Riley_monthule
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Alright everyone I just did the first oil change on my Tacoma and thought I'd post a guide since I can't seem to find a good one anywhere yet.
Oil filter: 90915-yzzn1 otherwise known as the N1 filter
oil: 6Q of Toyota SAE 0W-20
Instructions:
1. Take both "skid plates" off. 4 bolts each.
2. Take oil filter off and place drain pan underneath. My filter was wayyyyyy too tight from factory so you might have some trouble taking it off. I ended up putting a screwdriver through the end of it to get leverage and turn it off.
3. Prefill new filter as much as possible and screw it on hand tight.
4. Find the oil drain plug. I included a pic below of the location. Drain the oil and be careful. On mine no matter how I positioned the drain pan the oil would hit it and perfectly rainbow onto the ground. A filter mat placed in the pan would help this. Drain the oil completely, replace the blue washer on the drain bolt and put it back in. The official factory torque spec is 30lbs but that felt like way too much so i just did 15lbs which has been fine and felt plenty tight.
5. Put 6 quarts of Toyota SAE 0W-20 in.
6. Check the dipstick to make sure the oil is in and at the proper level
7. Start the truck and look under it to make sure theres no leaks and everything working correctly
8. Turn the vehicle off and replace the skid plates
9. Enjoy your new oil change knowing you're taking proper care of your vehicle!
10. Change the oil every 5k miles!! I know Toyota says every 10k but if you plan on having the truck for over 100k miles especially with a turbo engine 5k is the way to go. This debate is endless but the car care nut and the motor oil geek on youtube both know more than you and agree that 5k miles is the correct interval.
Relevant: If you bought your truck new do the first change around 1k miles! Again Toyota says 5k but if you want this thing to last forever it's best to do the first change at 1k miles. Go to the motor oil geeks youtube and watch his videos on this. He goes in depth on why this is important and backs it up with real oil test evidence on multiple vehicles.
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Oil filter: 90915-yzzn1 otherwise known as the N1 filter
oil: 6Q of Toyota SAE 0W-20
Instructions:
1. Take both "skid plates" off. 4 bolts each.
2. Take oil filter off and place drain pan underneath. My filter was wayyyyyy too tight from factory so you might have some trouble taking it off. I ended up putting a screwdriver through the end of it to get leverage and turn it off.
3. Prefill new filter as much as possible and screw it on hand tight.
4. Find the oil drain plug. I included a pic below of the location. Drain the oil and be careful. On mine no matter how I positioned the drain pan the oil would hit it and perfectly rainbow onto the ground. A filter mat placed in the pan would help this. Drain the oil completely, replace the blue washer on the drain bolt and put it back in. The official factory torque spec is 30lbs but that felt like way too much so i just did 15lbs which has been fine and felt plenty tight.
5. Put 6 quarts of Toyota SAE 0W-20 in.
6. Check the dipstick to make sure the oil is in and at the proper level
7. Start the truck and look under it to make sure theres no leaks and everything working correctly
8. Turn the vehicle off and replace the skid plates
9. Enjoy your new oil change knowing you're taking proper care of your vehicle!
10. Change the oil every 5k miles!! I know Toyota says every 10k but if you plan on having the truck for over 100k miles especially with a turbo engine 5k is the way to go. This debate is endless but the car care nut and the motor oil geek on youtube both know more than you and agree that 5k miles is the correct interval.
Relevant: If you bought your truck new do the first change around 1k miles! Again Toyota says 5k but if you want this thing to last forever it's best to do the first change at 1k miles. Go to the motor oil geeks youtube and watch his videos on this. He goes in depth on why this is important and backs it up with real oil test evidence on multiple vehicles.
![IMG_3061.JPG IMG_3061.JPG](https://4gtaco.com/data/attachments/0/423-7ef1c0e528ed632ba770a03f5d00dd80.jpg)
![IMG_3063.JPG IMG_3063.JPG](https://4gtaco.com/data/attachments/0/424-63d96bcec3edbf416612d429f2151579.jpg)
![IMG_3064.JPG IMG_3064.JPG](https://4gtaco.com/data/attachments/0/425-abe5a62377fa3ded3596830001ce5d6e.jpg)
![IMG_3065.JPG IMG_3065.JPG](https://4gtaco.com/data/attachments/0/426-a0c9bbcf0a6b4a20b2c820fe92d3e4be.jpg)
![IMG_3066.JPG IMG_3066.JPG](https://4gtaco.com/data/attachments/0/427-123032f0b4d4c76a220d413c457f5852.jpg)
![IMG_3067.JPG IMG_3067.JPG](https://4gtaco.com/data/attachments/0/428-76fae281b1101c5a25f6ed93e1ff56fa.jpg)
![IMG_3059.JPG IMG_3059.JPG](https://4gtaco.com/data/attachments/0/429-1bb67e12034dd2ecb8b7dec61c57014f.jpg)