Noelsy's Outdoors | 90 Series Prado: Basic Service 

Hi from Thailand, Thanks for the VDO and great content. With regard to the oil filter removal : Toyota have designed a removable plastic inspection plate on the inside passenger front fender wall. First turn the front wheel to give you access to this plate. Unclip it and you will see the filter. You will need a different oil filter removal tool which is shaped like a large socket head with fits onto the bottom of the oil filter. These are available at most auto stores, just need to make sure it fits your filter. Method: Connect this tool to a socket extension and bar, put the filter on it, guide it through the inspection hole and 'Bobs your uncle' as they say....Very easy to remove and install. If you want to avoid extra friction on startup, most recommend you half fill the filter with fresh oil....just enough so it doesn't spill out in the horizontal position. Replace the inspection plate with the clips. Sometimes with age the inspection plates can break. No big deal as you can cut out new ones out of an old tyre tube as I have done, and they work perfectly well to keep dust and water out of the engine compartment. The main advantage of using this method is that it avoids removal of the bash-plate which is a real pain to reinstall when you are working solo. You only need to remove the sump plug access plate on the baseplate to drain the oil. I hope this helps as I also struggled for years before a mechanic showed me the easy way to do this. This method allows for quick and easy oil changes on the road to your next adventures. One final small point you may consider is using a fresh copper crush washer on the sump plug. These are available at most auto stores and you don't need Toyota specific ones if you're in the bush. Landcruiser Prado's are a great 4WD and mine is currently on 370KMs and going strong. Thanks and look forward to more of your content.

Just an FYI for others; the manual for a JDM 1997 VZJ95 states 4.9L oil capacity without filter change and 5.2L oil capacity with filter change.

Thanks mate, great content

Might be worthwhile checking the PCV valve is dry and clean, if dirty and clogged up might be the reason for oil leaks , typically rear main seal will weap and may affect sump gaskets also. Enjoy your adventure, cheers

Great video. Keep it up. Do you Ana e a GX with electric seats? If so can you do a video to remove and fix the lumbar support.

Hello, can you tell me how I could correctly measure the engine oil level, many times when I try to do it, more oil comes out on one side of the dipstick than on the other and vice versa. Do you have any idea how I could measure correctly like with you? Thank you very much.

What kind of load capacity do the rain gutters have on the 90 series (notice you use them for the roof rack)

my prado lj95 with the 3L 2.8 naturally aspirated diesel turns the new engine oil pitch black the next day😓.

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