Where are the ones that we buy from the dealership made?
Oil and Filter Change, easy peasy.
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Under both front wheels? Or both on one side?
I see ramps available with about a 2.5” rise, and others with about 6” rise. Not sure the 2.5” would do much, but I guess they would minimize retained oil caused by the tilt.
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I think Toyota has a couple of countries that make their filters, the country of manufacture is always printed on the box, if I remember correctly the case I purchased from the parts counter state "Thailand". The carCareNut guy did a video on knock off filters. He said many knock offs state they were made in "Japan", the color on the box was slightly off and the print was slightly off.
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I would use one ramp under each front wheel the first time you do it, so it will be easier maneuvering for you. Horrible Freight has steel ones. I have those in Florida. I bought some plastic ones in NC at AutoZone. Both work very well. The steel ones might be a skosh taller. Either will do.
I’m not OCD enough anymore to worry about an ounce of motor oil being retained in the pan. If you leave it overnight, oil will still be finding its way out of other nooks and crannies from within your engine. So I use both. Just makes it easier.
With the Fumoto valve, you don’t need a torque wrench to do an oil change to properly torque the drain bolt. (Yes, I’m OCD about that). After you remove your drain plug, remove the crush washer that will probably be stuck to the oil pan. Small pick or screwdriver will help. Clean off the hole, put the valve with the supplied washer in the drain hole and firmly hand tighten it. Then use your trusty crescent wrench on the valve body, and tighten it 1/8 of a turn. Presto. Your done. BUT… Before installing it, look at it, examine it, and figure out how to open and close it. And put the little black safety lock on it. It’s easy peasy. Really. Having one of these, and ramps, makes it so dang easy to do your own oil change. I can’t believe I waited until I was 67 to buy ramps, and am very glad that the Fumoto is up high and safe from being ripped off, even WITHOUT the FE skid plate installed.
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I like these too. I have run the gold plug and dimple plugs in all my cars without any issues. In the oil pan, transmission case etc.If anyone is interested in a magnetic drain plug that is good quality and a direct replacement. It uses the stock crush washer. Also filter mag makes a oil filter magnet that fits the small oil filter. Many of the Amazon or online drain plugs are aluminum and not very durable.
This is information only, not intended to start a debate on magnetic drain plugs and filter magnets. Some people use the oil drain valve, some people use the stock drain plug, some people use a magnetic drain plug. This is personal preference. There is a lot of cheap China replicas out there and makes it difficult to find quality aftermarket parts.
AP03 M12x1.25 GoldPlug Magnetic Drain Plug
Uses Extra Washer – SW-03 Commonly used in Toyota vehicles post 1985 15mm Hex Head M12 x 1.25 Threads, 11.5mm Thread Length, 15mm External Hex, 22mm dia. flange, 24mm OALgoldplug.com
Choose Your FilterMag
www.shopfiltermag.com
The real question is if I want to do a magnetic drain plug in this car or a valve.
Is that plug you posted the correct thread specs?
I’m sorry. BOTH front wheels. At least for the first time you do it, as you will have more room to work. Once you see the oil pan drain plug, you can decide if you are going to get OCD about an extra ounce of oil in the pan, that might come out if you are only up on one ramp under your front drivers side wheel.
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Have fun!
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Mobil makes "Toyota" branded oil. But I have found Toyota oil from the parts counter is just as cheap as box stores.
As long as the oil meets the Toyota’s requirements for the engine, you are safe. There are several very good oils out there. As EOD Guy stated, Toyota branded oil is most likely made by EXXON. The dealer that I purchased Miss Daisy from doesn’t even stock the one quart bottles of the 0W-20 Toyota Synthetic oil. They only stock Mobile 1 motor oil.
EXXON Mobil 1 also makes a synthetic 0W-20 that is specifically formulated for Hybrid vehicles. I will use this new oil after the already purchased six pack of 0W-20 from Costco is used up.
Thanks. I just bought the oil from the dealership when I was getting the filter.
I think I read somewhere that Mobil 1 Hybrid oil has additives meant to address whatever issues are created with frequent engine starts and stops while driving.
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Well it's a Hybrid so there's that............
It will be ok. You will get fractions of mpg difference to the negative. You may not even notice. Fwiw I use 5w-30 in mine.
Why 5W-30?
There are certain euro specs I prefer in my oil. Most of the ones I like specify a hths of 3.5 and no 0w20 will meet that ever. Just what I prefer, the toyota oil spec is fineWhy 5W-30?
.Edit to add: this link explains hths at a basic level for those interested.
HTHS oil viscosity: discover why it's so important | Repsol
HTHS viscosity has become a key element, especially in the development and evaluation of engine lubricants.
lubricants.repsol.com
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