oil drain cover

[91bulldog]

hey,


does anyone know the part# for a plastic oil drain cover for a 03 4runner? last oil change, the stupid guy at the shop forgot to put the cover back on...

 

[ScottAW]

Same thing happened to me!

I called up the service manager and complained. He sent me a new one in the mail.

 

[Hank]

It's not worth it to replace the oil drain cover since you'll probably be replacing it for as long as you have your 4R. I change the oil myself and I always make sure that it is put back on properly, but I lost mine after 8 months. It must have came loose and fell off while driving. I didn't know it was missing until I did the next oil change.

 

[greasefingers]

Yep...mine has been missing after the third time I changed my oil. It doesn't bother me.

 

[toybox]

Mine gone too. It doesn't attach very securely after taking it off the first time. Mine blew off, can't explain why it is missing any other way.

 

[FinRxDoc]

me too...I guess it will be ok.

 

[Bobby]

I broke one tab off the first time I did my oil change @ 1800 miles. I slapped it back on thinking it'll probably fall off. I changed my oil again at ~7000 miles since I put on a fram filter (crap from what everyone told me) and the cover was still there. Now that I have a genuine Toyota filter and Syntec 5w30 in there, I'm good until 17,000 miles .

 

[slyangel9]

Well, it finally happened to me. Don't know when I lost it but I am surprised how clean the area was. I guess I won't be replacing that too.

 

[TRD04RUNNER]

Change my oil last week and notice my was gone too..:wtf: so if anyone see a oval black looking thing on the road please let me know!

 

[Whoknows]

Mine is gone too after 2nd oil change. I was just going to get another today, but may not now.

 

[Kanab]

I broke one tab off the first time I did my oil change @ 1800 miles. I slapped it back on thinking it'll probably fall off. I changed my oil again at ~7000 miles since I put on a fram filter (crap from what everyone told me) and the cover was still there. Now that I have a genuine Toyota filter and Syntec 5w30 in there, I'm good until 17,000 miles .

10K mile OCI? With the 4.7 V8 you might be ok if you were using Mobil 1 but your warranty will be history on any oil related problems with anything longer then a 5K mile OCI.

PS - Checkout what the guys on www.bobistheoilguy.com think about Castrol Syntec 5w30, they like the Castrol GTX 5w30 better then the Syntec. They love the imported Castrol Syntec 0w30.

 

[bulldog-yota]

I lost mine many moons ago. I want to get a proper skidplate anyhow. Everytime I go offroad with a 4RUnner they either have lost theirs or loose it on the trip.

 

[socky3850]

I lost mine a couple of times. I finally made one out of metal and attached this with 2 short bolts. This works just fine. When I change oil, though, I always remove the skid plate so that I have access to other things that I want to check.

 

[greasefingers]

You cannot keep that thingie on. We are all doomed.

 

[rwright]

Why are you guys worried about some flimsy plastic cover? After the first oil change on my '03 I simply tossed the cover into my recycle bin, along with my V8 badge.

 

[Boaz]

10K mile OCI? With the 4.7 V8 you might be ok if you were using Mobil 1 but your warranty will be history on any oil related problems with anything longer then a 5K mile OCI.

PS - Checkout what the guys on www.bobistheoilguy.com think about Castrol Syntec 5w30, they like the Castrol GTX 5w30 better then the Syntec. They love the imported Castrol Syntec 0w30.

I agree with pitbull, read up on OIC with dino oil.. I run Amsoil at 10-15k intervals depending on what the oil analysis says.

For reading on amsoil click the link in my sig, Im a dealer , I can hook you up.

Jake