First oil change and making a DIY
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First oil change and making a DIY
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I plan on doing my first oil change on the GS350 at 1000 miles, probably with Pennzoil Platinum synthetic, it was a toss up between that, Mobil 1 and Royal Purple but the people over at BITOG, seem to like it best for the price, only $4 a quart at Walmart. Before I go on, I should mention modern engines do not need to be broken in with dino oil before changing to synthetic. Cars come from the factory with Mobil 1, ie. Corvette. The 1000k oil change to take out initial engine wear is also not truely necessary but I'm kinda OCD and I may keep this car for the long haul until the wheels fall off as a commuter car. I do all my maintenance myself on my cars, not a mechanic but just cheap and I like doing things right, no overfill or underfills. I'll probably make pdf's with pictures of how to change the oil and things like that but I first need to figure out how to make a pdf with pictures. The most annoying thing about the oil changes is that the GS uses an exclusive Lexus oil filter, no Toyota car also uses it. So aftermarket is impossible to find. Part # 04152-YZZA3, can't use YZZA1 which the RX uses because even though they are cartrige filters, the size is different. I did buy the SST tool for the oil change, I always used a 65mm cap to remove the filter housing but I was reading on some posts here how you can strip the housing because the SST is a special shape for the filter housing. Since I have 2 cars that now need the SST tool, the GS and a RX, I thought I would buy it from Sewell, well, I get the part and it's a friggin chrome plated 65mm oil cap, so I paid $44 for a chrome plated one when my cheap $4 one would work just fine. The SST tool fits exactly the same as the 65mm oil cap on a Prius oil filter I had laying around. It is not a special shape, it's just chrome and expensive, so save your money and whoever was the person that said it was different and you could strip the housing was wrong. Let me know if a pdf already exsists out there, if not I'll make one soon or when I get back in a month from vacation.
Engine Air filter is part #17801-31110, not shared with any Toyota.
Cabin filter is part #87139-07010 but the Toyota dealer and irontoad is telling me it was replaced with 87139-YZZ08, which if true seems like a sham by Toyota. I bought the new YZZ08 and compared it to the 07010 that my car came with and the new version looks cheap, more see through, less pleats, it does look more electrostatic because it has more fibers all around it. The old one is more paper looking with many pleats. Maybe someone who knows about filter will know better. This is the same filter used in a couple of Toyotas like the Avalon.
Seems like Toyota is making it harder to buy parts from Toyota dealer by putting Lexus exclusive parts. My 07 RX had all 3 filters that were interchageable with a Toyota, not it's 1 out of 3 for a 08 GS350.
I plan on doing my first oil change on the GS350 at 1000 miles, probably with Pennzoil Platinum synthetic, it was a toss up between that, Mobil 1 and Royal Purple but the people over at BITOG, seem to like it best for the price, only $4 a quart at Walmart. Before I go on, I should mention modern engines do not need to be broken in with dino oil before changing to synthetic. Cars come from the factory with Mobil 1, ie. Corvette. The 1000k oil change to take out initial engine wear is also not truely necessary but I'm kinda OCD and I may keep this car for the long haul until the wheels fall off as a commuter car. I do all my maintenance myself on my cars, not a mechanic but just cheap and I like doing things right, no overfill or underfills. I'll probably make pdf's with pictures of how to change the oil and things like that but I first need to figure out how to make a pdf with pictures. The most annoying thing about the oil changes is that the GS uses an exclusive Lexus oil filter, no Toyota car also uses it. So aftermarket is impossible to find. Part # 04152-YZZA3, can't use YZZA1 which the RX uses because even though they are cartrige filters, the size is different. I did buy the SST tool for the oil change, I always used a 65mm cap to remove the filter housing but I was reading on some posts here how you can strip the housing because the SST is a special shape for the filter housing. Since I have 2 cars that now need the SST tool, the GS and a RX, I thought I would buy it from Sewell, well, I get the part and it's a friggin chrome plated 65mm oil cap, so I paid $44 for a chrome plated one when my cheap $4 one would work just fine. The SST tool fits exactly the same as the 65mm oil cap on a Prius oil filter I had laying around. It is not a special shape, it's just chrome and expensive, so save your money and whoever was the person that said it was different and you could strip the housing was wrong. Let me know if a pdf already exsists out there, if not I'll make one soon or when I get back in a month from vacation.
Engine Air filter is part #17801-31110, not shared with any Toyota.
Cabin filter is part #87139-07010 but the Toyota dealer and irontoad is telling me it was replaced with 87139-YZZ08, which if true seems like a sham by Toyota. I bought the new YZZ08 and compared it to the 07010 that my car came with and the new version looks cheap, more see through, less pleats, it does look more electrostatic because it has more fibers all around it. The old one is more paper looking with many pleats. Maybe someone who knows about filter will know better. This is the same filter used in a couple of Toyotas like the Avalon.
Seems like Toyota is making it harder to buy parts from Toyota dealer by putting Lexus exclusive parts. My 07 RX had all 3 filters that were interchageable with a Toyota, not it's 1 out of 3 for a 08 GS350.
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Great thread...Thanks for the tip about the SST tool. Im going to start trying to do the maintenance on my GS myself. Way to expensive at the stealerships. I saw a couple of pics of someone doing an oil change on the DIY thread but nothing to detailed. Tunining in for the PDF.
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I just had my oil changed at Tires Plus at 15,000 miles and the guys there had a very tough time getting at my oil filer. The first time they had a bad gasket and the oil leaked out. So, they had to drain it again and get another oil filter and replenish the oil again. At my 10,000 oil change, they could not even get a filter for me, so they gave me an oil change with no filter for free
They told me not to come back for a couple years until they got the hang of it - They said I should go to the dealer instead. But, I am too cheap to pay $$$$$$$$ for an oil change at the dealer! I will find a cheapie oil change place next time.
They told me not to come back for a couple years until they got the hang of it - They said I should go to the dealer instead. But, I am too cheap to pay $$$$$$$$ for an oil change at the dealer! I will find a cheapie oil change place next time.
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I just had my oil changed at Tires Plus at 15,000 miles and the guys there had a very tough time getting at my oil filer. The first time they had a bad gasket and the oil leaked out. So, they had to drain it again and get another oil filter and replenish the oil again. At my 10,000 oil change, they could not even get a filter for me, so they gave me an oil change with no filter for free
They told me not to come back for a couple years until they got the hang of it - They said I should go to the dealer instead. But, I am too cheap to pay $$$$$$$$ for an oil change at the dealer! I will find a cheapie oil change place next time.
They told me not to come back for a couple years until they got the hang of it - They said I should go to the dealer instead. But, I am too cheap to pay $$$$$$$$ for an oil change at the dealer! I will find a cheapie oil change place next time.
Should be the same filter as the avalon. I take my wife's RX to the toyota dealer, but I haven't had the nerve to take my GS yet.
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I just had my oil changed at Tires Plus at 15,000 miles and the guys there had a very tough time getting at my oil filer. The first time they had a bad gasket and the oil leaked out. So, they had to drain it again and get another oil filter and replenish the oil again. At my 10,000 oil change, they could not even get a filter for me, so they gave me an oil change with no filter for free
They told me not to come back for a couple years until they got the hang of it - They said I should go to the dealer instead. But, I am too cheap to pay $$$$$$$$ for an oil change at the dealer! I will find a cheapie oil change place next time.
They told me not to come back for a couple years until they got the hang of it - They said I should go to the dealer instead. But, I am too cheap to pay $$$$$$$$ for an oil change at the dealer! I will find a cheapie oil change place next time.
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Hi everyone,
It looks like I won't be able to do the DIY until Feb, the wife and I are going on vacation for 3 weeks. First off, you can't do an oil change at lube shops yet because many of them don't have the fitler available. Some places could have the filter for the RX350 which I stated before is also used on the Avalon but the GS350 filter is Lexus exclusive and hard to find aftermarket because nobody stocks it for just a few cars.
Drewdogg80, we own the same cars, my wife drives the RX too, you could take her car in to Toyota but like I stated the GS uses an exclusive Lexus filter, they won't have your filter. The RX filter fits in the GS and is the same shape but the dimensions are different, so it could work but I wouldn't trust it myself. Hence, you should never take a GS into a quick lube shop because if they do have the filter they are most likely using the RX/Avalon filter on your car.
It looks like I won't be able to do the DIY until Feb, the wife and I are going on vacation for 3 weeks. First off, you can't do an oil change at lube shops yet because many of them don't have the fitler available. Some places could have the filter for the RX350 which I stated before is also used on the Avalon but the GS350 filter is Lexus exclusive and hard to find aftermarket because nobody stocks it for just a few cars.
Drewdogg80, we own the same cars, my wife drives the RX too, you could take her car in to Toyota but like I stated the GS uses an exclusive Lexus filter, they won't have your filter. The RX filter fits in the GS and is the same shape but the dimensions are different, so it could work but I wouldn't trust it myself. Hence, you should never take a GS into a quick lube shop because if they do have the filter they are most likely using the RX/Avalon filter on your car.
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Moolman, I wasn't aware of the exclusive filter for the GS. Thanks for the info. I just assumed it would be the RX/Avalon filter element since the engines are similar. I've only taken my GS to the dealer for oil changes. I wouldn't consider any quick lube places for the RX/GS.
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First they couldnt get a plastic gasket on right, then they couldnt get you a filter. I hope they forget to put in oil the next time you go there and you blow ur motor.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ge#post2647188
Replacing the plastic gasket isnt rocket science.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ge#post2647188
Replacing the plastic gasket isnt rocket science.
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First they couldnt get a plastic gasket on right, then they couldnt get you a filter. I hope they forget to put in oil the next time you go there and you blow ur motor.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ge#post2647188
Replacing the plastic gasket isnt rocket science.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ge#post2647188
Replacing the plastic gasket isnt rocket science.
Geez - do you own a Lexus dealership?
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^ Agree. You can also get these from Sewell (lexus-parts.com), they have a 15% discount GB going in the Vendors forum. I got these filters for my IS350 from Sewell for < $5 ea shipped . . . (btw, these come in the same red & white Toyota box as the Avalon/Camry filters, so its not a Lexus exclusive part)
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Your not very bright are you. Why would I own a Lexus dealership but subscribe to a do it yourself oil change thread? Im going to start doing my own oil changes as well. Just stated the obvious. No need to get ur panties all up in a bunch.
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^ Agree. You can also get these from Sewell (lexus-parts.com), they have a 15% discount GB going in the Vendors forum. I got these filters for my IS350 from Sewell for < $5 ea shipped . . . (btw, these come in the same red & white Toyota box as the Avalon/Camry filters, so its not a Lexus exclusive part)
I'm leaving for vacation until Feb, I'll post a detail DIY early Feb.