2007 TOYOTA RAV4 spark plugs replacement

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2007 TOYOTA RAV4 spark plugs replacement

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Toyota Maintenance

4 жыл бұрын

How to replace spark plugs and more ...

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@ChiCan76 4 жыл бұрын

I was able to change the plugs on my non Toyota using your video as a general guide on things to watch for in replacing spark plugs. Thanks for that!

@LarryWLee 4 жыл бұрын

2AZ-FE is a great engine. Have same engine in my daughters 2010 Scion XB. Coming up on 175,000 miles. Did the spark plugs a short time ago and put a new PVC valve in while I had the cover removed. Your channel is one of my favorite!

@stevensevek6151 4 жыл бұрын

You mean PCV valve.

@nelsonponce1145 Жыл бұрын

Your instructions are outstanding! Thank you!!

@vvogt4252 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video, Thanks my 2012 Rav4 looks the same. Guess what my next project is. Your videos are very informative! Thank you for making these.

@PackFan-tv5pj 4 жыл бұрын

I've also got a 2012 RAV4, but only 17,000 miles, might be a while before I get to the same mileage.

@sethalump 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Love having a visual guide before I start tearing things apart.

@Vladimer2000 4 жыл бұрын

Good job and Great Video. Thanks. I would be happy if you would have a chance to film spark plugs replacement on Toyota Highlander V6 engines. There is difficulty with replacement the spark plugs from the firewall site. Thanks again for the video.

@nicholaspaul2458 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video . Have done plugs on a corolla very similar. Liked the deep socket! Keep them coming !!

@ChrisinOSMS 3 жыл бұрын

Did this yesterday, pleasantly surprised as my last car required removal of the intake manifold.

@brad7809 3 жыл бұрын

Very well done. About to do my own and this helped out a great deal. Love the step-by-step. Explained very well. Keep up the good work.

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@sirsweetness8332 4 жыл бұрын

2.4L oil consumption started in 2007.

@mattijarvinen3966 2 жыл бұрын

only cars made i n america got the wrong piston rings mine was made in japan 340k km and is fine

@RR-ev3po 10 ай бұрын

@@mattijarvinen3966 mine is also made in japan in 2006 and started burning 1 qt oil every 1200 mi after 75K. It has now 160K and it burns 1 qt/600mi. Made in Japan is a myth

@mythralt 3 жыл бұрын

What size socket for the spark plugs?

@stevensevek6151 4 жыл бұрын

The spark plugs have likely been replaced before. (In fact the engine could have been rebuilt or at least had pistons and rings replaced underca recall.) Yes that 2.4 AZ-FE engine is notorious for burning oil because it had defective pistons & oil rings. Some may have been replaced but probably not all because they often did not start burning oil until they had 150,000 miles.

@michaelfigueroa2051 2 жыл бұрын

great video was very easy to get this done

@rightlanehog3151 4 жыл бұрын

I would be curious to learn the maintenance history of this relatively high mileage engine. As we know, some 2.4 engines had an oil consumption issue so it would be instructive to learn its oil change frequency as well as the quality of oil that has been used.

@stevensevek6151 4 жыл бұрын

Check the plate on the door post to see where it was made...

@RR-ev3po 10 ай бұрын

@@stevensevek6151 mine is made in japan in 2006 and started burning 1 qt oil every 1200 mi after 75K. It has now 160K and it burns 1 qt/600mi. Made in Japan is a myth

@condor5635 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Liked it until you said snap on deep socket and I thought what a rip off. I thought hmm $29 dollars as a guess? Not a snap on fan. Four cylinder is easy peasy. Now do the 6 cylinder Highlander. That’s a pain! Thanks for posting

@candeffect 4 жыл бұрын

Remove and replace one plug at a time to prevent dirt from going into other tubes.

@erikcox1947 4 жыл бұрын

That's why he cleans the work area first to avoid just that.

@raylegend808 4 жыл бұрын

I wish it was that easy to change plugs on 2013 Toyota highlander v6.😃

@ahmadghosheh3104 4 жыл бұрын

RAYLEGEND Amen, I did a Camry V6, what a nightmare.

@thetechlibrarian 3 жыл бұрын

Whew just about any v6 transverse fwd/awd layout is not fun to work on.

@upay4dro 4 жыл бұрын

I replace my spark plug on my scion tc 2.4 and I noticed oil on cylinder 1 on my socket when I pull it out . Could it be bad valve gasket ?

@al7ootsa 4 жыл бұрын

there is a gasket (o ring alike) on the valve cover around the spark tube, if this o ring go bad it will leak inside the spark tube.

@markreynolds3850 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this video.nicely explained.

@mikeschoolcraft21 4 жыл бұрын

Dirty injectors or very lean for some reason.

@showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484 4 жыл бұрын

plugs on my sequoia are a piece of cake

@Kiarabelle1 4 жыл бұрын

We need a "right" jar.

@DonnerPassWhisky 4 жыл бұрын

Timing is perfect for this video. I am considering buying one of these used in the same year and configuration (4wd 4cyl) if I can find one with around 100,000 miles. What is your opinion on this engine and transmission? Do you think they routinely will last to 200,000 miles and beyond? You mentioned this one is a oil burner and have herad Toyota engines of this time period do burn oil. Thanks

@stevensevek6151 4 жыл бұрын

If it was made in Japan, it should be okay. Or if it had the pistons and rings replaced. However, I've also read that there was some problem with head bolts as well. Note the following... "There have been complaints of this engine “burning oil” in North America with the issue starting after 45k miles, though mostly after 60k-75k miles. Piston ring design has been identified as a problem. Toyota has even issued a TSB (Technical service bulletin) TSB #0094-11 in August 2011 but have refused to issue general recall. Also more convincingly reported as a head gasket problem the 2AZ-FE aluminum block head bolt threads wear out on the back 3 middle bolts (closest to firewall). There are several class-action lawsuits underway regarding this widespread issue. In January 2015, Toyota North America caved in and issued extended warranty notification (ZE7) for this issue. However, Toyota still insists that burning 1 quart of oil every 1200 miles is “normal”. This applies to Toyota North America vehicles only." Above is quoted from... roadmasterengineworld.com/2018/03/2001-2007-toyota-2azfe-engine/

@sirsweetness8332 4 жыл бұрын

Project Farm tested this Rotella vs Mobil 1 and the Rotella did better

@stephenmaurer7008 4 жыл бұрын

Using Rotella Gas Truck 0w-20 in my 2017 Toyota Tacoma 3.5l V-6. This is a great oil! I used Mobil 1 previously and have to add a quarter of a quart during the factory oil change interval. Never had to add oil using Rotella Gas Truck.

@on-site4094 4 жыл бұрын

Its a nice small suv. I prefer the v6 that’s 352 thousand kilometres most domestic with that many km are in the recyclers transmission kapout

@rightlanehog3151 4 жыл бұрын

The V6 RAV4 was very special.

@thetechlibrarian 3 жыл бұрын

@@rightlanehog3151 very special, I dream of finding one in very good shape and buying it,

@rightlanehog3151 3 жыл бұрын

@@thetechlibrarian Be patient, they are out there. Best of all there is no longer a price premium over the same model with the standard 4 cylinder engine of the same year.

@VWWRENCHIE 4 жыл бұрын

2007..was that one of the years built with incorrect piston rings that caused excess oik consumption?

@mattijarvinen3966 4 жыл бұрын

only the ones that were build in north america

@waylan2339 2 жыл бұрын

@@mattijarvinen3966 My 2007 rav was built in Japan and the engine had to be rebuild due to excess oil consumption

@stevensevek6151 4 жыл бұрын

And NO the difference between the lines on the dip-stick is likely NOT one quart. Our 2009 RAV4 has the 2.5 liter AR-FE engine (not the 2.4 liter AZ-FE like yours) but there is 1.6 quart difference between the lines on the dip-stick. I can't say that the 2.4 is the same but don't assume it's only one quart.

@MARTINA-gc3tq 4 жыл бұрын

the torque setting for the plugs is detrimentally effected by adding copper anti seize. danger of overnighting of plug and damage to head.

@bigluv5575 4 жыл бұрын

What caused the ash on the plugs, and more important, what would will be the fix for that ash on the plugs?

@bigdaddymak1439 4 жыл бұрын

Motor is a oil burner the problem is with the rings and holes or lack thereof on the pistons

@bigluv5575 4 жыл бұрын

@ @@bigdaddymak1439 Thank you.

@zylko78 4 жыл бұрын

bigdaddymak1439 as the spark is rather white’ish, I would first check valves seals. Usually when the consumption is coming from the bottom, piston rings, the oil is not atomized enough to be fully burned and then the spark plug is black and oily!

@bigdaddymak1439 4 жыл бұрын

@@zylko78 this is a known problem in these engines! A lot of manufacturers had issues with oil burning in the early 2000s! They tried things with pistons and rings to reduce friction for fuel economy but it ended up burning oil

@pedrofernandez3893 4 жыл бұрын

How long are iridium plugs supposed to last?

@tardeliesmagic 4 жыл бұрын

100,000 miles really but can last abit more,like +110,000 miles.Worth fitting on V6/V8 etc engines where it's difficult to fit as garages charge more to remove stuff to get to the plugs.

@erikcox1947 4 жыл бұрын

100k-120k. At least that is what I did for my 5.7 Tundra.

@stevensevek6151 4 жыл бұрын

Recommended at 100,000 to 120,000 but some people have had them last for 200,000 miles.

@pedrofernandez3893 4 жыл бұрын

I would use 10W30 for that car.

@stevensevek6151 4 жыл бұрын

Use the recommended oil or you could risk damage to the VVT system.

@GarryBurgess 2 жыл бұрын

I know it's 2007, but still, I'm a bit horrified to learn that a Toyota is consuming oil. Maybe oil changes should have been done more frequently?

@showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484 4 жыл бұрын

like they cant smell that burning oil? its 99 cents for a funnel!

@showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484 4 жыл бұрын

@tallthinwavy3 6 ай бұрын

2007 was a bad year. They either burn more oil or the engine blew up.

@29madmangaud29 4 жыл бұрын

I'm very surprised that you don't even > ATLEAST Check the spark plug gap,,,,, I know many spark plugs are for "many" different types of cars, the same spark plug,, but : some are of different "GAPS"! I may be from years before, but is / are things, really different : these years?? Please, let me know!

@erikcox1947 4 жыл бұрын

You can check iridium plugs but you dont want to adjust them. You might damage the tip. Those factory Denso plugs all looked the same and had the same amount of deposits on it.

@stevensevek6151 4 жыл бұрын

Iridium plugs come pre-gapped and should not be adjusted.