 oil change, drain bolt? |
 Aug 11, 2003 - 3:19 PM
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I just bought my 6th gen (96 ST) not to long ago. Not knowing when the most recent oil change was I decided to go ahead and do it. I went and picked up an oil filter (Purolator $3.50---good choice?) and I have some Castrol GTX 10w 30. Get under my car and find the oil filter(beneath the exahuast manifold) and think I find the drain bolt. Basicaly just about 12 inches below the filter. REally i just want to veriffy this is the right bolt. Also is that oil and filter a good recomendation for my car ( 138,000 miles).
*edit*I tried to undo the bolt and just couldnt get it off. I"m going to try again in a little bit. Would much prefer to do this myself. Cormudgen |
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Nov 8, 2006 - 3:10 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 12, '06 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 45 (100%) |
my oil cap on my 5sfe it says 10w-30
according to the teacher of my auto class, if a car came with a factory recommendation of 10w-30, then you should use only that until the warranty runs out, after that, he said 10w-30 would probably give better gas milage while 10w-40 would probably make the engine last a bit longer. I use mobil 1 synthetic 10w-30 and toyota filters at 150K --------------------  94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold 88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold 00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car 95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive |
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Cormudgen oil change Aug 11, 2003 - 3:19 PM
phat94celi The drain plug is on the oil pan. It is the only ... Aug 11, 2003 - 3:29 PM Stipt If its on the passenger side, bingo! Ya gots ... Aug 11, 2003 - 9:51 PM sonar What is the best oil for our Celica anyway? Apr 15, 2004 - 9:35 PM celicarocker i had that problem with mine. just get a breaker b... Apr 15, 2004 - 9:56 PM Pali_playa synthetic oil by quaker state i think Apr 15, 2004 - 10:02 PM playr158 i use either fram or super tech..works good for me Apr 15, 2004 - 10:02 PM LatinKraze I use 10w 40, but i have 179,000 miles on the cloc... Apr 16, 2004 - 11:19 AM Silver94CelicaOwner I use Castrol GTX 10w 30 too and i think it does a... Apr 16, 2004 - 11:50 AM BigEdge169 I use Valvoline Maxlife 10W-30 and it seems to wor... Apr 16, 2004 - 12:00 PM Drocay Mobile One Synthetic: Older Engine Formula (for ca... Apr 16, 2004 - 12:29 PM Drocay K&N filters are good and are like 20 less than... Apr 16, 2004 - 12:30 PM Sirius How much is a standard Toyota filter over there?
... Apr 16, 2004 - 2:16 PM Digndoug ok, a filter is really all the same. Get a fram, t... Apr 16, 2004 - 4:06 PM Chrobis umm wow... all you guys using synthetic oil in you... Apr 16, 2004 - 4:19 PM Jeremy1210 I think you might be worng with the 5w-30 oil. My ... Apr 17, 2004 - 1:18 PM aaronc222 Very wrong on a few points. Synthetic oil provides... Apr 17, 2004 - 1:46 PM Chrobis well for the 5s its 5w-30, and all I was saying is... Apr 17, 2004 - 10:18 PM x_itchy_b_x Mobile One Synthetic is what i use. 10w-30
why use... Apr 17, 2004 - 10:37 PM Justin I just put 10w-40 in my car. a mechanic that i kno... Apr 18, 2004 - 2:07 PM aaronc222 QUOTE (Chrobis @ Apr 17, 2004 - 11:18 PM) well for... Apr 18, 2004 - 2:41 PM SlowCelica94 Bosch makes some great oil filters and at only ... Apr 18, 2004 - 7:24 PM wind the numbers are viscosity (sp) when it is cold it ... Apr 18, 2004 - 8:29 PM x_itchy_b_x QUOTE (wind @ Apr 18, 2004 - 9:29 PM) the numbers ... Apr 18, 2004 - 8:34 PM wind QUOTE (x_itchy_b_x @ Apr 19, 2004 - 1:34 AM) QUOTE... Apr 20, 2004 - 1:59 AM elvasoshexai uh... is this the right gasket for the oil drain p... Nov 7, 2006 - 11:40 PM LewFX theres a gasket on the filter...put some oil on it... Nov 7, 2006 - 11:49 PM BLADDER_MASTER 10W-30 Mobil 1 Synthetic Oil with Toyota OEM Filte... Nov 8, 2006 - 2:08 AM 6gsillyca can anyone tell me what the "recommended... Nov 8, 2006 - 2:03 PM elvasoshexai ok.. i feel kinda retarded... after 6 hours i coul... Nov 10, 2006 - 12:45 AM jc47 Get the smaller adjustable/strap wrench and put an... Nov 10, 2006 - 1:09 AM CelicaST202 i dont even use the wrench, i can take it off with... Nov 10, 2006 - 1:40 AM 6strngs use a fat pair of pliers... just be careful not to... Nov 10, 2006 - 1:47 AM
Batman722 QUOTE(6strngs @ Nov 10, 2006 - 1:47 ... Nov 10, 2006 - 1:59 AM jdg371 hard to take off filter? Get a long fat screwdrive... Nov 10, 2006 - 11:46 AM 99GTauto I changed the oil 2500 miles after we purchased th... Nov 13, 2006 - 11:17 AM azian_advanced i think you can stick with 10w-30 year round... cu... Nov 13, 2006 - 11:41 AM 99GTauto Switching to 10W-30 for good on my next change was... Nov 13, 2006 - 7:47 PM |
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