2nd Gen Oil Change: Chilton

Replacement
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Remove the 3 screws and 5 bolts.

• Unhook the engine under cover from the vehicle body as shown in the illustration.

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Connect a hose with an inside diameter of 15 mm (0.591 in.) to the pipe.

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  Remove the oil filter drain plug.

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  Install the pipe to the oil filter cap.
  
  NOTE
  HINT:
  
  Use a container to catch the draining oil.
  
  
  
  NOTE
  If the O-ring is removed with the drain plug, install the O-ring together with the pipe.
  
  

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  Check that oil is drained from the oil filter. Then disconnect the pipe and remove the O-ring, as shown in the illustration.

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  Using SST, remove the oil filter cap.
  
  
  SST
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  NOTE
  Do not remove the oil filter bracket clip.
  
  

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  Remove the oil filter element and O-ring from the oil filter cap.
  
  NOTE
  Be sure to remove the O-ring for the cap by hand, without using any tools, to prevent damage to the cap's O-ring groove.
  
  

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Clean the inside of the oil filter cap, its threads and its O-ring groove.

• Apply a small amount of engine oil to a new O-ring and install it to the oil filter cap.

• Set a new oil filter element to the oil filter cap.

• Remove any dirt or foreign matter from the installation surface of the engine.

• Apply a small amount of engine oil to the O-ring again and temporarily install the oil filter cap.

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  Using SST, tighten the oil filter cap.
  
  
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  Torque
  
  
  Nm kgf.cm ft. lbs
  25
  
  
  255
  
  
  18
  
  
  NOTE
  • When tightening the oil filter cap, do not remove the oil filter bracket clip.
    
    
  • Make sure that the oil filter is installed securely as shown in the illustration.
    
    
  • Be careful that the O-ring does not get caught between any surrounding parts.
    

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  Apply a small amount of engine oil to a new drain plug O-ring, and install it to the oil filter cap.
  
  NOTE
  Before installing the O-ring, remove any dirt or foreign matter from the installation surface of the oil filter cap.
  
  

• Install the oil filter drain plug.
  
  Torque
  
  
  Nm kgf.cm ft. lbs
  13
  
  
  127
  
  
  9
  
  
  NOTE
  Be careful that the O-ring does not get caught between any surrounding parts.
  
  

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Hook the engine under cover to the vehicle body as shown in the illustration.

• Install the 3 screws and 5 bolts.
  
  Torque
  
  
  for bolt
  Nm kgf.cm ft. lbs
  29
  
  
  296
  
  
  21
  
  
  for screw
  Nm kgf.cm inch lbs.
  3.0
  
  
  31
  
  
  27
  

Portions of materials contained herein have been reprinted under license from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., License Agreement TMS1005. See details here.

 

I was able to get it off with relatively little mess, I drained the pan first and drained the cap through the center after removing the filter plug.

 

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