I always crack open the fill cap before I drain to help it drain (and to ensure you can fill it before you drain all the fluid out). Also I've always heard to never use a wrench when tightening the oil filter as they become harder to get off with heat cycles. I've always gone snug plus 1/2-3/4 turn, never letting myself try to really muscle it though. Too tight can split the rubber ring on cheaper filter, and worse case scenario is stripping the oil filter housing threads
Very straightforward and clear. I am suppressed that you did not use a torque wrench on the drain plug, to be sure and get it right. Do you have the torque spec?
For exact torque spec for oil drain plug for this Toyota Corolla, I'm not sure. There are Toyota forums that have a range between of 20-30, but if you find out, let me know as I'm curious. I always very lightly hand torque and rely on the crush washer for most of my cars. My philosophy is better to under torque than to strip the the drain pan. And I can tighten more if there are leaks after warm up which it usually never does. I'm sure other folks have different opinions. I just tried looking up on the toyota site service manual, but it only mentions wheel torque spec at 76 ft lbs, but no mention of torque of the drain plug: www.toyota.com/owners/warranty-owners-manuals/
More research, Amsoil website mentions 27 ft/lbs for the drain plug for a 1.8L corolla engine. Hope that helps yah on your DIY journey. See that here: www.amsoil.com/lookup/auto-and-light-truck/2024/toyota/corolla/1-8l-4-cyl-engine-code-2zr-fxe-5/
Thanks I’m going to do it my self I got a le hybird 24 also Toyota wants me to wait till 10k I don’t feel good waiting that long imma just change it every 5k. Imma also change it at 1200 miles I’m at 1250 imma order everything online make sure I got everything oem so Toyota won’t say nothing don’t want my warranty getting voided.
Yeah, they say their oils are more efficient, but agree - 10k is far out. Some folks I know mentioned you get more oil burning around 100k miles if you don't do frequent oil changes. Whether or not any of that is true, I want my car to last a long time and it doesn't hurt to make it more efficient with clean oil. I'm also going to do 5k mile intervals.
Try to do every 3k....10k is because they know your car will have issues eventually and this way the dealers can make $ from consumers by bringing it to the shop! 10k is way too long....oil gets dark at 3 k!!! Stealerships!!
