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Oil Change
117,067 km
Oil Change for the MR2. Overdue. Not changed since picked up at TSS @ 112,608 km on October 2017. Put on 4,459 km (2771 mi) since then. Just under the 3,000 mi recommendation from Prime.
Why blogged? This is the FIRST time I’ve EVER changed the oil in the MR2 myself. The last time I changed the oil of a car I owned was when I regularly did it for my first car.. a 1978 Toyota Celica GT. All my subsequent vehicles oil changes have always been done by a dealership or shop.
It took me a while for my first MR2 oil change. Warm up the engine oil for 10 minutes. I put the car on 4 jack stands. Remove the right rear wheel. Remove an underbody panel. I used a Toyota filter + Toyota crush washer. I swapped out the Oil drain plug with a GReddy Magnetic drain plug. Put everything back together and drop her back down on the ground. And finally put in new Shell Rotella T6 5W40 Full Synthetic Oil.
A 3S-GTE uses 4 quarts (3.8L) on oil changes. I think I’ll just do this once a year.
June 29, 2019 at 5:00 PM