Will Dealer Give You Oil After Changeout?

Bringing my truck in for its 1st oil change (free oil changes with ToyotaCare). I want to send the oil out to Blackstone.

Has anyone asked the dealer save some oil so you can send it out to Blackstone? Is this a reasonable request?

 

i don't think it's unreasonable to ask. worse thing they'll say is no. but give them the jug/bottle to get sample. if not, and you're comfortable enough, just get under your truck and drain a lil out carefully to get what you need then head over to dealer....or do it in their parking lot. i'm weird, so i wouldn't mind doing something like that personally

 

I've never asked personally, but doesn't seem like a unreasonable request, just leave them the bottle. The only thing i'd be worried about is a tech forgetting to pull the sample, and just filling it up with random used oil.

I would just take the sample yourself before you bring it to the dealership.

 

kinda early for a blackstone sample imo. what are you expecting out of it ?

 

i wasn't goin to tap into this, but i'll piggyback now. kinda my thoughts too on it being a lil early. not much in terms of results IMO. maybe after 25k or 50k miles i would think.

 

Just keeping so they can see trends overtime. More data points the better. Also interested to know how much metal is there from initial break-in.

 

Or you could take a small sample yourself before heading to the dealer. A small hand pump will do the job inexpensively and you will have it for the future too.

 

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Or get the Blackstone lab kit and give the tech the sample container. They should be happy to do it. Offer to share the results with them.

 

Love this idea - thank you

 

I would be willing to bet that they could care less about lab results

 

Yeah, you're prolly right. They don't give much of a rat's behind about much. That's why a dealership will never touch my stuff.

 

Yeah.....I am struggling with letting them do the two free oil changes. Got 5000 miles to decide.