Question on Changing My Oil
#1
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Question on Changing My Oil
I'd like to try to change my own oil in my 2012 RX 350, and been reading here all I can.
One gentleman actually posted step by step pictures with tools needed.
I understand about removing the canister type oil filter, in fact I purchased a filter with instructions enclosed from a Toyota dealership and ready to proceed.
My question is:
Why should the oil be drain from the canister oil filter first using the plastic insert instead of draining the oil directly from the drain pan first?
Anyone have any idea?
Cheers!
One gentleman actually posted step by step pictures with tools needed.
I understand about removing the canister type oil filter, in fact I purchased a filter with instructions enclosed from a Toyota dealership and ready to proceed.
My question is:
Why should the oil be drain from the canister oil filter first using the plastic insert instead of draining the oil directly from the drain pan first?
Anyone have any idea?
Cheers!
#2
You can drain from the pan first and then drain from the canister or vice versa.
The oil in the canister doesn't flow back into the oil pan, so if you drain from the pan there's still oil in the canister.
If you don't drain oil from the canister, the dirty oil will flow out and make a mess.
The oil in the canister doesn't flow back into the oil pan, so if you drain from the pan there's still oil in the canister.
If you don't drain oil from the canister, the dirty oil will flow out and make a mess.
#3
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You can drain from the pan first and then drain from the canister or vice versa.
The oil in the canister doesn't flow back into the oil pan, so if you drain from the pan there's still oil in the canister.
If you don't drain oil from the canister, the dirty oil will flow out and make a mess.
The oil in the canister doesn't flow back into the oil pan, so if you drain from the pan there's still oil in the canister.
If you don't drain oil from the canister, the dirty oil will flow out and make a mess.
I realize about the oil still in the canister that needs to be drain.
Now I would think the canister would drain faster if the oil was removed first from the oil pan....
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We use to own a ML350 Mercedes and I don't even know where is the oil filter and my Toyota Tundra also using oil canister.
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#8
Perhaps. My educated guess is it is not entirely "going green". The process that creates synthetic oil is costlier and uses more resources and emit more polluting waste products than dino oil. I can research this further since I am a chemical engineer but my educated guess seem to say so.
#9
No, there is NOT; I had a 2006 Cad SRX with cannister and the design is so different that it would likely not be possible unless you used a lot of adapters and remotely attached it, and would require an "in" and "out " like with one inside the other; almost impossible
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