first oil change?

[eight_heads]

yeah, full synthetic oil will tend to "slip" by easier than non-snyth. but that only really matters on engines with alot of miles... i'm going to let the rings seat and the engine wear in properly and then go full synthetic

[eight_heads]

how did you guys get the lifetime oil change? and my car won't be here until the 10th... do you think i will still be able to work that in? i live in Louisiana, USA

[Ziv]

yeah, i know. ha ha. How is it tho, nice?

[swng]

Thanks again. It is nice but a bit bulky, probably because of the hand cranking and battery charging mechanisms. I hope next year Toyota will do a similar promotion again and give you a flashlight when you do your oil change.

[jay]

I also received the flashlight. It was a good promotion for Toyota Canada to drum up business and goodwill (they have the $, and know how to make more ).

If there are any inquiring minds out there about the the flashlight itself...

It's an OK promo item. I had to chuckle a bit upon seeing the gift box it came in Like other low-cost LED flashlights, it works fine for general close proximity apps, and not so great if you want to illuminate into the distance. As swng mentioned, the unit is a bit bulky, though it's about the same size as what a typical consumer would associate w/a traditional 2D cell flashlight.

Curiosity got the best of me, so I opened it up. Turns out that the thing is much bigger than it needs to be. The NiMH battery (OEM welded, not something you could easily replace w/o proper equipment) is tiny, and there's empty space a-plenty, including a circuit board that is one of the sparsest I've seen in a long time.

IIRC, when fully charged the light ran for about 4.5 hours before it became unusably dim. So hopefully these things will be useful for a few years.

[Ziv]

Interesting, thanks for the info guys, now I hope they do the same promotion soon, sounds like an interesting toy, not great, but wouldn't hurt if it's free. ha ha.