I've been a mechanic for 35 years and have done a lot of oil and filter changes during that time. I've researched oil and oil filters to see which are the best for daily drivers. Don't waste your money on genuine Toyota oil. They don't make that oil. Just like they don't make the oil filters. I use either Toyota genuine oil filters or Denso. They're basically the same filter and about the same price. I do NOT use genuine Toyota oil because it's overpriced and there's better oils out there. I have a 2007 Camry with the 3.5L and use Supertech 5W-30 oil from Walmart. It's a very good oil regardless of the price. Even if Suoertech oil was more expensive than genuine Toyota oil, I would still but the Supertech. Valvoline full synthetic, Quaker State full synthetic, Pennzoil ultra Platinum are also better oils than genuine Toyota oil in my opinion. Just look at oil analysis for all the ones I mentioned
Thank you for your knowledge! I don’t have that many years in the field we could all benefit from your input. I will pin your comment for others to read.
@@amirtaimoor7261 The best oil viscosity to use is what the vehicle manufacturer recommends. The recommended viscosity should be on the oil filler cap, label under the hood, or in the owner's manual. Like I said before, I have a 2007 Camry with the 6 cylinder 2GR-FE engine, and the recommended oil viscosity by Toyota is 5W-30, so that's what I use. I use that in the summer and winter. I live in Chicago and it can get very, very cold here in the winter. The 5W-30 does well in both hot and cold climates. If I had a Camry V6 that called out for 5W-30, I would never use 0W-20 unless I lived in Antarctica and the weather was minus 50 degrees or colder everyday.
Wrong. That does absolutely nothing on modern engines. I’ve worked on many 05 Toyota 4runner v6 customer cars with half a million miles and running perfect. Those cars have the oil filter completely upside down on top the engine. Only time this pre filing is useful is maybe some big trucks with huge oil filters that easily hold a quart of oil.
Great video! You covered everything very well. The only thing I would like to add is to tighten the oil filter houaing and oil filter housing cap in 2 steps. 1st tighten the oil filter housing to 18 ft-lbs and then tighten the oil filter housing cap to 10 ft-lbs, so that the next time you change the oil and filter you'll be able to looaen and remove the cap in order to drain the housing without the housing coming loose. I'm recommending this becaaue removing the housing without first draining it, creates more of a mess. Its quicker but also more messy.
Thanks friend. Nice and simple tutorial with all the info you need. I think it's crazy how Toyota is suggesting 10k mile oil changes! Even the maintenance required comes on at 5k so ???
Very clear and concise thank you for the video. Apologies if mentioned but where did you get that oil filter housing wrench from? Dealership seemed to have torqued passed 18 ftlb and i turned the F3/8 for the wrench i got from autozone into a donut lol
I have two shown in the video because mine was on super tight as well. I got one from the dealership and another from Matco. There is a link in the description to get one from Amazon as well.
Would also be helpful if you included how to remove plastic covers from underneath the vehicle to access the oil pan & filter. Honestly that always gives me the biggest trouble out of the whole job with these newer cars
This car did not have a plastic cover in the way. I was able to access this right away. My apologies if there were extra steps. Were you able to remove the cover?
@@friendlymechanic9778 yup, took some extra work to figure it out but I was able to do it, used a flat head screwdriver for the clips/push pins and a 14mm socket for some bolts holding the plastic cover in place. Either way, video was a big help, thanks!
@tonio458 mine comes with the plastic cover. Use 10 mm socket and flat head driver to remove it. I recommend to refill the oil filter before put it back.
I've never in my life torqued a drain plug bolt back on. All you need is for it to be snug, then a quarter turn after, that's it. No need for overly tightening the drain plug.
This is a good rule of thumb and will usually be okay but you can ask 10 different people to snug down a bolt and come back with 10 different torques. I always recommend using a torque wrench to ensure a bolt is never under torqued or over torqued.
I figured out the shield thankfully. heh I was concerned about the white/milky oil under the oil cap, but referencing back to this video that is apparently normal for this engine. I only found a couple references showing someone taking the cap off of this engine, and both of them looked like mine. What a relief.
Hello the Camry I worked on did not have a shield on it. I apologize my video did not show that. But at least you got it off. If you can let us know how you got the shield off I will pin your comment just in case anyone else runs across this issue.
Very nice video. Where can I buy Toyota genuine motor oil from?
Either the dealership or on Amazon.
Here is a link for amazon to buy 0-20W Genuine Toyota motor oil.
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I've been a mechanic for 35 years and have done a lot of oil and filter changes during that time. I've researched oil and oil filters to see which are the best for daily drivers. Don't waste your money on genuine Toyota oil. They don't make that oil. Just like they don't make the oil filters. I use either Toyota genuine oil filters or Denso. They're basically the same filter and about the same price. I do NOT use genuine Toyota oil because it's overpriced and there's better oils out there. I have a 2007 Camry with the 3.5L and use Supertech 5W-30 oil from Walmart. It's a very good oil regardless of the price. Even if Suoertech oil was more expensive than genuine Toyota oil, I would still but the Supertech. Valvoline full synthetic, Quaker State full synthetic, Pennzoil ultra Platinum are also better oils than genuine Toyota oil in my opinion. Just look at oil analysis for all the ones I mentioned
Thank you for your knowledge! I don’t have that many years in the field we could all benefit from your input. I will pin your comment for others to read.
@@bernardocisneros4402 Thanks! Do you think Mobil 1 0W-20 would be okay for a Camry V6?
@@amirtaimoor7261 The best oil viscosity to use is what the vehicle manufacturer recommends. The recommended viscosity should be on the oil filler cap, label under the hood, or in the owner's manual. Like I said before, I have a 2007 Camry with the 6 cylinder 2GR-FE engine, and the recommended oil viscosity by Toyota is 5W-30, so that's what I use. I use that in the summer and winter. I live in Chicago and it can get very, very cold here in the winter. The 5W-30 does well in both hot and cold climates. If I had a Camry V6 that called out for 5W-30, I would never use 0W-20 unless I lived in Antarctica and the weather was minus 50 degrees or colder everyday.
Love how you really explained every detail including the torque specification. Good Job
Thank you I try to include every detail someone would need to know to complete the job like a pro.
Filling the oil filter with some oil will help get oil (lubrication) cycling through the engine a lot faster. I’d recommend doing this.
Wrong. That does absolutely nothing on modern engines. I’ve worked on many 05 Toyota 4runner v6 customer cars with half a million miles and running perfect. Those cars have the oil filter completely upside down on top the engine.
Only time this pre filing is useful is maybe some big trucks with huge oil filters that easily hold a quart of oil.
@@hostilityy neat story.
Great video! You covered everything very well. The only thing I would like to add is to tighten the oil filter houaing and oil filter housing cap in 2 steps. 1st tighten the oil filter housing to 18 ft-lbs and then tighten the oil filter housing cap to 10 ft-lbs, so that the next time you change the oil and filter you'll be able to looaen and remove the cap in order to drain the housing without the housing coming loose. I'm recommending this becaaue removing the housing without first draining it, creates more of a mess. Its quicker but also more messy.
Good idea thank you for the input!
What’s the filter remover size
Thanks friend. Nice and simple tutorial with all the info you need. I think it's crazy how Toyota is suggesting 10k mile oil changes! Even the maintenance required comes on at 5k so ???
Agreed. I always change it at 5k. I did it with my old Camry too and made it over 200k miles with no issues. 10k miles seems way too long to me.
Perfectly done. I do both my Lexus just like this.
Very clear and concise thank you for the video. Apologies if mentioned but where did you get that oil filter housing wrench from? Dealership seemed to have torqued passed 18 ftlb and i turned the F3/8 for the wrench i got from autozone into a donut lol
I have two shown in the video because mine was on super tight as well.
I got one from the dealership and another from Matco. There is a link in the description to get one from Amazon as well.
Do they both work great @@friendlymechanic9778
Thanks
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Would also be helpful if you included how to remove plastic covers from underneath the vehicle to access the oil pan & filter. Honestly that always gives me the biggest trouble out of the whole job with these newer cars
This car did not have a plastic cover in the way. I was able to access this right away. My apologies if there were extra steps. Were you able to remove the cover?
@@friendlymechanic9778 yup, took some extra work to figure it out but I was able to do it, used a flat head screwdriver for the clips/push pins and a 14mm socket for some bolts holding the plastic cover in place. Either way, video was a big help, thanks!
Okay good glad it all worked out.
@tonio458 mine comes with the plastic cover. Use 10 mm socket and flat head driver to remove it. I recommend to refill the oil filter before put it back.
Thank you for your video
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Well done video.
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I've never in my life torqued a drain plug bolt back on. All you need is for it to be snug, then a quarter turn after, that's it. No need for overly tightening the drain plug.
Wondering how much torque is needed for it to be snug? Asking for a friend 😂
This is a good rule of thumb and will usually be okay but you can ask 10 different people to snug down a bolt and come back with 10 different torques. I always recommend using a torque wrench to ensure a bolt is never under torqued or over torqued.
How do you get to the filter? It seems to be covered with a shield, and it isn't obvious how to get past it.
I figured out the shield thankfully. heh I was concerned about the white/milky oil under the oil cap, but referencing back to this video that is apparently normal for this engine. I only found a couple references showing someone taking the cap off of this engine, and both of them looked like mine. What a relief.
Hello the Camry I worked on did not have a shield on it. I apologize my video did not show that. But at least you got it off. If you can let us know how you got the shield off I will pin your comment just in case anyone else runs across this issue.
MY BROTHER. IM JUST TRYIN FIND THE DAMN DRAIN BOLT
Skip to 3:20. I remove the drain bolt here.
Looked like some high mileage oil pretty dark