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Car Forum / Lexus Cars / May 2005RX300 Oil Changes - Quick Lube places?
I'm seriously considering purchasing a used RX300. I have read many of the great postings on this site and am wary of the oil sluding concern. From my prospective, this becomes much less of a concern provided that the car has had freguent oil changes up to this point and I continue that behavior after purchase. I have read about the stupid placement of the oil filter and the difficulty in getting to it which will make DIY very difficult. I usually don't have time to get to a dealer for changes and would rather use a quick lube place for this. I understand that some of them may not touch an RX300. Can anyone recommend some that will??? Thanks in advance. Esch. I haven't changed oil on a RX300 but my Camry had the same engine. I don't see why you claim it's so difficult. In the Camry I could do it from the top of the car without much effort. The only problem was some oil usually dripped on the engine mount below it and you had to wipe that off carefully. I don't think the oil change place will have much difficulty in changing it. It's one of the most common engines around. The filter is from the front under the exhaust manifold. With one of the filter wrenches that slip over the bottom of the filter and a short extension, you could do it easily. If you want one, buy it. > I'm seriously considering purchasing a used RX300. I have read many > of the great postings on this site and am wary of the oil sluding [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks in advance. > Esch. can you get to the filter from underneath the car? Doesn't the RX300 have the generic Toyota 6 cylinder engine? It's a great engine and oil filters are ubiquitous. You shouldn't have any trouble at any quick-lube place as long as you know the engine and can say which Toyota model it's also in. See if it's not the same engine as is in a Toyota Avalon. > I'm seriously considering purchasing a used RX300. I have read many > of the great postings on this site and am wary of the oil sluding [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks in advance. > Esch. I bought a cap filter wrench from Autozone and it made things lots easier on my ES 330. Just do it slowly so the oil can run down the little tray they put there instead of putting the filter in a good place/position. >I'm seriously considering purchasing a used RX300. I have read many >of the great postings on this site and am wary of the oil sluding [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Thanks in advance. >Esch. |
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