I just purchased a 2006 Toyota Tacoma 2 wheel drive base model with the new 2TR-FE 4 cylinder engine. well the owners and factory service manuals both list the oil capacity on this engine at 6.1 quarts with oil filter change.

I went and changed my oil and can't read this horrible dipstick!!! I wipe it clean and push it in and pull it out just to find oil splattered all over it!! My old 22R Had a straight oil dipstick tube, but these newer tacomas have an S shaped oil dipstick tube. Anyhow it's impossible to read. I tried draining about a quart and it's still reads all over the place!! I tried searching on yotatech and no one seems to be having this issue here, but i tried NTTORA and TOYOTANATION and found a couple of threads about it but no answer. Is no one here experiencing this? It's driving me insane!! I want to drive my new truck!! please help!!

 

Yeah, the dipstick is hard to read, I had this issue on a friends truck. I just made sure to fill the oil to that spec. You shouldn't have to worry about burning oil on an 05, so you should be fine if you put the correct amount in.

 

so the 2005+ tacomas need 6.1 quarts of oil? that seems like alot, i'm my manual it reads:

2TR-FE 4 cylinder: 6.1 Quarts with oil filter change

1GR-FE 6 cylinder: 4.8 Quarts with oil filter change

how can the 6 cylinder hold less oil? the V6 I believe is a 4.0 liter and the 4 cylinder is a 2.7 liter?? I've tried calling multiple local dealers and they tell me its 4.3 liters for my model and year.

 

Your looking at the Quarts right.. not liters or imp qts ?? I had an 06 with the 4.0 and it was the same way. I just put what the book said to in it and then checked it a week or two later. After driving it some and it get's a little darker it gets a little easier to read. I also heard of people roughing the end up with some sand paper. I can't remember where I read it or which forum it was on but lots of people have your same complaint.

 

Those capacities are correct, here's a good comparison of models and capacities:

http://www.customtacos.com/tech/index.php?article=207

 

Hello
Where can I downloading factory service manual for 2TR-FE engine?

 

I was having the same problem for the last 2 years of owning this Tacoma. 06 access cab base model. Every time I used to take the dipstick out I would it carefully and definitely more slow than fast and that was the problem. I think what happens is while you’re pulling it out slowly because of the "S" shaped tube it drips off or gets rubbed everywhere causing the crazy/inaccurate readings. Clean it off once, out the sucker all the way back in and pull it out decently fast. I get a perfect and accurate reading with no extra oil rubbed above where the true level is. Hope this helps my guy

 

Toyota doesn't sell the FSM anymore. I have seared the forums and the Wayback machine. I found a little on Tacoma World but not the book. Toyota did a pretty good job of wiping the internet. I want the full one for my 4.0L