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DIY: Oil Change
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- Detailer
yeah thats what i thought, i ended up getting a wooden ramp and rolling up on it...my car was too low for the jack haha
[#] Dec 02, 2007 06:10pm alpha_zulu
- Detailer
Thanks a lot for posting this DIY. I just changed my oil today with a friend and it was pretty easy. Everything just as your described. What sucked was removing the stock filter. What the hell was Toyota thinking? The damn car isn't going to get hit by a meteor. That damn filter was so freaking hard to remove.
But other than that everything was easy
No sig for you! Come back one year![#] Dec 23, 2007 08:18pm trancemode - Window Washer
good help.
[#] Feb 22, 2008 04:35am Web
- THE SHADOW
Glad this DIY is helping people
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Feb 22, 2008 07:31am TheTrue1
- Window Washer
Very good write-up, I will be using this very soon myself...my only question is wat oil do you all think is the best for our cars? I see most of you say Amsoil but wat do u all think of Quaker Q Horsepower or Castrol Syntec? And is it true wat they say about using Amsoil (you only need to change your oil once a year)? Oh and once you've drained the old oil outta the car, how do you dispose of it?
[#] Apr 17, 2008 02:19pm LA_Tc_Rider
- Detailer
http://www.smartsynthetic...e_motor_oil_testing.htm.. for future reference... idk bout once a year but id do it every 5k with a synthetic oil, searching would help, theres tons of threads on this topic.. u can take it to an auto parts store to dispose of the old oil(if they accept it of course) or u can jus leave it on their front door b4 they open and ruuuunn!!
[#] Apr 17, 2008 02:59pm Web
- THE SHADOW
^hahaha
Yeah, once a year is excessive and I also do mine every 5K no matter what type of driving I do. I feel guilty letting it creep over 5K
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Apr 17, 2008 03:00pm TheTrue1
- Window Washer
oh ok cool, thanx 4 the help...one more thing, would you happen to know off hand wat size oil filter the car uses?
[#] Apr 17, 2008 03:48pm Web
- THE SHADOW
- TheTrue1 wrote:
- oh ok cool, thanx 4 the help...one more thing, would you happen to know off hand wat size oil filter the car uses?
All depends on the type of filter you choose. I use the OEM toyota filter....can't remember the numbers though.
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Apr 17, 2008 04:03pm LA_Tc_Rider
- Detailer
model # for Toyota OEM filter is 90915-YZZF1, jus picked up 2 yesterday
[#] Apr 17, 2008 04:08pm Web
- THE SHADOW
- LA_Tc_Rider wrote:
- model # for Toyota OEM filter is 90915-YZZF1, jus picked up 2 yesterday
I buy cases of 12 from TRDSparks for 36$ shipped
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Apr 17, 2008 04:09pm LA_Tc_Rider
- Detailer
oh yea well i got 2 for 4 bucks hows that! lol neways yea ill be gettin dem frum trdsparks next time
[#] Apr 17, 2008 04:12pm EmpireRacingAOW
- Oil Changer
Crazy good write up...iv changed oil before but on much older cars so i never changed my own since ive had the tC...but never agian will i pay for it...i priced an oil change at my local good year it was goin to cost me 80 bucks to change it if i used synethetic...so whts the best filter and oil to use...iv heard you can let it go for 5,000 but on newer cars its better to only go 3???
EMPIRE_Racing
Angel Of WAR[#] Jul 11, 2008 03:59pm Orin
Conventional oil can be changed around 5k or so.
Synthetic oil can be changed around 10k+ but my preference is 8k.
[#] Jul 11, 2008 04:07pm krdshrk
- Godlike Advisor
Some synthetics say they can go up to 15k.. I don't believe it but that's what they say. I still change @ 5k with synthetic but that's me and my turbo
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220+ WHP - 14.044 @ 97.02 MPH[#] Jul 11, 2008 04:40pm xFly1np4nda
- Window Washer
Just changed my oil today for the tC... pretty good placement of the drain plug & filter tbh. I can just pull a pan to catch both spots without moving it.
However the filter is practically impossible to remove without a socket.
[#] Jul 13, 2008 02:12pm krdshrk
- Godlike Advisor
My filter's in TIGHT. I have to use an oil filter wrench.
Best oil filter wrench in the world... and I totally agree:
http://www.amazon.com/Wor...lter-Wrench/dp/B000M96RVA
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220+ WHP - 14.044 @ 97.02 MPH[#] Jul 13, 2008 10:16pm skunk
- Godlike Advisor
just did my oil change....im a dummie and took the screw off too fast, oil poured out...then the container i had was too small, so it overflowed...other than that, everything else went smoothely, very nice write up web!
The Skunk tC
Fo shiggity my niggity
[#] Jul 16, 2008 09:11pm Web
- THE SHADOW
^haha, happened to my buddy when he changed his oil in the F150. He had a 5 quart container and it takes 7-8 and the drain plug fell in the container and clogged the hole!!!....hahahahahaha
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Jul 17, 2008 08:34am skunk
- Godlike Advisor
haha yea man thats mad funny...but at least now i know what NOT to do, n learned from my mistakes...next time itll be smoothe 
The Skunk tC
Fo shiggity my niggity
[#] Jul 17, 2008 10:50am REBEL
- Tire Changer
If you like the OEM oil filters, these guys are reasonable w/free shipping.
Genuine Toyota Oil Filter Quantity of 10 in a pack 90915-YZZF1-CASE10
http://www.trdparts4u.com...ZZF1-CASE10.aspx?MakeID=1
I went ahead and ordered, came out to $41.90 total w/free shipping. Looks like a sale price so don't know how long this price will last for.
[#] Oct 27, 2008 01:04am Web
- THE SHADOW
- REBEL wrote:
- If you like the OEM oil filters, these guys are reasonable w/free shipping.
Genuine Toyota Oil Filter Quantity of 10 in a pack 90915-YZZF1-CASE10
http://www.trdparts4u.com...ZZF1-CASE10.aspx?MakeID=1
I went ahead and ordered, came out to $41.90 total w/free shipping. Looks like a sale price so don't know how long this price will last for.
It that's a sale price and people are too late to order it through them, this link (http://www.trdsparks.com/...t_cat=30&parts_id=970) is where I've bought 2 packs for my car. Came to just over 44$ shipped both times and shipping was about 2 days.
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Oct 27, 2008 08:08am REBEL
- Tire Changer
Anybody know where to pick up a Toyota oil filter wrench this size by mail order that is reasonable? I can find places online but they want an arm and a leg w/shipping…
[#] Oct 28, 2008 12:05am Vicious
- El Chupacabra
A Toyota oil filter wrench? I think a regular oil filter wrench will be fine brothah!
The Thread Killah
[#] Oct 28, 2008 02:44am REBEL
- Tire Changer
There not made by Toyota but that’s what they call them. They’re made specially for Toyota oil filters and fit precisely. For instance here’s the one that fit’s the OEM oil filter for the tC.
Need a better price tho... I'm cheap... LOL
http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/asttoy640.html
- Vicious wrote:
- A Toyota oil filter wrench? I think a regular oil filter wrench will be fine brothah!
[#] Oct 28, 2008 04:21am
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