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25K Mile Oil Changes?

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by Turd Ferguson, Mar 26, 2026.

  1. Apr 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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    MeefZah

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    We only use water for cooking and drinking and brushing of the teeth and infrequent little whore's baths while camping. 12g probably would last the two of us a week. Cowboy wipes daily as a quasi shower and a truck stop shower or bathing in a river ever few days. Shit in a bag and toss it with the trash as a gas stop. You could absolutely go several weeks on a minimal amount of water if all you are using it for is cooking and drinking. There's also ample opportunities to refill water even if just in small increments - I top off my water bottle and Camelbak every gas stop and every visitor center we go into.

    I also highly doubt they are going to film everything like daily trash disposal and such. Their goal is to glamorize the glamourous shit and not bring up the mundane.
     
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  2. Apr 3, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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    Living on the road 24/7 and filming the whole thing, you get a ton of video content and there is no way to put it all in a video unless you edit a lot out. Yea the trash and such being left out makes sense cause its not glamorous for sure.
    I do agree with the comment above, a 4wd sprinter diesel with the big tank would out-do any of these trucks in long distance travel and comfort. I know they want to be able to offroad, but i guess we wait for the next episode to see how hard their "go hard" is. I do like the builds though, picking up a used 3rd gen Tundra to build with is nuts. 25k oil change on that 3rd gen with direct injection. Double nuts.
     
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    At 25k miles how much gasoline and carbon is in that oil?

    At that point I’m less worried about the oil mfg claiming how long the oil lasts and more worried about fuel dilution.
     
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  4. Apr 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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    On a couple of their “expeditions” they towed a water trailer behind one of the trucks.
    I’ve watched these guys since the beginning and always found it comical that they refer to these trips as expeditions. I’d call them vacations.
     
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  5. Apr 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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    Indeed. I have a love / hate relationship with them for sure. Kind of dorky sons of bitches, but I'm jealous of their time and ability to travel.
     
  6. Apr 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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    Same. I think I may be more jealous of their workshop than their trips though. That building is awesome.
     
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