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4.0L 1GR 2nd Gen Oil Change Guide

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by chris4x4, Jul 8, 2008.

  1. Feb 21, 2015 at 10:21 AM
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    toyotatacomaTRD

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    Factory skid plate? No. Aftermarket? Depends, but probably.
     
  2. Feb 21, 2015 at 1:16 PM
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    A lot of aftermarket ones have holes so you don't have to remove it.
     
  3. Feb 22, 2015 at 12:29 PM
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    Sounds like the hole is a little tight.. :anonymous:

    Yea the drain/barb on my filter catch fills with mud.
     
  4. Mar 8, 2015 at 10:18 AM
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    Great thread.

    Changed my 09 TRD Sport for the first time.

    Easy peasy. I just cut a plastic water bottle in half and used as the oil filter drip pan.

    Went with Mobil 1 and OEM filter. Great idea using the oil container as a funnel. Works great!

    Cost me $46 for oil and filter and another $25 in a new catch pan and oil filter wrench.

    Only spillage was when I accudently knocked over the jug of old oil. Doh!
     
  5. Mar 8, 2015 at 3:43 PM
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    There is a $12 rebate for any 5 qrtz Mobil1 now, expired Mar 15. You can do it online with a pic of the receipt.
     
  6. Apr 18, 2015 at 11:31 AM
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    Thanks for the help guys. Great thread. Just did my first oil change in my taco (after Toyota care was over). I'm no stranger to doing my own maintenance. Did all my own service on my last truck (F-150) and when I saw the filter placement on our truck I thought to myself, "what idiot would put a filter at the top of the engine? That's going to make a huge mess when I pull it!" Thanks to this thread, was done and all cleaned up in less than 15 min. Thanks Chris!
    Free bump!
     
  7. Apr 23, 2015 at 10:31 PM
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    new tacoma owner here, thanks for this information. im going to do the first change this sat.

    lots of experience with chevy but not with toyota so this helped a ton.
     
  8. Jun 5, 2015 at 2:19 PM
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    Never had a tac so the upside down filter is new to me. Where can i get the tubing to drain the oil from? Looks like itll save some mess.
     
  9. Jun 5, 2015 at 2:21 PM
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    I just use a plastic water bottle it works pretty well
     
  10. Jun 5, 2015 at 2:22 PM
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    Just holding underneath? Then replace plug?
     
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    A local hardware store should have tubing. The last time I just placed an empty bottle under the filter drain. It was actually a little easier and cleaner than using the tubing.
     
  12. Jun 5, 2015 at 2:24 PM
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    you can usually wedge it in there so it will stay in place and collect the oil. let it drain out then give it a quick wipe to get rid of the last bit of oil and your good to go.
     
  13. Jun 5, 2015 at 2:25 PM
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    Thanks . Doin first oil change on truck this weekend. This should make things neater and cleaner.
     
  14. Jun 5, 2015 at 2:26 PM
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    Anytime. Best of luck its super easy.
     
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    My 2008 FJ had filter like the 2015 Tacoma Great, The 2012 FJ had a plastic filter bowl under fwd faxtory skid panel, that you use a 3/8 drive to remove plug, screw in a plastic drain tool that came W/new filter, then you unsrew plastic bowl & replace paper element. what a PITA !! WTF were the toyo engineers thinking. I was SO happy when I popped the hood before I bought the Tacoma to see the filter back on top!! The 2012 FJ came facotry 0-20 full synthetic. I drive 100+ mi to work & home daily so I stuck to the 10,000mi change. I haven't looked to see if the Tacoma has dino or synthetic in it. Filler cap says 5-20. I use 1 one the empty new oil qt bottles to catch any oil from filter scupper at least I did on 08 FJ worked great.
     
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    Great post. Maybe I missed it in the 40+ pages of the thread...how do you reset the dash notification?

    Thanks.
     
  17. Jul 1, 2015 at 10:28 AM
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    1. Turn the ignition key to the "OFF" position with the odometer reading shown (For details, see "Odometer and two trip meters" on page 143 in this Section.) (Note 2: 2011 + models require using the TRIP A reading)
    2. Turn the ignition key to the "ON" position while holding down the trip meter knob.

    Hold the knob for at least 5 seconds. The odometer indicates "000000" and the light goes off.
     
  18. Jul 13, 2015 at 7:07 AM
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    Where can I find the "5/16" ID 5ft long tube", is that available from an auto parts store?

    Later.
     
  19. Jul 13, 2015 at 2:19 PM
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    Okay, never done an oil change before on my own, so forgive the ignorance please and thank you. My 2014 doesn't seem to have the plug at the bottom of my filter. Any idea why?

    Thanks.

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  20. Jul 13, 2015 at 2:23 PM
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    Oh, so once I remove the oil filter, the oil in that area will just drain on it's own?

    Later.
     
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