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Originally Posted by jonbobshinigin
Let us know your results once you change. I bet your engine, particularly the lifters, will quiet down a noticeable amount.
At 3k oil changes, a friends Toyota Tacoma has 300k on it and runs great still. I doubt it hurts anything! Its just better economically to change the old less often, especially on synthetic.
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300K is very doable on a Tacoma. Toyota motors are balanced well and are pretty durable.
Just to throw some numbers, 3K oil changes in 300,000 miles results in 100 oil changes. I assume this is an older Tacoma, so factory recommended interval is 5,000 mile changes. So at 300,000 miles that would be 60 oil changes. Your friend did an additional 40 needless oil changes.
If it was a newer Tacoma, the factory interval is 10K. Which at 300K miles that would be 30 changes and your friend then did an additional 70 needless oil changes.
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