04-14-2006, 09:18 PM
|
#1
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco
Age: 34
Posts: 547
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco
Age: 34
Posts: 547
|
Oil Filter Location
I'm going to change my oil in a few hundred miles, I've read the tuturial on how to change the oil, but I still don't know where the oil filter is, I've looked using the tutorial and I still can't seem to locate it. Anyone got better pictures?
__________________
2000 Toyota 4Runner SR5
JVC KD-G510
Kicker KX550.3
JL XR 650CSi Components Up Front
Eclipse SW7324 in a 1 cuft. sealed enclosure
|
|
 Reply With Quote
|
|
04-15-2006, 01:14 AM
|
#2
|
 |
Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: South Texas, America
Posts: 327
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: South Texas, America
Posts: 327
|
drop the skid plate to avoid a mess, it's on the drivers side above the bottom of the engine
__________________
WE are the people bred, raised and nurtured to maturation to live life in the pursuit of acquiring status-ensuring product in a never ending pilgrimage to find value in themselves through the indulgence of materialism...
ohyea, 98 4x4 ltd
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-15-2006, 11:32 AM
|
#3
|
 |
Super Moderator
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Acworth, GA
Age: 73
Posts: 4,327
|
|
|
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Acworth, GA
Age: 73
Posts: 4,327
|
This link shows two pictures of the oil filter. One from underneath and one from the drivers side wheel. I actually use both hands one from underneath and one through the flap by the wheel. I do not remove the skid plate, which makes it a bit harder to reach. When your underneath, on the drivers side, go up the side of the engine quite a bit, near the front and there it is. It is a pain in the ass to reach.
http://www.4runners.org/articles/oil/
__________________
2001 & 2004 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4X2
Both V6 and both Natural White
"Yeah, I like white and I like 4Runners"
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-15-2006, 03:43 PM
|
#4
|
 |
Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: NOR CAL Antioch
Age: 47
Posts: 253
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: NOR CAL Antioch
Age: 47
Posts: 253
|
Its a pain in the ass. Ive done it, and next time i think imma take it to a place and have them do it.
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-15-2006, 06:37 PM
|
#5
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco
Age: 34
Posts: 547
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco
Age: 34
Posts: 547
|
Really now, tyhat kind of makes me want to take it a place. I'm sure I can do it, but if its that bad of a place to reach, I might as well take it down the block for a 10 minute oil change along with a free liquid check.
__________________
2000 Toyota 4Runner SR5
JVC KD-G510
Kicker KX550.3
JL XR 650CSi Components Up Front
Eclipse SW7324 in a 1 cuft. sealed enclosure
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-15-2006, 10:00 PM
|
#6
|
|
Super Moderator
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Acworth, GA
Age: 73
Posts: 4,327
|
|
|
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Acworth, GA
Age: 73
Posts: 4,327
|
Quote:
Originally posted by NViejeP
Really now, tyhat kind of makes me want to take it a place. I'm sure I can do it, but if its that bad of a place to reach, I might as well take it down the block for a 10 minute oil change along with a free liquid check.
|
Don't give up so easily. Here is my write up on how I do it. I have seen worse, but mainly I have seen easier. If you have done it in other cars, you should be alright.
Quote:
Originally posted by peter78
It is not easy. I bought a oil filter wrench that is a cap and it fits directly over the filter. The cap is attached to a 3/8" socket wrench. When I reach up to put it on the filter I get the other hand through the side and go through the flap. I squeeze my left hand through the side of the flap. Then with my left hand I unscrew the filter part way and then take it off the rest of the way with my right hand. A true pain in the ass.
I put the rig up on ramps and I do not remove the skid plates. Some oil falls on the skid plates and drains down the back side where I catch the oil in my oil catch pan. I then use some paper towels to clean the skid plate.
I have done it for over 70,000 miles and it really doesn't get easier with practice.
|
__________________
2001 & 2004 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4X2
Both V6 and both Natural White
"Yeah, I like white and I like 4Runners"
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-15-2006, 10:14 PM
|
#7
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Birmingham, Al
Age: 34
Posts: 1,007
Real Name: Chris
|
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Birmingham, Al
Age: 34
Posts: 1,007
Real Name: Chris
|
hey NV you can do it i did about three weeks ago... DO take off the skid plates and DO buy a filter wrench... makes your life so much easier...
__________________
1996 Toyota 4Runner "UnLimited"
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-15-2006, 11:01 PM
|
#8
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: NOR CAL Antioch
Age: 47
Posts: 253
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: NOR CAL Antioch
Age: 47
Posts: 253
|
Quote:
Originally posted by NViejeP
Really now, tyhat kind of makes me want to take it a place. I'm sure I can do it, but if its that bad of a place to reach, I might as well take it down the block for a 10 minute oil change along with a free liquid check.
|
I suggest you try it yourself, it might be easy for you, you never know.
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-16-2006, 08:54 AM
|
#9
|
|
Super Moderator
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Acworth, GA
Age: 73
Posts: 4,327
|
|
|
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Acworth, GA
Age: 73
Posts: 4,327
|
Quote:
Originally posted by Jay
Its a pain in the ass. Ive done it, and next time i think imma take it to a place and have them do it.
|
Quote:
Originally posted by Jay
I suggest you try it yourself, it might be easy for you, you never know.
|
Hmmm, what exactly are you saying???? 
__________________
2001 & 2004 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4X2
Both V6 and both Natural White
"Yeah, I like white and I like 4Runners"
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-16-2006, 01:08 PM
|
#10
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: NOR CAL Antioch
Age: 47
Posts: 253
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: NOR CAL Antioch
Age: 47
Posts: 253
|
Quote:
Originally posted by peter78
Hmmm, what exactly are you saying????
|
Exactly what i said. To me it was a pain in the ass cuz of the filter location. But for him, it might be easy. I have big hands and its a pain for me to reach in the little hole and grip the filter. But im going to change it with a filter re-location kit.
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
|
04-16-2006, 03:59 PM
|
#11
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco
Age: 34
Posts: 547
|
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco
Age: 34
Posts: 547
|
Yah I think I might give it a shot, but then again, it is only like 10-15 extra for an oil change down at the place by my house.
__________________
2000 Toyota 4Runner SR5
JVC KD-G510
Kicker KX550.3
JL XR 650CSi Components Up Front
Eclipse SW7324 in a 1 cuft. sealed enclosure
|
|
|
Reply With Quote
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
