Toyota Oil Change Secrets

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Oh my GAWD cry me a river. Toyota has used that system for years now.
 
Glad I never bought a Toyota. They, Toyota, must get a fortune for an oil change. My SRT has a plate that I remove to access for an oil change but its rubber plastic and of course 4 10mm bolts.
 
What’s he doing changing his own oil on basically a new truck? Should still be under warranty and the dealer should be the one doing it.

Besides, if he don’t like changing oil on a Toyota, don’t buy one.
 
I like my two Toyotas and there must be a reason that they get good gas mileage and we expect over 200k miles on them. Maybe it’s the oil filter. ?? Ha
 
Toyota has had the American auto industry whooped probably since the mid 70s. They build a fine product.
 
2014 Dodge Caravan: similar filter element in a plastic can on top of motor, easy enough, but I wish they moved the intake 1/4 inch over or gave us a relief for the straight socket extension you need to get the filter top off. Its just so close that it just made an easy change just a teensy bit harder. My SC400's spin on oil filter is facing sideways right over a beam so you cant get a cap style wrench on it (no room for ratchet) and there is something right over it so its near impossible to get a strap style wrench on it and get any movement. Whatever, It just takes a little longer.
 
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So is really about getting oil change dollars to the dealerships service departments? I think it's more about lowering the number of "do it yourselfers" pouring waste oil in storm drains, along with fewer metal can oil filters and plastic oil bottles in landfills.
Did that video suggest that the Japanese are in line with our environmental concerns while others are not?
There's another video ( 60 Second Oil Change or something like that. I can't find it again ). It shows a oil and filter canister simply lifted out much like a battery. We can only hope that technology, along with a core exchange program, is available in all brands some day.
edit for additional thought... Without first doing a Google search, I'll bet there are aftermarket remote or relocating oil filter kits for these Toyotas.
 
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My tenant recently bought a used Toyota pickup from a Toyota dealer.

I told him he could use my shop lift to service it but he told me he bought the 3 year oil change/tire rotation package for $1200.00 so he was good to go.
 
1965 Chevrolet canister oil filter, I used to change these quite often during my first job at a Chevron service station circa 1973-1975. One of the comments mentioned that the mechanic could have pre-filled the filter canister with some oil. I don't remember doing that back at the Chevron station.

 
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There's nothing wrong or difficult about cartridge style oil filters. The only thing I'm seeing as a problem in that video is that Toyota mounted the cartridge housing upside down. To be blunt, I think the person who made that video needs to grow a pair.
 
Interesting comment on the Chevy video:

"Dirt track guys love them because rocks won't punch hole in that can but will go through a cheap POS FRAM filter. Ill keep my canister thanks!"
 
I was surprised when I looked under the wife's Buick Envision with the turbocharged 4 . The oil filter and drain plug are right out in the open.

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dibbons said:
Not easy any longer on the newest vehicles.

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the guy making the video is a drama queen. had to remove skid plates big freaking deal...i had to do that on trucks in the 80's to do an oil change. other then that i see no real big deal. ok so ya need on special tool.. oh my the horror.. new jeeps have cartridge filters too.. don't see an issue with that either..

i can't be bothered changing the oil in my newer cars. they all go to the dealer. its not expensive and i don't have to get all the crap out,do it and then clean the crap back up and dispose of the old oil an filter...
 
My problem with the dealer or quick lube is that they don't let the "dirty" oil drain as long as I prefer. Some ramps would make life easier for the videographer.
PLUS, I prefer to remove the filter first to avoid back flushing the filter.
 
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I would bet those Toyota oil change guys have a shortcut figured out to avoid removing that skid plate.

Years ago I was talking to a Ford tech that I worked with when I was in new/used sales. He described the proper way to R and R a certain part on the engine of the new Ford small SUV. That involved lowering the sub frame to get at one bolt and it became a six hour repair.

Someone got the idea to use a 4" holesaw to bore thru the right fenderwell to access the hard to reach bolt. Took the repair time down to one hour saving the customer $500.00. They found a source for a 4" plug to fill the hole and made the whole deal look factory fresh. He told me they needed the car owners OK but no one ever said no when advised of the cost savings.

Reminded me of my Chevy dealer days seeing the HD techs replacing a head gasket on a SBC without removing the intake manifold. Eye-opening!
 
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Walk before I ever buy a foreign piece of ****..first 3 letters describe what those shitboxes are..T.O.Y as in Tonka:):):)
 
Krooser said:
My tenant recently bought a used Toyota pickup from a Toyota dealer.

I told him he could use my shop lift to service it but he told me he bought the 3 year oil change/tire rotation package for $1200.00 so he was good to go.
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I bought a new Toyota truck this year, tell you neighbor the oil change is every 10,000 miles, so he probably bought three oil changes.
 
Is that Toyota design stupid? You bet.
Plastic threads on a maintenance part that sees engine heat? Gonna be junk soon enough.

Would I go to the trouble of making a video to complain about it? Nope.

I guess I ain't worried about filters like that. Jap bikes have been like that since the dawn of time.
 
The whinny wimp that made that video, would cringe at changing the canister oil filter on my 48 willys, with the canister on top the engine.
 
sireland67 said:
I bought a new Toyota truck this year, tell you neighbor the oil change is every 10,000 miles, so he probably bought three oil changes.
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10K? Wow... I've done 25K using Amsoil 30 years ago but that came with a new filter change every 5K.

I did 50K oil changes on my CAT diesels but with a new filter every 10K.

I bought oil and a filter this week for my Buick daily driver... approaching 3,000 miles and it's time. Since I have too much crap in my shop I can't use my lift so I get all this stuff done before the cold weather sets in.
 
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10K? Wow... I've done 25K using Amsoil 30 years ago but that came with a new filter change every 5K.

I did 50K oil changes on my CAT diesels but with a new filter every 10K.

I bought oil and a filter this week for my Buick daily driver... approaching 3,000 miles and it's time. Since I have too much crap in my shop I can't use my lift so I get all this stuff done before the cold weather sets in.
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Yes that is the Toy schedule service.

I gave my daughter my old driver a 4.0 wrangler, I changed the oil every 10K but I spun the filter off every 5K, used mobil 1 synthetic, the engine sounded as good as the day I bought it, and today sounds the same, cheap insurance if you keep a vehicle a long time.
 
Krooser said:
Someone got the idea to use a 4" holesaw to bore thru the right fenderwell to access the hard to reach bolt. Took the repair time down to one hour saving the customer $500.00....

Reminded me of my Chevy dealer days seeing the HD techs replacing a head gasket on a SBC without removing the intake manifold. Eye-opening!
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My Cadillac mechanic friend did the same thing for Caddy heater cores. Somehow he found a way to cut a hole in the firewall and R&R the heater core, then pop rivet a stainless panel over the hole, made it look factory. I believe we did a Cleveland head gasket without taking the intake off, just unbolted it from the one side and popped the head off. It was a dry intake so there was no coolant spilling, what did we know back then? It had a bathtub intake gasket that stayed in place. It wasnt the gasket we changed, it was the whole cracked head after he put water in it after it lost it all and overheated. We may have even reused the head gasket...yeah. High school $3.35/hr job budget!
 
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