Toyota Tundra

hdeapo

If anybody wants info on the Tundra go to the web site www.tundrasolutions.com there is over 3400 owners you can get info on for what ever your needs might be. I own a 2000 Tundra SR5 xtended cab 2wd and love it,most solid truck I have ever owned,I have owned Fords and Chevs from 1989 thru 1998.Good Luck

hguy11

Thanks for the link to Trailer Life...this will be helpful.

makang1

Is there any body using a synthetic oil on Tundra V-8. I'm not sure if I could use it bec. It's not on the manual, usually theres an info. about synth. oil. recommendation in the manual.

bamatundra

I have been using Mobil 1 5W-30 since the truck was new. As long as the oil meets the viscosity rating and SAE rating, there should be no problem using synthetic. In fact it is far superior to petroleum base oil.

lake5

how is this lubricant far superior to petroleum base oil?

427435

Engine oils usually consist of 65-70% actual oil and 30-35% additives. These additives consist of, in simple terms, viscosity index improvers to provide multiple viscosity oil ratings, detergents to keep particles in solution, and chemicals to neutralize the acids that are created by combustion blowby.

If more than 30-35% of the oil volume is used for additives, lubrication is poor and other bad things happen. With synthetic oil (custom formed oil molecules), no VI improvers are needed---leaving more room for detergents and neutralizers.
Plus the synthetic molecules also handle heat better.

No, I'm not an oil salesman but I've spent lots of years dealing with major engine manufacturers as I applied their engines to various off-highway equipment. Bottom line, I use Mobil 1 in everything including my lawn mowers, my boat, my tow vehicle, and, of course, my 1967 Corvette. My cars are routinely driven to 200,000 miles and I have never had a lubrication related failure.

lake5

thank you for the desciption and putting it in such simple form. i've heard that corvettes come with synthetic, but it amazes me that truck builders still put the petro base oils in their engines. i guess they figure the average guy won't want to go the extra expense, and use the good stuff.

robertfox70

As of May 25, I have had my Tundra 2000 4X4 V-8 Access Cab for 2 years. As of this date, it has 26,329 miles, used 1517.37 gallons of gas for a 17.35mpg. Approximately 1/3 of these miles were Interstate and the rest local driving. Other than the oil changes, lubrication, tire rotation and the factory recall of the rear taillight, no other problems. No vibrations or other items that others have mentioned. Prior to the Tundra, I drove Ford 150's for 17 years. Tried the 1999 F-150 , then the Tundra and bought the Tundra. I am completely satisfied with my purchase. Great TRUCK!!!

tundradude

My two year anniversary comes July 3rd for my truck.

redsilverado

meeker and lake5, as you guys chose a chevy after reading in this topic. any particular posts that helped to inspire your decisions?

danbodan1

I have a 2000 Tundra and have been looking at a Performance Catalog. They claim a Gibson Exhaust will give 10-20HP. This is connected after the Cat converter. This seems like a big gain and I find it hard to believe the stock exhaust is that restrictive. Any advice? Also, I don't want an exhaust that is too loud when driving, idle noise is fine.

I also saw a Helix Power Tower(a device that raises the throttle body by 1" and claims 20HP) comments on this are welcome.

Thanks everyone.

obyone

aftermarket catbacks. Quiet at idle, resonates like a bat out of hell at highway speeds. Dumped mine. Wouldn't count on 20 hp from either the Gibson or the Tower of Power...not even combined. Course common sense will tell you that. Looking for a cost effective performance gain...install a supercharger....look what it did for the Lightning.

bamatundra

Red "meeker and lake5, as you guys chose a chevy "

Meeker never chose to buy a Hyundai. What are you talking about?

Lake needs to buy a Hyundai first to appreciate a REAL truck like the Tundra.

lake5

i want to buy a big chevy, because i already appreciate the smallness of the tundra(dangerous too), for 5th wheeling that is.

redsilverado

just be kind to them little trucks when you're passin em.

f1jules

Well, I've towed more than a few heavy loads. While I haven't towed to the limits that some have talked/bragged of here I have towed some serious miles and some heavy loads in all the big 3 - 1/2 ton trucks.

The heaviest load I ever hauled was a Dodge Grand Caravan loaded on a tow dolly. I hauled it up and down some serious hills with a 1/2 ton Ford F-150 (regular cab-straight 6 engine-auto trans) and it handled that just fine. I'll let you in on a little secret-I would feel just as safe and secure towing the same load with the Tundra.

If I were towing 7000lbs on a regular basis I would not buy the Chevy shakerado 1500 or the Dodge 1500 or the Ford F-150 or the Tundra. I would buy a Ford F-250 or F-350.

To you guys who feel threatened by the Tundra, being the very capable 1/2 ton truck that it is, obviously you have an inferiority complex. Maybe you should seek therapy.

slag1911

Them tundra ones just aint got enough wheelbase for that 5th now. Them ones is goin jack but quick if ya try it, and thats the fact. Get ya a big3 one with that exCab and that longbed, them 5th wheels need lots of wheelbase now. Them tundra ones aint got but 127" of wheelbase, them big3 ones got 156" now! Takes a "full size" one too handle a 5th now. Good luck on this one now!

quadrunner500

>If I were towing 7000lbs on a regular basis I would not buy the Chevy shakerado 1500 or the Dodge 1500 or the Ford F-150 or the Tundra. I would buy a Ford F-250 or F-350.<

If "ifs and buts" were candy and nuts, you'd own a truck too. Well I guess you don't, so you bess' opine in the car/suv topics, where you can help all those trendy people like yourself decide on the best baby seats, bicycle rack etc. Run along yuppie!

redsilverado

thank you for posting that fine opinion. it proves the point that Quad and i have been trying to get across since this topic began. the tundra is not capable of towing the loads in a safe manner the way toyota claims.

f1jules

To you guys who feel threatened by the Tundra, being the very capable 1/2 ton truck that it is, obviously you have an inferiority complex. Maybe you should seek therapy.

I don't know why I bothered to post here. It's like talking to a friggin' wall. You guys can take your big 3 and keep 'em.

Long live the yuppies!!!

redsilverado

you're the one that said it would take a Ford F250-350 to haul the 7,000 lb. payload, cause the tundra won't handle it.
good luck on this one now!

quadrunner500

Guess he didn't make his point the first time.

*Therapy* is what the pencil neck yuppies always recommend when they fail to *enlighten* those who know more.

redsilverado

is it me, or do Tundra owners always have to do everything twice?

1949

Just an observation.....I've noticed while following this "Toyota Tundra" thread that Chevy owners are on you guys like Pit Bulls...they just won't let go. But even more interesting, unless I've missed it somewhere during the last 100 posts, I haven't seen any Ford or Dodge owners bashing you. I have noticed in reading truck reviews that people who buy Tundra's, for the most part, only considered the F150 as the other choice. The host jumps in from time to time as the "voice of reason", but then the inciteful rhetoric slowly creeps back in. At times, this sounds like a Mustang/Camaro feud. Oh yeah, believe it or not, it's great to sometimes see some useful information from experienced Tundra owners. I guess this thread serves as a "chatroom" for the "camaraderie" between hostile Silverado/Tundra owners.............
Have a great Sunday!!!!!!!

quadrunner500

>Oh yeah, believe it or not, it's great to sometimes see some useful information from experienced Tundra owners. <

If this was not an oxymoron, the pit bulls would have nothing to bark about. Arff Arff!!

slag1911

Aint it funny how when ya point that truth out on them limited ones folks be takin it like that attack. Tellin them truths on them forien ones is just that, truth tellin. Some folks aint got that knowin of that truth, cuz that forien factory be twistin and strechin it. But some folks need too work them trucks, them folks need too hear that plain truth on em. If ya goin work em, get ya a big3 one, if just chasin that fad, them littler tundra ones will do ya just fine. Good luck on this one now!

toddstock

I could care less what the rest of you think, but Slag is the 2 faced one... He keeps posting the word Forien wrong, so I take it he is a foreigner... He never EVER responds to this next part of my post... The bottom line... He owns a Chevrolet, right??? Well, Chevrolet has an IZUZU engine in it... Let me ask you Mr. American, does that make your truck FORIEN???????? I guess it does... Now, is he a 2 faced hypocrit, or a hypocrit that is 2 faced is the question here??? All others shall be ignored, so unless your name is slag, may as well not reply.... I shall be waiting for a real answer from Slag on this, but shall not get one as usual...

obyone

are curious on this one. Not all Chevy engines are created equal. The only foreign one is the Isuzu. The engine you refer to that slaq1911 owns is definitely made in the USA.

Point being. You should realize that Chevy offers many choices unlike Toyota which only offers the 4.7 in all their trucks and SUVs. Why haven't they built any other motors and offer it to the blind loyalists? Good luck on this one now.

f1jules

Hey red, I said that if I were hauling 7000 lbs on a regular basis I wouldn't do it with any - READ ANY - of the 1/2 ton trucks out there!

Learn how to read.

f1jules

If I needed a truck that could haul 11,000 lbs I would have bought one. I don't need one so I didn't buy one. I'm not one of those idiots who buys the biggest truck sold when I have no real need for it.

obyone

f1jules.....f150rules.....

Anyone remembers this one now.

jaijay

Quad, earlier in these posts you recommended an F250 or F350 for towing loads of 7k pounds. I have not driven one of these vehicles with towing any weight, how do they tow in comparison to the 2500HD?

redsilverado

towing 11,000 lbs. with the tundra is a real bad idea. you'd be better off with at least a 3/4 ton truck, but probably a bad idea to tow 11,000 lbs. with your tundra. check with your dealer, i'm sure he'll tell you the same.

PF_Flyer

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f1jules

"towing 11,000 lbs. with the tundra is a real bad idea."

I don't recall ever suggesting that anyone tow 11,000 lbs. with a Tundra. Where did this come from?

markbuck

Check http://www.highwaysafety.com/news_releases/2001/pr060401.htm

Ford and Dodge poor.

Silverado mediocre.

The Tundra did the poorest in the govt's tests (you know the 5star ratings), though. \

Wonder how my 2500HD would do?

f1jules

How do the government 5-star ratings differ from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety?

This is very interesting because the Dodge, Ford and Chevy are all slightly larger than the Tundra. More mass equals more energy to dissipate in a crash though so I guess that makes sense. In this regard your 2500 might not fare as well as the 1500.

ratboy3

I think 11,000 pounds is way over the rating on the manual..

f1jules

Yes, but those are only recommendations. Nobody goes by what those pesky ratings say.

toddstock

Looks as though the Tundra won....

http://www.hwysafety.org/news_releases/2001/pr060401.htm

f1jules

Another victory for the Toyota Tundra!

You know, if I was trying to be just like everybody else I would have bought a Ford F-150 or a Chevy Silverfish. But I wanted to be different. I wanted to make a statement that I am a discerning driver and that I don't compromise when I buy a vehicle. I wanted the best truck and I have it-TUNDRA!!!

bamatundra

There are a few insecure Chev owners posting incessantly to this group. Quad is telling us all about Tundra towing performance when he has never owned a Tundra or towed anything with it. Redsilverado is the same. Libby(Slag) who has never owned a pickup of any type jumped in with her assessment. Oby- the owner of possibly the worst Chev ever made checked in. Is this the pack of yapping Chihuahuas that 1949 was talking about? What I am wondering is where are the facts?

Here are the facts:

Trailer Life magazine actually towed something with a Tundra and said:

"Launch Ramp -- Steep launch ramps and 4400 pound ski boats are no problem for the Tundra"

" Towing -- Our test Tundra easily towed a Toyota Epic ski boat/trailer. In fact, we had to keep checking our mirrors because it didn't feel like we were towing anything. Even when throwing the Tundra through curves, the trailer tracked behind the truck like a train and the driver had full control. There was no "driving" of the truck by the tow vehicle."

"Performance wise, the 4.7 liter V-8 is world class. Jump on the pedal and get instantly rewarded with a solid launch and quick acceleration. Toyota's published 0-60 mph time for their 4x2 model is just 7.87 seconds ­ a full 1.6 seconds faster than the Chevrolet Silverado, the quickest of the competition. Passing time is just as impressive. With a 6,500 lb. trailer attached, the Tundra clocked a 40 -60 mph passing time 14.73 seconds ­ 4.37 seconds quicker than the F-150, the fastest of the competition in this category. When you are trying to get around a slow tractor/trailer combination or get around a vehicle on a hill, a difference of over four seconds between the Tundra and the next closest competitor makes a huge difference in the margin of safety."

These quotes are from Truckworld, someone who actually towed something with a Tundra. But we don't want to cloud this topic with facts.

f1jules

N/T

slag1911

Yep, how bout them really heavy loads now? What them magazines tell bout haulin bicycles? Bet them forien ones is best at haulin them ones now! Thats really "workin" em now, eh? If ya plan on really workin em, get ya a big3 one, if just haulin bicycles, them littler ones will do ya fine now. Just simple truths, for them that need that knowin on em. Good luck on this one now!

lake5

that you need to allow other members to voice their opinion without your usuall retaliation. how do you figure that tundra(made by toyota) is a victor? if you call someone ending up with a broken leg a victory, then you must not use your legs for much. i bet if the tundra had some weight in the bed to at least equal out the weight of the fullsize chevy, it would have faired no better in the results. bet you didn't think about that one huh?

obyone

to crash a rado into a Tundra....then see what happens. What do you think would happen? IMO, I wouldn't want to be in the Tundra.

f1jules

Just curious, why would you rather be in the Silverado? The Tundra rated better in the crash test than the Silverado and seeing as how they are almost identical in weight you would be better off in the Tundra.

ratboy3

If a 'rado crashed into a Tundra.. I rather be in my Nike's standing from a distance.. and hopefully it isn't my Tundra that just got hit..

f1jules

Given a choice I'd rather be in my living room watching the tube or typing away on the keyboard with you people than in my truck. LOL

redsilverado

at least we agree on something LOL..'ol PF outa be happy bout these last few posts. way more fun talking to you all instead of being out on the street.