MicahIS250

Here is a little write up with pictures on changing your oil.

It can be tough to fit underneath, so ramps may be required. This time I just jacked up my drivers a bit so it was easier to see under.

Remove this panel under the car to gain access to the oil filter housing, it requires a 10mm socket or a philips head screwdriver, 3 bolts/screws in all.





Beyond that panel towards the back of the car is the oil pan, it is exposed so you do not need to remove anything. Get something to catch the oil and place it under the bolt (be sure your container can hold alot, around 6 quarts will be coming out!) It requires a 14mm socket to remove the plug.

MicahIS250

Let all the oil drain out and move onto the oil filter. I used a standard wrench to grab and turn the housing to remove the filter.



Put something under this area to catch the oil coming out, loosen it a fair ammount but don't remove it and push the outer metal piece up(the part that says Toyota), this will allow the majority of the oil to drain out before removing the filter housing.



Remove the old filter out of the housing.





Remove your new filter from the box, it has 2 gaskets and a plastic thing. Replace the larger gasket on the filter housing and place the new filter in.



Now screw the filter back on and tighten it down a bit with the wrench.

Find your oil plug and screw that back in and tighten it down.



Now open your hood and pour 6 quarts of your favorite oil in, heres mine.



Now check to make sure theres no leaks anywhere.



Place the bottom panel back on with the 3 bolts/screws. Check your oil on a level surface and add additional to be sure its full (manual states 6.6 quarts)

That should do it, if anyone else can shed some light on telling the car the oil has been changed that'd be great as we'd have a complete guide.

MicahIS250

Oh and please don't mind my underbody, it sure is muddy!

flipside909

Great write up. Time for a new add on the FAQ!

flipside909

Check #17 here: 2IS FAQ

casey225

Kudos!!!

accelerate

Great thanks for the info.

ahohnstein

dude. thanks for the pictures but goddamn I hope you're not jacking that car up and getting under it (like you said you were) on that loose soil. I had an idiotic uncle that did that with a motor home and the ground gave way and it crushed him to death. i hope you're jacking it up on solid level concrete.

MicahIS250

Appreciate the concern, I don't have any concrete unfortnatley.. and sorry to hear about your uncle, my dad's good friend died working under a truck too(but he was on a level concrete surface) I was able to crawl around under there without the jack no problem it was just a tight fit and needed a couple more inches to snap the pictures and get an idea where everything was, if it fell I wouldn't of been injured, I made sure of that.

mcfly

Two words: Jack Stands. Getting under a car that isn't supported is asking for a rather painful death. I've seen enough cars fall off jacks. Either that or use ramps.

Thanks for the pics. I hadn't seen a nice closeup of the filter housing before, so at least now I know what to expect (when my car eventually shows up).

flipside909

For you IS350 owners, there is a different part number for that filter element on the 2GR-FSE 3.5L V6.

ecr527

Awesome write up!! Thanks for the info.

isdsms

Great work! Thanks loads!!!

Bichon

Great writeup. How many quarts of oil did it take to refill the crankcase?

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

could you go into detail about the "two gaskets and the plastic thing" where they are applied specifically, i can tell from the pics one is the large gasket for the filter housing like you said. Im guessing there might be an extra one for the drain bolt, but what about the plastic thing