SF Bay Area, peninsula / south bay dealerships for oil change

[kyippee]

Any recommendations or tips on which dealerships are a solid choice for the oil change service on our cars? I just want to use the 2 free ones and then will be going to my usual shop of choice for maintenance.

I've read some posts here and there complaining that some Toyota dealerships don't have the right oil in stock, or don't seem to know what they're doing. I'd rather not have someone use the wrong torque specs and strip the oil pan, for example.

The dealerships close to me are (in descending order):
Toyota 101 (Redwood City)
Putnam Toyota (Burlingame)
Mangussen's Toyota of Palo Alto
Toyota Sunnyvale
Stevens Creek Toyota

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[muckduck]

I used 101 FWIW for an oil change and alignment under warranty and it worked out fine for me.

 

[kyippee]

I used 101 FWIW for an oil change and alignment under warranty and it worked out fine for me.

Alignment.. under warranty? Interesting! I assume that’s not a standard thing one just asks for, and it was a complaint about the car not driving straight?

 

[muckduck]

Alignment.. under warranty? Interesting! I assume that’s not a standard thing one just asks for, and it was a complaint about the car not driving straight?

That's right.

 

[Raidernation]

I use Toyota Sunnyvale. Just make sure to remind who ever you use to have the Supra oil in stock by your appointment time/date. If not, your hour oil change turns into an all day event or a reschedule.

 

[Neosole89]

Just got my first oil change done (4K miles) at Toyota Sunnyvale. Took about 3 hrs. Like others have mentioned, just call ahead of time and make sure they have the correct oil.

 

[kyippee]

Thanks for the feedback! Hope this is useful to others.

Since the Toyota 101 dealership in Redwood City is the closest and muckduck's positive experience there, I visited one day to check about Supra trained techs, and they indeed have 3.

Went earlier this week and it was done, seemingly well. They were nice too - the service advisor invited me to chat with their Supra tech. According to the $0 invoice, they used the correct oil. (Looked at part numbers)

 

[Drakov]

Ive used Sunnyvale for both of my free oil changes and cabin filter. They had to order the air filter but was able to return in the PM to get it installed. The first oil change service advisor stated they rotated tires by habit lol. I gave them a weird look and they corrected themselves.

 

[Neosole89]

Funny, I specifically told them not to rotate the tires or wash the car just in case haha.

 

[Drakov]

They are no longer doing car washes until drought is over. Kinda nice in the event you forget to tell them.

 

[Neosole89]

Anyone ever take their car to Fremont Toyota? Just moved to the Fremont area and wanted to check before bringing my car there. Thanks!

 

[RyanA90]

Barely got my 1st free oil change done at Vallejo Toyota. Since my car is lowered they had to use the alignment rack. Other than that no issues with them! I'll most likely end up going to them for the next free oil change.

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