anyone made a DIY for an oil change on a xB? I know there is one for a tC. Reason im asking is i wanna start doing my own oil changes. I will be going to switching to synthetic on my next oil change so i dont have to pay the $17 of labor my dealer is going to charge me to do it for me. I will either be going to Royal Purple, or Mobil 1. Also the parts guy said i didnt need a high performance oil filter & that the Toyora filter will work just fine. Anybody know if thats true?

One more thing, I saw in a couple of posts that people are changin their oil in their manual transmissions. What kind of oil are you all using, what are the pros for doing that and if anyone had a DIY for that.

Thanks!

 

The 1.5L is extremely easy to do an oil change on, the drain plug and filter are easily accessible.

The Toyota stock oil filter is quite nice, even for being the size of half of a soda can! $5.50 or so at the dealer.

I use Mobil 1 synthetic. You'll need 3.7 qts of 5W-30. I bought a 6qt case at Sam's Club for $27! That works out to about $23 for an DIY oil change. Sadly with rising oil costs, you'd only save about $6 if you stuck with dino oil. Royal Purple isn't worth the money in our engines (not that it's all that special anyway, I've heard it's simply Mobil 1 with a little dye added).

If you haven't done an oil change before, I suggest buying the filter and taking it into a parts store for a filter wrench. It's small size makes it tricky to "guess" which one will work. A wrench is nearly mandatory on these engines, as there's not a whole lot of room to get a good grip on it with hands alone.

 

wow it really only takes 3.7 quarts? I thought it took about 5 quearts. that'll save me some $. i wont switch until i hit 25,000 cuz i just changed my oil. is the oil filter pretty easy to get to?

 

Yes. I am lowered and can reach it no problem. It's on the passenger side, nearish the middle, and faces directly up. The oil drain plug is behind it and faces forward, IIRC. One thing to remember when installing the new filter is to dip your finger in the new oil and run it across the gasket to keep it from sticking. Also, before you install the filter, fill it with oil, and pour it in really slow until full.

The part number for the Toyota filter is 90915-YZZF1. 90915-YZZF2 will also work, but the first one is preferable.

I use Mobil1 as well. 4 Quarts fills it up perfecly... not over.

 

hmm, I never knew you had to fill the filter with oil before installing it...What does that do and how important is it?

 

Honestly I do not know 100% what it does in this engine, but I would prefer that oil be circulating in my engine as opposed to not circulating while the filter is filling up. I'd say that's reasonably important enough for me to spend 30 seconds to fill it.

 

don't forget you'll need an oil catch container

the ones at pepboys/autozone with the large yellow funnel are great...and you can go to most auto shops and get them to empty it for you for free

 

I've changed my oil 3 times and never filled up the filter with oil before. I just empty out my oil container in a milk jug and drop it off at an auto store, they're required by law to take it off your hands.

 

I have done many with-out the fill, and many with the fill. I don't think it matters too much, just the 7 seconds to fill the filter. But I figured better safe than sorry.

 

How high are you supposed to fill it up to? Like until its completely full or like only half-way.

 

fill it too near the top

 

I fill it up completely. It is a fairly slow process as the oil needs to seep through the filter media, but worth it, IMO.

 

Oil travels directly from the pump to the filter then to the engine for lubrication. It then gravity feeds to the oil pan. If the filter is full of clean oil the engine will begin getting lubrication quicker than if the filter is empty. However, if you have run the engine to get the oil warm and then do your oil change, there is enough oil film on the internal parts to keep from doing any great damage for the 5 seconds or so it takes to fill the filter. If you can put some oil in the filter it is a good thing. Some engines have the filter horoziontal and filling it just will not work. Also the use of a synthetic helps keep a better film on the internals.

 

yea its to easy you cant miss up,ive been doin the oil changes on all my cars that i had. it takes me about i say 30-40 minutes. i let all the oil run out of the oil pan until it starts dripping really slow. and that is a good idea to put oil in your oil filter b4 installing it. what i do i let it all run out then i put the plug back on wait for bit then i take the plug off again and more oil will run out. yea be very carefull on taking your car to get it changed some where else my friend use to do that and they changed the oil but didnt change the oil filter idiots gosh. have fun oh yea be ready to have a towel wit you if your gonna change the oil right after you drove some where.

 

got one for ya

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...701d7fefa1f59c

 

When I fill the filter with oil, am I still supposed to put 4qts into the engine or just the remainder of whats left after putting oil into the filter (~3.5qts?)?

 

Just the remainder is all I use and the level is pretty much perfect.

 

So basically I'm supposed to buy 4qts and put in as much as needed into the filter and the rest into the engine? I'll keep that in mind when I change my oil next time, thanks!

 

Yes.

 

1 more question. I used a Mobil 1 Extended Performance oil filter, I assume this filter is good for 15k miles just like the Extended Performance oil, is this correct or is the filter only good for like 7,500 miles?