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Replying to: n0v8or (Nov 21, 2005 5:58 am)
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Replying to: n0v8or (Nov 21, 2005 6:01 am) I was wondering (being paranoid) if I did something wrong with the filter change that prevented the oil from getting into the filter but I can't think what I could have done wrong.
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Replying to: mem4 (Nov 21, 2005 8:03 am) While I am not absolutely sure, I did change the oil in my 02 Avalon last week. Usually only during the winter time, I put in synthetic 0W-30, for reasons we are on the Canadian border and just east of one of the Great Lakes. Although I am not familar too much with the new engine, it could be one of three things. 1. What does the manual say about oil/filter change volume? Sometime this is less than the entire capacity of the system. 2. I know on my older Avalon, the oil drain plug is faced oblique to the surface of the tank, I believe. If yours is the same, then putting it perfectly level would leave a little residual in the bottom of the pan. 3. Did you let it drain for an appropriate amount of time?? I usually walk away from the vehicle for 5 minutes or so and let it drain. Check and try these. Hopefully, they put the oil filter in a better place than right under the manifold as they did in the older models. abfisch |
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Replying to: mem4 (Nov 21, 2005 8:03 am) Unless you stuffed an old sock in the center support tube, I also can see no possibility that your oil filter is not filling. In your Avalon, the oil filter is in series with the engine, so a restricted filter means less oil flow. The the oil filter was not passing any oil through it, you would hears lots of engine noises. In the "old days", some cars had bypass valves that routed oil around the filter if it became clogged. Your engine has a bypass valve built into the oil pump to regulate pressure. It returns the oil directly back to the pan when oil pressure becomes too high.
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Replying to: n0v8or (Nov 21, 2005 11:15 am) I'm still not convinced the removal of the center filter drain and using the plastic adapter is worth the effort. I still got oil spilling out around the edges of the filter housing when I took it off. Next time I'm thinking of skipping the whole remove the center plug, stick in the plastic spigot, drain the filter thing and just spin off the whole filter housing and let it drain into the pan. My daughters Corolla has it's filter in a similar orientation and the oil just comes out around the sides when you unscrew it. Not a big deal if you are expecting it. |
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Replying to: mem4 (Nov 21, 2005 11:29 am) This approach would also eliminate changing the cap sealing ring ("O" ring), which seems to be redundant anyway, as oil has to leak by the drain valve first to be present in the cap cavity.
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Replying to: n0v8or (Nov 21, 2005 1:03 pm) |
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Replying to: mem4 (Nov 21, 2005 11:29 am) abfisch
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Replying to: abfisch (Nov 22, 2005 9:55 am)
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Replying to: stlmo (Dec 03, 2005 4:42 pm) Toyota specifies 6.9 qts to fill a dry engine, versus 6.4 quarts for an oil and oil filter change. This suggests they anticipated approximately one-half quart will remain in the engine after draining. |
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