Are Toyota oil techs daft?

[Steve300xcw]

Wondered the same thing.
Looks like it’s in about the same spot in both pictures.

wouldnt be the first time a rig was serviced and the filters were skipped

 

[ODB]

Wondered the same thing.
Looks like it’s in about the same spot in both pictures.

Just to be clear, those pics are from sequential draws, not before and after. Only showing that it’s consistently high and not dragging on the tube etc.

I sent a note to the dealer last night. We will see.

Also, on the charge form they indicate 5 quarts. max with filter is 4.8. Hard to know “how much” extra oil is added as I don’t know this car as well as my tundras.

 

[IDElkmagnet]

I totally get that.. just as long as the job is done right. When I had my valve cover gaskets fixed in my tundra (a semi-common but not recalled issue), whoever changed the oil broke a fin off the oil canister.. funny I changed the oil many, many times before that with nary an issue. And I always torqued to proper spec. dunno.

I agree. Thats why I do it myself. I have seen how many different ways a shop can mess it up.
The lube tech isn't going to double check anything. He has a system built on muscle memory and if it somehow gets interrupted things get forgotten. If someone asks him a question right before he tightens the drain plug it may fall out a few weeks later. He certainly isn't going to pull the stick after filling, time is money and he knows what he put in and it's good enough for who it's for.

 

[BLJ]

those pics are from sequential draws, not before and after.

I misunderstood.

My take was that it didn’t get changed at all.

Looked clean and full when brought in, and in the same spot when drove out.

I misinterpreted the pictures.

 

[ODB]

I misunderstood.

My take was that it didn’t get changed at all.

Looked clean and full when brought in, and in the same spot when drove out.

I misinterpreted the pictures.

Yes. That is my fault for not being clear - sorry. I will add that the oil before the change was at the same level but indeed dirty.

So…oil was changed, but it was and is overfilled.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

I do with my other trucks, but I do not have a lift to get to this one - it's tight under there. I might figure something out though

Ramps under the front tires might give you the space you need. You can buy a set of ramps pretty cheap or make a set even cheaper. I don’t need them for my trucks, but my homemade ramps (2 pieces of 2x8 stacked on top of each other and screwed together plus a bumper piece on the end) make it much easier to change the oil on our family car (Expedition)…a few extra inches can make a world of difference (TWSS).

 

[Upwolf]

I first read this thread title as "dtf" instead of daft. I chuckled out loud at my desk.