How To Change Oil and Filter Toyota Rav4 2013-2018 

Thanks for a video that is clear, direct, to the point, and doesn’t waste my time with introductory stories, music, or bs. Great job!

I appreciate that you showed us the consequences of over tightening. Nice video.

Dear friend , I am extremely happy I found your video since it really helped me solve my problem. Last time I chsnged my 2013 Rav 4 oil filter, I made a big mistake that nearly caused me to lose my engine. Since it was the first time I tried to change a Rav 4 oil filter, I did not have it clear where the big ' O ' ring was supposed to be installed on the oil filter housing, so I put it at the very end of it. I added the new oil and. started my engine and, started driving. Thank God my sister was standing nearby and yelled at me, warning me lots of oil was coming out from underneath my Rav 4. I stopped and checked. A friend me chanich took the fiter out, reinstalled it and didint leak any more.He never explained to me how he fixed it. More than a year later, I tried to installed the new filter, but...after getting everything else ready, I had to stop suddenly , since I had No idea where the big ' O ' ring was to be instslled. I cheked a couple of videos but still couldnt understand. So, I did quit for the night ( june 16 ). Then, when I got in my bed, decided to watch one more video before I fell asleep, and thats how I found yours. Excellant job. Thank you from the heart. Your friend from Puerto Rico, Edwin

I like how you are straight and to the point. No silly attempts at trying to be funny like in other videos.

What a great video. Very clear, shows all the parts clearly, and the tool needed. My RAV4 filter housing was also over tightened by the dealer idiots.

This is honestly the best video for the toyota oil filter install. B/c all 'fast lube' places also overtigthen both the filter housing and the aluminum filter drain (both). I also couldn't get the alum filter drain out as well and ended up needed to buy a new filter housing.

great video. last time I changed my oil I couldn't get the oil drain off. The guy at autozone told me today not to do it unless I have a spare housing ready to go. I thought I'd watch another tutorial just for kicks and this one has the exact thing I needed to see.

Just purchased a used RAV4...needing my first oil change....very helpful! I ordered one of the adapter things to loosen the filter housing and it came in today. This video will be my guide to complete the job as I've never worked with this type of filter before.

Thank you you have the best video even downloaded it and I just did my oil change no problem my previous technician over tightened my over filter cap so my entire oil filter came out with the cap no need for oil cap wrench so sad. Ordering new oil filter house because it's so tight I don't want to break it. YOUR THE MAN

Wow this one of the best tutorials I've seen! Love how you also addressed the cracked oil filter housing.

Solid, straight forward video. I wish more people stuck to this stripped down style. Much appreciated.

Very nice video. I'm going to do wife's Rav4 this weekend. Ive changed it before but this is a nice refresher. Many thanks and God bless!

Omg I love that you got right to it and made it very concise! **thank you for this! 😊 now I’ve officially done more than simply refill my oil! Biiiig mess lol but an Oil change success nonetheless

Toyota Tempe in Arizona over torqued my oil filter housing as well. Glad you pointed out the correct Ft lbs of torque.

Great video. No time-wasting. Good info on the over-torqued filter housing. Just a quick note that 25 Newton meters is about 20 pound feet

I had the same problem with the filter housing. It was over tightened at the dealership and getting it off was a major challenge that lead to destruction of the housing. Cost me $79 at the dealers for a new one. That sucker was on TIGHT!

Had this happen to a friend today. Toyota used to service his car and the last tech to remove the housing put the new one on too tight. Using the tool broke the plastic tabs. Had to take the plastic covers off, the one under the engine and the one by the passenger wheel. Got a large pair of channel locks and was able to finally get the housing off and replaced it with a metal one. Good video Happy Motoring.

You have no idea how helpfulyour video was to me , thanks for uploading.

I cracked the housing on mine as well and i did the previous oil change myself. I believe its a faulty design in oil filter remover. Good video!

If I read the print on that filter housing at 6:17 minutes; it says "Tighten to 25 N/M" which is newtons/meter. I think that converts to only 18.44 Ft/Lbs not 25 Ft/Lbs. Great video though. Thanks.

I had a 2001(brand new) Toyota Rav 4 until about 2 years ago... almost 16 years... 270K miles.... manual. About to lose my original clutch at 270K miles, lost my 5th gear at 260K miles. I totally loved this car..but kind a got bored with it as I had to change the factory radio/cd player just to keep me insane with more options. Loved it... I changed my oil every 3K miles.... it's worth doing oil changes yourself.

Ay man. Your videos are legit. Very straightforward o beating around the bush. Cool that you actually used a torque wrench.

Thank you again so much! I rewatch your video every time I change oil for my 2018 RAV4.

I currently have a stuck filter on my wifes 2018 RAV4. The first 4 changes were done at the dealer and they clearly overtightened it. I'm not sure if I want to ever take it back to the dealership but I feel like they should own up to over-tightening it. This is the first and last car that I have owned in 35 years that I have let someone else change the oil in. Definitely will be the last. I put my 800 ft lb pneumatic impact gun on it and gave it a few hits and it didn't budge. Stopped because I didn't want to snap something in half.

I don’t use the little plastic drain tube, I found it’s far quicker to just drop the full oil filter housing. It’s messier but not any different than a normal sealed filter would be

You can also buy an aluminum oil filter housing. .I got mine from amazon, and it was very reasonable.

Thanks for this very informative Video. Especially providing the Link for the 64.3 MM Oil Filter Wrench. One should never try to remove the Filter Housing without this wrench tool.

Nice video. I had to show this to my 19-year-old on his RAV4. That filter is a pain in the ass.

Good video. Thanks bud. I am getting ready to change oil in my Rav4 for the first time. I feel confident in what I am going to do now and what not to do.

Great video. Two things that I don't think you covered is replacing the drain plug washer or if it needs one at all and the torque spec for the drain plug. My drain plug washer was stuck to the oil pan and I had to hammer it off with a flat screwdriver. I read in a forum that the torque spec for the drain plug is 30 lb-ft.

Thank you sir. 2 years after posting you helped out another person.

Excellent video, concise, direct and informative, especially about torquing and proper tools and o rings.

Great video. Direct, no fluff, and showed what happens when someone cranks down too hard

Yah, an idiot at the Toyota rip-off dealership here overtightened mine too and i can't get it loose. Oh, and on a lighter note, Great video and right to the point. Thank you.

Excellent video, very clear, to the point, you use the proper terminology and show everything every step of the way. Very easy to follow. Nice video!

Excellent video, perfectly explained.. And I will change the oil filter once the tool arrives. That said, why the hell didn't Toyota just go for the screw in filter ? They did a good job with the filters location... but a canister filter ? That's 1960's technology. I believe people would change their oil and filter more frequently if it were as easy as a screw on filter.

Thank you for the video! Really direct and to the point, well edited too.

Thank you for your video; I wouldn't think of putting some oil in the new filter before installing filter assembly... but I also think it's not really necessary but a nice added "touch". Also showing the broken oil assembly when trying to loosen as the last oil changer had torque the oil filter assembly too much. Really bad! and sometimes these fly by night techs would over tighten the oil pan bolt/nut where you have to lift the car way up to get under the car before having enough leverage to loosen the oil pan bolt/nut. Personally, I tighten the oil filter assembly by hand and slightly tighten with wrench... that is all that is needed. Look oil leaks put a cardboard under car overnight to check for too loose oil filter assembly if you're worried; you'll see drip marks on the cardboard. One other thing.. I prefer to drain the oil filter first because it is easier to move the waste oil tub around easier to catch the waste oil...then move the tub to the back to capture the waste oil from the plug. I hate spilling oil on the driveway...;).

I can't believe 72 people didnt like this. Thorough and to the point. Thanks

I liked your vid. Now im ready yo change it in mine. The voice lol.

Just completed first oil change... Yeah, that filter cover is an engineering flaw... potentially even fatal. Thanks for the heads up!

Excellent views and concise directions. Thank you!

Thank you so much my friend for this very helpful video. Very clear, easy to understand and ' to the point '. Your friend from Puerto Rico , Edwin Oliveras

Glad that I read all of the comments from the dealers over-tightening - I recently bought a new 2018 Rav I'll be doing my own. Wish your video would have shown where you placed the jack for lifting the car up.

nice job explaining and showing the oil change, thanks!

What size is the oil filter housing socket that removes the oil filter housing? Can you get it at auto parts store? Thank you

Can u change the oil without the tool or is the tool a must? Need to change oil on my moms car didn't know about the weird oil filter setup on the rav 4.

When you replaced the oil drain plug, it didn't look like you replaced the "old" compression washer! Can they be used over again? Also, my 2013 Rav4 sits up high enough where I don't need to jack the vehicle up! I just lay on a big piece of cardboard and slide under the vehicle.

The dealer overtightened my oil filter housing too. Took all the strength I had to get it off and several attempts, the whole vehicle was rocking. Never had that problem since I've been changing it myself. 🤷🏼

Excellent step by step. I was expecting a traditional oil filter and am new to filter housings, and I heard they're often over torqued. Thanks!

I was never able to get my oil filter housing off. Over tightened with impact wrench. Thankyou for the part number for a new oil filter housing, will have to get a new one. I used impact and, couldn’t get it off.

Nice Video ! thank You ! Awesome Detail thank You !

I just had the same exact thing happen to my filter housing today. I will never take my Rav4 to another person to change the oil again.

I can’t believe almost non of these mention the locking pin that breaks the nib of the housing in the first place but agreed also tightened too much too, I could see the groove on drain plug to housing part on mine, Do all my own this was first to see done from dealer many are young, funny they are so worried your dash cam is disconnected at Toyota

You need to open the oil cap first to get a full flow when to take the pan plug out. You also need to oil the whole o-ring, not just the outside.

Great video, subscribed. When you get the filter for a car with the filter housing type filter, are the gaskets that come with the filter always the correct size you need?

At 4:40, you said the oil filter housing should not be tightened to more than 25 ft-lbs. This is incorrect. At 4:09 the torque is indicated on the housing, 25 N-m, which is 18.44 ft-lbs.

I bought an aluminum oil filter housing through the auto parts store with a big O' it's much more sturdy.

Great video! Direct and to the point!! 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

This is great, well explained and great video, even a numb nut like myself can understand this. Many thanks.

damn, the mechanics that serviced my car last over-tightened the oil filter housing, it broke just like yours as i tried to remove it

Exactly what is the role of the cat in the oil change? Does AutoZone keep them on hand for most models of Rav4s?

What is the point of the filter drain plug if you're going to pull the filter off anyway?

Hi. Thanks for sharing this! You did a great job in discussing the process and potential problems.

Even the Lexus dealer oil lube techs overtightened my filter on my ES350. It took me 30 mins to get it off. You can't trust any dealer techs to follow their procedures even on a simple oil change.

the dealer that sold us our rav 4 tightened it like crazy. It came off without breaking but was over tightened. insane. This new style of filter sure seems like a messy job.

Thank you for this, made my oil change super easy

Thanks for the great tutorial!

Excellent presentation our Toyota filter gave the same problems. Thanks for posting.

You would think auto mechanics would know how to change oil around here. The housing has to be torqued at 18 ft lbs. Mine was over torqued and cracked and all of the oil leaked out.

Best and simple thanks

Great vid. I was doing my wife’s car and the filter housing broke on the same spot. Gotta love the stealership

Hi mate. Just wondering if you need to replace the housing qhen changing the filter or did you just replace because it was broken?

My filter housing broke in the same spot...luckly i had bought a new metal housing from amazon..or else i would have been screwed

An exceptionally well done instructional. Thank you!

I worked at a shop and did oil changes on lots of toyotas but never used the oil filter drain plug just pulled the housing off maybe just a different way of doing it

Why do you not put a drain bolt gasket on the pan drain bolt? I always replace gasket with new drain bolt gasket. Great video tho.

your dip stick reading was great. Mine is always difficult to read for some reason, online people are having the same issue any fix on that ?

Best video I've watched today!

How many miles before I have to change this oil?

Did this today and the housing broke , I recommend going to oreilly, they offer one thats metal and its an exact fit only 30$

Are tires elevated while changing oil filter?

Quick and to the point thanks!

I came for the oil change tutorial; and stayed for the cat 🐱

If you raise / jack the Rav4 does the oil drain better? Or should it be level?

Dealer did same thing to mine, it was on so tight it broke the oil filter wrench. Stripped the bolt part right out. Luckily it did not break the housing. Had to take it back to dealer for them to remove it.

Changing my 2015 RAV4 oil and have only had it done at dealership... and what do you know- over tightened!

Very nice, to the point video. Thanks.

Just curious you planning to do a video for tranny and coolant changes?

Seriously good video. Much appreciated friend!

It’s 4.5 quart or cans; correct?

most vid's I've seen people use the extension to loosen the filter housing , but it seems it would be better to use a socket since you could get more power behind it with less chance of breaking the filter tool.

Excellent video instruction. ThNk you so mucb

I wish toyota just used a regular spin on filter on the 2013-2018 rav 4's

Perfect instruction video!

Whats the filter wrench size??

9 ft lbs for the small cap and 18ft lbs for the oil filter cartridge

Hi Great Video BUT I did not see you replace the Drain Plug metal/fiber gasket

Awesome video thank you!

Hello Thank for this movie. Could you please tell me what motor do you have. Thanks so much