How to maintain your Toyota Part 1 : Engine oil and Filters

hello and welcome to the car care now channel my name is amd i am a toyota master diagnostic technician with over a decade of experience in this video we're going to be talking about how to maintain your toyota how to keep your car running at a reasonable cost also i will share with you some insider tips and tricks things to know about your car things to know about its maintenance this applies to all toyota models i will break it down i will give you exceptions and we'll go over everything in detail as a toyota technician people ask me this question over and over whether it's family friends or people i just met i went to the dealership and they gave me a laundry list of things to do that i don't even understand what they are or if they're gonna benefit my car so in this video i'm gonna promise you two things number one this video is not sponsored by nobody this video is made by the car care nut for you my awesome viewers number two i will tell you the truth and nothing but the truth even if it gets me in trouble at work and before we get started make sure you hit that subscribe button turn on your bell notifications and let's dig right into this [Music] this will be a multi-part series in today's video we're going to be talking about engine oils and filters that includes air filter cabin filter oil filters and hybrid fan filters [Music] let's start with engine oil the most confusion about this one is should i put 530 520 020 full synthetic regular high miles the list goes on and on and on and recently we added the newest one zero w16 so let me keep this simple for you you open the hood in your toyota you look at the oil cap whatever it says there that's the weight you put nothing else people say well the owner's manual says you can use this if your temperature is that and and this and that don't go there open your hood check the cap whatever it says that's the weight you use more importantly than the weight believe it or not is how often you replace your oil and how accurate you are about the oil changes i see people use the best oil i'm going to use mobile one and i'm going to go 15 000 miles don't do that please don't do that the most important thing is that you change the oil on time more important than if you use these beautiful bottles or the cheapest oil at walmart more important is that you change it on time most people change their oil at the correct miles but they let it go for three years let's keep it simple if your car doesn't take synthetic oil toyota will tell you replace it every five thousand or six months from experience i'm gonna tell you the following newer toyotas they tell you to go ten thousand miles or one year don't do that we have seen nothing but problems when you go that ten thousand miles yeah the first three years everything is great once that fourth and fifth year and that eighty ninety hundred thousand mile hits and the car is burning oil and things are not great and now your gas mileage drops and you have all kinds of problems just in time when your extended warranty runs out toyota won't help you and that 10 000 mile oil change all of a sudden ruin your engine don't do that let's keep it simple change your oil every five thousand miles or six months oil is cheap oil changes are cheap whether you're diy or you take it to a dealership or you're even a mechanic keep it simple change your oil every five thousand miles or six months whichever comes first and whatever your car takes use that oil these are the products that toyota sells guess what these are made by mobil one except this guy right here this is the the 2020 super oil comes from spain i don't know where that's made but these they're made by mobile one so if you find it cheaper at walmart go for it if your car takes synthetic most of the 020s and the 0-16s these are synthetic oils these are regular oils 530 and 5 20. some toyota models they'll tell you 520 or 020 use 520 use the regular oil use this guy right here where is he right here you could buy any brand doesn't matter twitter likes mobile one use mobile one use this guy shop around for prices don't buy the cheapest oil buy the right oil but more importantly change it every five thousand or six months and you will have no problems at all one thing i will say this is a new oil 2018 camry was the first car that uses zero w16 please stick to this oil don't mix and match everybody together use the right oil right around that time 2018 camry was the first car in case you go looking for your oil cap they start using a sticker they put a sticker with the oil weight on it it's not printed on the cap anymore that's usually your zero w16 so look around not in your owner's manual because you'll be there for a couple weeks and you'll be more confused than what you started with just use the right oil for your car don't start reading on the internet go here go there and everybody swears by their 300 000 mile 1997 camry that still runs like new use the right oil but more importantly change it every 5 000 miles or 6 months regardless what anybody tells you and you will have no issues with engine oil moving on to oil filters higher people i'm going to change the oil but i don't want to change the filter let's leave it every other oil change please don't do that this fill these filters are like four or five bucks here are two oil filters these are original filters use them i don't care what walmart autozone whatever store says this is the high performance whatever oil filter use the originals they're beautifully made if they were not good i'd tell you they're really good and they're cheap you know what this guy right here this is the most common oil filter used they call it a1 you can even find those at walmart for cheaper than the dealership or buy them in bulk online wherever you buy them doesn't have to be the dealership shop around you'll see this all over this video shop around please but use the right parts this is this right here is a metal filter this is for a lot of cars 18 camry 19 rav4 older stuff these are two are the most common filters toyota has like 10 oil filters find the right one if you don't know which one is the right one send me an email i'll tell you what what the right filter for your car is every five thousand miles six months change one of these beautiful one like this original no aftermarket please you will have no issues i promise next air filter cabin filter very simple let's keep it very simple air filter for your engine and just need filters if it's dirty replace it if you live in a desert in arizona probably going to get it dirty faster than up in colorado the mountains so when some mechanic whether it's dealership independent whatever hey you need an air filter show me this is a new filter look beautiful filter it's brand new does your filter look like that then why are you replacing it see what you're gonna replace don't just spend the money don't just say yes si show me i love to show people at the dealership because then it's your car your money here's what i see as a professional you decide what you want to do if the filter is dirty replace it toyota will say oh every 20 every 30 000 miles there's no interval just look at it sturdy replace it engine air filter self-explanatory the next filter cabin air filter or ac air filter also called the official name is cabin air filter or in cabin air filter this is for your ac and heater any air that comes from outside gets filtered through this guy before it goes in your car again this is a brand new one looks nice right if yours look like that why are you replacing it there's no reason if it's dirty replace it and guess what i like to use the toyota ones because i work at a dealership it takes me two seconds to get one but for you shop around it's just a filter it's just a paper as long as this is the right fit and it fits i don't care you buy from amazon don't buy the cheapest one from some chinese supplier that nobody knows about but if it's a good brand and you've bought it before and people go to give it good reviews go for it but also consider the dealership if the price is the same why not put an original part one thing i'll tell you about cabin filters this is a this is a normal paper filter no different than this guy there's also a charcoal activated cabinet filter for your toyotas now the dealership sells this but you can also find it aftermarket these filters if you have allergies if you're a sensitive person you need clean air you just feel better like me i feel better about cleaner air in my car these puppies are nice they filter the air better but here is uh the downside of these you gotta replace them every year regardless if you drove it two miles or two hundred 000 miles every year this guy gets replaced otherwise it becomes the same as this and it loses its function these are a little bit more expensive they're called charcoal activated cabin filters so that's for you and for our hybrid drivers the most important maintenance in your hybrid is your fan filter this is just an example that i grabbed this is for a 15 prius usually this is either in the past passenger side or driver side of the rear seat i mean each each hybrid model will have it in a different place but this is a very important filter to replace this is the number one cause for high voltage battery failures this little guy right here and guess what you don't even have to replace this some of these cars didn't come with these from the factory they just came with nothing you look at your car if it doesn't have one poke one on the next time it gets dirty you don't have to replace this blow it out some air it's nothing there's no filter it's just a mesh blow it out some air put it right back 10 years down the road this thing breaks then go buy a new one it's that simple it's really that simple this might be a little harder to find aftermarket but again shop around dealership look the same part number online you might find it cheaper or might be just easier to grab them from the dealership this is a very important guy don't ignore it hybrid drivers please so this is going to be a wrap for today's video for this part stay tuned for future parts that will cover more subjects on your toyota maintenance in the meantime if you haven't subscribed already please consider doing so also leave a comment below if you have any questions you have any comments you're also welcome to email me at thecarcarena gmail.com may the lord bless you and keep you and you have a wonderful day

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Length: 13min 12sec (792 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 17 2020