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It's probably the short OCI that kept it so clean. Had you gone 7k or 8k miles there'd probably be a little more varnish build up in there. Nice!

I never really gave that much thought but it is warranted in today's market. Totally agree and appreciate your perspective.

That engine looks new! What kind of oil are you using?

Agreed. The longer oil change intervals are related to CAFE standards and the appearance of a car being more maintenance free, nothing more. The government wants less waste oil floating around. The shorter the OCI, the less problems you'll have when you hit that 200k mile mark. It's important to...

The last time I bought a few Thailand filters was a few years ago, they were around $8 from my dealer. I just picked up a few from my dealer a few days ago....$11 with a 15% off coupon!! Geez!

Yes, batteries on the newer cars with all the electronic gizmos are typically good for 4 years. you may get more, but on my CX5 I change them out at 4 years. Cheap insurance to not have to chase bogus codes. Now on my Scion it's going on 7 years, still tests strong surprisingly after the hot...

Thanks for posting these. Your videos always show the importance of fluid changes to an intricate assembly.

I'm not blaming you for your bad experience, but Toyota is not without it's own serious issues. Big recall on the truck engines with customers waiting many months for repairs, Now automatic transmission and manual transmission problems are popping up, and the Grand Highlander has been pulled...

Post on DIY walnut blasting, you don't have to remove the head... Cleaned the intake valves on my 2013 CX-5

The old days being when? Oil companies change their formulations almost on a yearly basis. I've used both, currently Castrol 5w-30, and not have noticed any deposits. The deposit you saw sounds like water vapor condensing on the cap due to the car not getting hot enough to burn it off. Just a...

Spot on IMO. It's everything I've experienced or read about. Love my 2016.5. Found the trans reset video interesting. Dealership comment is telling also. Still not a fan the EPB.

Make sure you request a Master tech look at it. These are the reasons why I don't like my car being disassembled for complex warranty work.

CAFE rules are in every aspect of the what car manufacturers come up with as far as oil maintenance schedules in this country. Here's another Lake Speed video about CAFE and "break-in oil". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4424Q5lLR8

Good video on break-in periods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6nWCQ_70J0

Where did you get the cap?

Lake Speed video, Start at the 17:30mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr07y1H3U7c

Wow, interesting remark from you from past posts!

That gentleman has a lot of excellent videos regarding oil. Big fan.

Exactly why I always do my own and never have a garage do it. I don't care if they are free. A dealer replaced my oil pan years ago, I got the car back and it was a quart over the fill line. I brought it back and made them drain the excess out.

I missed it that he said it was the rear rotors, yep, dragging