Toyota Maintenance at Dealership?

[kaboom]

do oil & filter yourself as I always do and keep the receipts; you can not lose your warranty just because you change your oil and filter by yourself...

[ChinoCharles]

Originally Posted by kaboom

do oil & filter yourself as I always do and keep the receipts; you can not lose your warranty just because you change your oil and filter by yourself...

+1

[Astroman]

If you get your own oil & filter (would recommend sparks-they're a sponsor here) it shouldn't be that bad at the dealer. If I bring just my own oil (full synthetic, gave me better mileage and power), they charge me $19.95, plus they lube everything under there, but no tire rotation. Don't know if this is BS, but the salesguy told me that the little stamp they put in your service booklet can add value to the resale. (Buyer confidence that the car was well maintained I suppose.) My 15,000 mile service is coming up and I will probably provide my own oil again since they are going to have to do some other stuff to the car anyway. Oh, does anyone know if there would be any benefit to using the TRD filter over the standard toyota filter? I want to keep using Toyota filters due to the anti-drainback feature that helps reduce engine wear on startup.

[PetersRedYaris]

Originally Posted by Astroman

... plus they lube everything under there... I want to keep using Toyota filters due to the anti-drainback feature that helps reduce engine wear on startup.

Nothing to lube under the Yaris, don't let them fool you. Anti-drainback valve is good idea on many vehicles, however, the Yaris' filter hangs upside down; it can't drain due to gravity. Superb Toyota engineering!

[kaboom]

Originally Posted by PetersRedYaris

Nothing to lube under the Yaris, don't let them fool you. Anti-drainback valve is good idea on many vehicles, however, the Yaris' filter hangs upside down; it can't drain due to gravity. Superb Toyota engineering!

rite, i forgot about up side down setup ( no valve needed).... if you want to pay someone $ 20 for removing two bolts - it's fime with me
p.s.
don't forget the time and gas you will waste to get to the dealership