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Oil Change - Essential Tool!

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:12 am
by Eric
TOOL, WRENCH
09228-60010

We know the Century is a special auto. An oil change is no reason to lose class. Treat your century right with only the best wrench. I find the Toyota official oil filter wrench to be just the fit. :D

Special ordered from Toyota Japan. It is a beautiful tool. Solid metal, thick welds, and polished smooth. Fits a ⅜ inch wrench. It fits snugly on the Toyota oil filter. Just enough clearance to take the wrench on and off the filter smoothly.

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Re: Oil Change - Essential Tool!

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:13 am
by Eric
More pictures.

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Re: Oil Change - Essential Tool!

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:18 am
by Eric
It's difficult to know this even exists. The tool only appears once on page 108 of the 1997 Century Repair Manual.

Here is a google translation of the oil filter procedure. Take notice of only "one more turn" to tighten the oil filter to spec.

1 Oil filter attachment / detachment Oil pump

(1) Use SST to remove the oil filter.
(2) Remove dirt and foreign matter from the mounting surface on the engine side.
(3) Add a small amount of engine oil to the O-ring of a new oil filter.
(4) Install by hand until the O-ring hits the mounting surface.
(5) After the O-ring hits the mounting surface, tighten it with SST one more turn
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