I'm planning on getting some mobil 1 synthetic oil for my car, does anyone know how many bottles i'll need? and what is a good brand oil filter that i can find at a local auto store (checkers, advanced, pep boys, etc.)

 

yo goto walmart and buy the 5qt jug from there, cheapest place to get it... not sure about v8 but inline 6 takes about 5.5qts and i know the v8 takes less. to be on the safe side go ahead and buy 1 addition qt.

get toyota yzzd3 filter from the toyota dealer....just goto parts dept. and tell them u need a v8 filter.

just for some insight last time i did my oil change i did it right under 30bucks....

 

is the toyota parts department open on saturdays though? i know service closes up at noon

any other filters?

 

Should be open. In Denver the Toyota parts Dept. close at 5pm on Sat.

 

5.5 qt! sure about it.

 

i think i'm gonna go with the mobil 1 oil filter, heard it was really good

are these items the same??

drain bolt?
gasket?
drain plug gasket?

didn't even know i needed these things

 

Good advice on oii. I pour some fresh oil directly in the filter and swirl it around to let it soakup. Dont over fill the filter as you want little or no wastage when you tilt the filter to twist on to the fitting.

Salim.

 

Never heard of anyone ever swirling around new oil in the new filter....thats a first. 6 quarts for mine. I use the doubleguard fram filter. Mentioned earlier...Walmart 5 quart jug with an extra quart as well.

 

Not necessary if you buy filters from Lexus/toyota, as they are not dry. Pre-soaking helps the intitial rush of oil into an empty and dry filter.

Salim

 

Costco is pretty cheap too for the oil... I get the K&N filter from the neighboor hood auto parts store.

 

I just bought some Mobil 1 synthetic to swap and I decided to go with the K&N oil filter.

 

5.5 quarts here...never had a problem. good luck!

 

Mine took 6 full quarts of Amsoil, and it is right at the full line of the dip stick.

 

i use 5.5qts of amsoil w/ their filter.

 

5.5 qts... best bet is walmart...

I ordered the OEM filters / DRAIN PLUG....from sewell ...great price...
http://www.lexus-parts.com/partlist....=41&ModelID=13

and yeah i've always swirled oil on the new filter....