Just need to vent...

Then why not Toyota brand fluid?

 

You'll be lucky if they even bother to look at it. As long as the box is checked, your OK.
During my 2 year free service, I always check their work. At last look under the hood to make sure the oil cap was in place, before driving off. Don't laugh, it actually happened to a couple of friends of mine.....

 

How do you check they actually changed the oil filter and replaced with the correct oil? After my first free inspection for my 2017 Prius where they falsely wrote they set tire pressures too low when they did not change them, I do my own oil changes so I know they are done properly.

 

you mark the filter n put different color/type of tire stem caps. you can also mark your tires too, some white-out in-between the tire threads.
As far as the oil; the worse they can do is put 0w20 in it. They're suppose to put 0w16 in mine; but who knows.
I got the check mark in the box, so it's all good!!!

 

Yep, while the Toyota Dealerships do use Toyota OEM filters, the oil is just the cheapest bulk stuff, in barrels, just like Jiffy Lube and Walmart Automotive. Charge premium prices but provide mediocre service for maximum profit! But, at least, it's synthetic oil. (0W-20)

 

I have seen that Toyota dealers use either Toyota branded oil in bulk barrels or, for 0w-8, they actually use the quart bottles since that is the only way it is packaged. I believe @Mendel Leisk in Canada used to take containers into his dealership to buy Toyota oil from their bulk containers.

 

Personally, I use Mobil One from Walmart as usually the best deal, especially if I can use a rebate.

 

i have seen video evidence of Toyota 0w-8 quart bottles used in a dealership for a 2025 Camry XSE oil change when they wrote 0w-16 on the paperwork. 0w-8 was the only oil they used in quart bottles.

 

Ask for the old ones back. That way you can see if they truly needed to be changed. Of course the dealer could confound things by switching to the dirtiest one they had in the trash can but then if you have labeled the filters before hand ... but then you might as well change them yourself.

 

You expect to get the old oil back too? IMO it is usually much easier to do it yourself. My local Toyota dealer is only useful for test drives. I even drove over 2 hours to a trusted dealer for the wire harness inspection recall on my 2017 Prius when I owned it. There was NO way I was going to trust the judgment of a local dealer mechanic who skipped inspecting the battery because "Prius are different. The battery has already been under the hood for a full year at that point!

 

I took my car in at 19500 miles for it's free checkup/service. As I stood there watching the "service manager" the electronic message board showed the mileage. Then the service needed. Then said that it needed a front end alignment. Then it added alignment for 3.0 safety sensors . He quickly erased both of those from the display. He was not about to let the dealership get stuck with the cost of two separate alignments that were not needed. When I asked about it he just said it was "a glitch" in the system.

There were no problems with the car during the 1100 miles driven that week. No surprise there.

 

I would bet if it were out of warranty they would claim those were needed though.

 

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Who makes genuine Toyota oil?
Toyota Genuine Motor Oil (TGMO) is produced by industry giant ExxonMobil. The fossil fuel titan, known for its gas stations, also produces other popular automotive products, like Mobil 1 motor oil. ExxonMobil has a long relationship with Toyota.

Who manufactures the Toyota oil filter?
Toyota oil filters are produced by a company called Denso, which is based out of Japan but also has operations in Thailand.

By-the-way ... all hometown mechanics are not shysters.

 

Just goes to show ya that Toyota is even better at being GM than GM is.......

 

Because they buy parts from experts instead of trying to make it themselves? I never say GM quality as being that good, personally.

 

Observing women (usually) in the Costco lines & aisles - looking looking opening & sniffing and looking & reading some more. Dragging as though time stands still. Then within sight of the checkout lines? It's like panic mode to get through first.
Maybe it's just my family's phenomena

 

I've been known to vent about people posting authoritative-looking "answers" to questions without including any indication of who (or what) was the source of the "answers"

 

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Sometimes ... I just make a "GI-GP" post because I just want to.




GI = General Information.
GP = General Principles.

 

Right. Of course, no one reading knows whether what you claim is "GI", is. If you posted it because there were people discussing the question, that's usually a context where some information with an identified source might be useful and welcome, but just putting some words in a post (even if they are extra large and boldface) might not be as much.