil Discussions", the passion people have could lead to a war !!
I worked at a gas station when I was a teenager and there was a radiator shop next door. The owner’s son did an oil change and put the new oil through the dipstick tube, not knowing any better. It took him a long time to put all the oil in, but his father straightened him out.
I haven't thought about Mr. Softee since i moved away from the neighborhood where his route was 55 years ago!! What a great memory John!! Great tips on oil changing!!! I drive a great deal still with my work so i am changing my oil about every 2 to 3 months. Try never to let it go to 4K miles. Done that all my life too. I have had 5 vehicles go over 300K miles with no engine work. Thank you for another great Monday Mosh!!!
Back in the fifties, my wife family did not have much disposable income. Her dad would do his own oil changes and tune ups. He kept a 30 gallon drum in the garage that he would pour his used motor oil into. The contaminants would settle to the bottom and he would reuse the oil at a later oil change. My old boss would also save his used motor oil. Some of it he would use to keep the dust down on his gravel driveway. Some of it got reused as bar oil for his chainsaw. One of my cousins, who was somewhat of a gear head, when he was dating his first wife volunteered to change the oil in her car. She was a bit puzzled by the offer but said OK. He brought the car over to his parents driveway, jacked it up, pulled the plug and no oil came out. She had owned the car for five years, put 50,000 miles on it without ever having the oil changed. She always made sure there was oil in the engine but no one had ever told her it had to be changed.
@@ScoutCrafter This was 40 years ago with what ever GM dumped in the engines of their compact cars. Her car wasn't a Nova, it was either the Pontiac or Buick version of the Nova coupe.
Your father was very wise about keeping the car clean. "What's on the outside will eventually get on the inside", is what my old man would say. A good video. I've seen a dozen or more engines blow because of low oil. Good Luck, Rick
Ok that's weird, Labor day figure it's time to change the oil in my crown vic Police interceptor. Cleaned up, came inside and I see your video. One thing that people don't do anymore is grease the chassis because of the lack of greases fittings. Although I replaced the front suspension with Moog parts and they all have fittings now. Nice video John!
John, I can't tell you how many cars have come into (or got towed) our shop where the owner decided to wash their engine and ultimately got water into places where they shouldn't have been. The one thing that I saw that you did right was to not remove the engine cover and try to wash underneath it. Generally speaking if there are going to be any issues it's going to be under that engine cover, either with water getting into the electrical harness or into the ignition. Rule of thumb is to never use a pressure washer to clean your engine and avoid anything electrical and you should be good to go. Now if it does happen a little WD-40 goes a long way. And here's a tip for your oil filter to get it tight without having to use a wrench. Grab a shop rag, spray some carburetor or brake cleaner on the rag.. don't be stingy.. and use it to tighten down on the oil filter.. it'll give you the grip you need!
John, absolutely! Pressure washers are always a nightmare when used under the hood. The key is only spray the water from the front of the vehicle. Where it can come in naturally. As for the oil filter, my father was a BULL and he would tighten the oil filter by hand and had to be gentle because his monster grip would make it impossible to remove! LOL
Great video S.C.. I used to use Mobil 1 and loved it, but I got tired of our money going to foreign countries, so I switched to Valvoline... I have been using synthetic for years.. good stuff..Love your oil can collection...
I just bought an old tractor (1966 International Harvester Cub) for plowing my driveway this winter. It has a four cylinder gas engine and I'm looking forward to changing the oil when I have time in a couple of weeks. My cars? We have our mechanic take care of that. I grew up in Metro Detroit during the 1970's. As much as I would hate to admit it, those fellas at Toyota have a great idea with that oil filter placement & design. Nice video as usual.
I use the same oil both in the car and in the riding lawn mower Husqvarna R 420TsX AWD. That it is so green is largely due to the CO2 content being over 400 ppm. All professional greenhouse growers use extra Co2 in their greenhouses.
You always have the coolest stuff John, another example being that FJ. I’m a frequent oil changer but I enjoy doing it. Brave of you to cover this, you’re right everyone become an expert with oil changes haha.
Project Farm's oil showdown determined that Amsoil was the best synthetic oil (but is very expensive) followed by Pennzoil ultra platinum (more affordable). He personally uses Supertech and Amazon Basics (which are the same oil) made by Warren. They perform well and are very affordable. Supertech recently released a 20K mile rated synthetic. It is $19 for 5 quarts.
Very interesting lesson! I've been a die-hard mobile one synthetic user for a decade. I absolutely love this stuff, especially for small engines, like quads and dirt bikes. Machines that traditionally only get used for one season seem to particularly benefit from it, no more seasonal tune-up required to get machines to start
I have been told by many different people, people who are always certain, that once you go synthetic, you can never go back. Supposedly some terrible things will be fall your engine. I am no mechanic, but this has never made any sense to me. Do you know what the truth is?
Honestly, confession time. I had an old Japanese imported Toyota Estima, I ran that thing for 6 years and never changed the oil!! Topped it up quart here and there but no filter change and no oil change. Ran like a dream until the head gasket blew RIP Toyota best car ever
That oil filter wrench looks cool and I bet works 100 times better than my stab a screwdriver thru there and twist method 👍 . Back in the day when I worked 2nd shift.. I had aluminum foil on the windows... sunlight was my enemy... enjoyed it! Thanks!
I retired after 32 years at the same place. 1 year 2nd shift then 6 year's day shift then 16 years 3rd shift then 9 years 2nd shift Been retired 3 years and still go to bed at 1AM. Up by 8ish. Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan
One extra point, Never use oil additives such as Lucas oil treatment in modern engines. Allot of newer engines use mulit viscosity oils such as 0 -W30 , 5-W30, etc.
I just changed my oil in my wife’s car she went 1y 3m and still had 3k miles to go before it needed changed. I did my work van it had only been 3m since last change. I change oil and rotate tires same time. I use copper washers on the drain plug. Cool tip simple green I never knew. Get the 2.5g concentrate from home depot and fill 5g bucket I soak vises in there for a week. Hotter the temp the better it removes all the grease/grime and decades of paint. Pull it out and hose it. Looks like virgin cast iron. I’ve used it to strip toolboxes for restorations too.
One thing that I do is when I wash my car, I always use Dawn dishwashing liquid and when I am finished washing it, I start the car and open the hood and spray down the engine. Then I pour the remaining soap from the bucket over the whole engine compartment and refill the bucket and pour that over the engine and then spray it all down with the hose while the engine is running. It keeps it clean and the soap washes away any oily residue. I spray down the radiator front and back if I can to get off any debris that may have clinged to it, limiting its efficiency. I found that doing it while it’s running helps prevent anything that might keep the car from starting if you wait until after it’s been hosed down. Just my opinion.
Great video scout I use to do my cars all the time now the cars are to advanced For me you open the bonnet and doh what’s that a engine, give me a car from the 70s any day love the information god bless take care 🙏🇺🇸🗽🇳🇿
True Story - in the mid 80's the USAF issued a NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) that directed all aircraft maintainers to discontinue the use of Simple Green on all aircraft. Apparently there was a fatal accident involving a refueler in which the aircraft had a "rapid-D" (rapid depressurization), but then the aircraft pressure built back up following that. When the front end crew tried establishing crew communications with each station the boomer (the person doing the actual refueling) didn't report in and upon inspection they found him hanging halfway out the boomer's window (a small window which allows them to they see the aircraft they are refuelng). What they found during the aircraft mishap investgation was that Simple Green had been used to clean the planes interior and over time had eroded the rubber seal around this small window, then it failed in flight, the window blew out, and the boomer got sucked hallfway out the window and plugged it up (which is why the acft repressurized). Unfortunately, not only was the boomer sucked out head first, but then as the acft built up pressure there was a pressure differential between hs lower half (inside the plane) and his upper half (outside the plane). You can use your imagination to figure out what happened - not a nice way to go.
I also live in the north east, in the Pennsylvania mountains. I use full synthetic oil, and when it's time to change the battery, I always get more cold cranking amps than is recommended for the vehicle. There's nothing worse than a vehicle than won't start in the winter. I enjoyed watching. :)
You are so right! I bought this AGM battery from Sears years back, it was guaranteed 8 years full replacement! Not cheap at $225 but like you said, a no start in the winter is no fun! LOL Thanks!
John, we belong to the same school of thought for lawn care. If it is green then leave it alone as it looks just the same as the most manicured grass at 100 yards or under snow. Nice video on oil changes but I do like the sump plug that is magnetic and it catches those microscopic bits of steel, just remember to wipe them off.
You don’t need to crawl under the car to undo the oil plug, They have a oil Manuel vacuum pump. You put the tube from the vacuum and stick it down the dip stick tube an suck all the oil out of the oil pan,😊👍🇨🇦
I think you and me are the same person sometimes haha. I watch Project Farm and he tests various things including engine oil and it’s very informative. With my first Camry I used Mobil 1 from day 1 and I didn’t know, but would change the oil every 3000 miles or so. When I sold the car it had 450,000 miles on it and the mechanic who did the emissions test could not believe that the car had nearly zero emissions! After I sold the car to some guy, my brother saw the car 4 years later still driving around. I had an unusual rear quarter panel and window sticker that he recognized.
NICE Toymotor! My rig is old enough not to have to be inspected. 30 and older. And I run Delo and Valvoline 15/40 diesel formula oil. If it takes care of a diesel it'll sure take care of the 4.3 in the Taco. GBWYou, John CS and no ice cream trucks up here!
My little shoebox with wheels takes 0-20 weight synthetic oil. There's a fella in my town with a restored 1960's ice cream truck. He brings it to local events and sells ice ream out of it.
Toyota’s design their cars very well. I really like the setup with the oil filter. Most of my vehicles are a PITA especially the American cars. Just stupid designs with oil filters set at an angle with a frame underneath just so oil goes everywhere. My Honda’s aren’t too bad though. I like that oil filter wrench. I usually buy the specific cupped one for each vehicle since I keep my cars forever. Also, I drive two wheels onto the curb to shimmy under and do the oil changes. Have a great Labor Day John!
Okay you took me off guard with the ice cream man... I was guessing either the trash truck or the street sweeper. Those are the two that get me. I can't prove it but I'm pretty sure the trash truck deliberately slams the dumpster just to annoy me
Like that oil filter wrench Some of that music the ice cream trucks play is kinda creepy like those old scary movies As a little Kid I never really liked the sound of those little music boxes
One time years ago I changed oil in my old Ford LTD. I hand tightened the oil filter but I guess my grip wasn't strong enough because several days later just as I was half a block from home the filter came loose and left a trail of oil all the way to the driveway. Now I always give the filter a quarter turn with the wrench.
Jeff- It's all about the grip! I use two hands and clean rubber gloves, if your hands slip at all it won't be tight enough... =D My Dad could get away with one hand because if he used two he would snap the filter off! =D
Great knowledge this is a good video for explaining and breaking down the oil change. Lol man that supervisor was really paying attention to every step 😹. Working nights is great but we do suffer from sleep deprivation cause of things like that haha
My first car was in 73. A 71 roadrunner back then it was every 3000 miles on the oil I changed the points and condenser once a year. There was no special way to hold the can you just shoved in a spout and turned it over and on a Plymouth if you washed off the motor you would probably need to clean the moisture out of the distributor cap before it would crank. The good old days
@@ScoutCrafter I first became aware of them when I was in the Air Force. Used on jet engine oil tanks - fitted around the filler opening to catch and drain any spilled oil. Probably used on many other applications.
Try “just rolled in”. Great channel and there’s a regular procession of never changing the oil just topping it up. 100,000 miles later the poor old engine is running on the crude oil you showed at the start!
I have the exact same engine in my 4Runner. Easiest oil changes ever. When I first saw the location of the filter… I said why doesn’t every manufacturer do that. Some in the wheel well behind a control arm. Oil spills everywhere… anyway I change my oil just like you. So opinions are just what they are opinions. Who cares. Love the FJ cruiser. You have a gem there. Hard to find nice ones like that…. Mini tanks they are.
Back in the mid 80's I was talking to a female colleague and mentioned I needed to change my oil. She looked puzzled and asked what was wrong with the oil. I commented it was due to be changed after the normal 3k or 5k whatever the recommendation was back then. She replied she had never changed the oil, just topped it up. I asked how many miles on her compact Ford. She replied 70k. I told her to get the oil changed ASAP. I was amazed the engine did not seize due to gunk buildup blocking oil passages. Dave.
I tried switching to Valvoline after I designed/developed their new no-glug bottle with the spout, but it just did not seem as good as the Mobil One. I used to use Castrol full synthetic after I designed the two handle bottle for them, I thought the Castrol was good oil, but switched to Mobile One after we lost the Castrol business. 😁
I love simple green too but it does cause aluminum to oxidize a bit. I think they make a aviation version that is aluminum safe. Might be a little safer to use on a modern aluminum engine. Anyway great content as always!
I used to change my own oil, but the auto parts stores were always telling me their oil collection bins were full... I think they were just too lazy to go pour my oil in them. I had 40'ish quarts by the time I found someone to take it last I dropped it off. The shops around me are always running specials, and with my military discount I usually can get it done for what it would cost me to buy the oil and filter.
Our intervals at work are: light duty 6,000 miles or 250 hours, medium duty 6,000 miles and 350 hours, and heavy duty 10,000 miles or 500 hours. If neither metric his hit we check & inspect at 6 months.
It’s funny I don’t think people realize how much idling plays a part in how often you should change your oil. Lots of city and state vehicles tend to have a lot of hours idling. That’s why years ago we used to laugh when guys would say “I’m going to buy a retired police car it only has 80,000 miles” what they didn’t know was it had 100,000 additional idling miles! 😂👍
It seems to be cheaper having the oil changed professionally these days. You can't buy the oil as cheap as they can do it. I sometimes get coupons from the dealer.
Great tutorial. BTW John I keep a large thick piece of cardboard from appliance store from a fridge or stove. Nice to lay on. Egeryone should know how to change your own oil.
@@ScoutCrafter and when my clumsy self drops something it is easily recovered. In 1980 I replaced a starter in a Kansas winter -15f , my hands were frozen, but not my back...LOL Adapt and overcome!
John, really no need to get under the vehicle. Just pick up a fluid extractor and remove the oil from the dip stick tube. It's called a from the top oil change!
Green grass, we had army worms wipe out lawns in central Ohio, moths where blown up from Ida, they laid eggs and within two day your entire lawn is eaten.
Amazing...here in my country you go the gas station and they change the oíl..put gas or Diésel to your car..clean your Windows and even put air if you ask for it..and you dont need to go out of your car unless you want to buy something.... and all for 1500 colones...around 2 dollars plus the gas or Diésel...
Loved seeing the DieHard battery. Chose a different brand recently for the first time in many years. Both Sears stores in my area are now closed down. There are no Car Quest or Advance Auto stores nearby. Are there any Sears stores left near you?
I got recommended mineral oil for my 50 years old car, but to tell you I'm not sure why that was. Oh and one time I was unsupervised and drove over the ramps, no fun!
Steven I also have that same problem! I need to get rid of about 6 gallons of oil! I hate lugging oil to a gas station just to see those looks of disappointment! I wish there was a big drum somewhere I could dump it...
As a X ice cream man myself I like to know that’s my ice cream man is the best I can find and then I tell him to come outside my house every time he passes his name is Naz I will make a film and interview him but I have asked him specifically to pull outside my house whenever is on the rounds and I will always buy an ice cream oaf Naz if I am at home and I have never found anything wrong with his ice cream is ever
Have you experimented with oils on the lathe? I was curious one day and had a 1 and 1/2 in rod turning. I used both traditional oil and synthetic. Neither were great as cut in fluid, but they synthetic doesn't fling off like conventional oil. Even if it's thinner oil, it seems to stick to surfaces better. That sold it for me
Ever have any issues getting shorts after cleaning the engine bay? I use Mobil 1 exclusively as well, still change it about every 6k just out of habit.
No! The key is to go gentle with the water and keep it off the wires and relays... Toyota has a big cover that protects much of the delicate stuff... Thanks!
I prefer mobil one as well. I do all my oil changes. I don't trust the jiffy lubes of the world to use good oil, use the correct oil, or even to do it all right. If you lease your car or something like that, then it is probably fine as you won't keep the car very long, but I only buy used cars (low miles) and drive them as !ong as I can.
Cold weather! They say that the majority of all engine wear happens in the first 2 minutes of run time... Synthetic lubricants flow much better in cold weather. =D
