Awesome overview! Thank you! Much appreciate the detailed tutorial.

This is how instructional videos should be done! Clear and concise. Bonus points for including links to the parts!

This is the only oil change review I've watched that someone actually fills a little oil into the filter prior to installing, don't know if it makes a difference but it can't hurt either, personally I think it's a good idea! Awesome video covering the whole process and not a 15-20min. video like 85% of the other videos.

Watched a few oil change videos for highlander. This is the best one!

Very good video! Just changed the oil on the wife's 2017 AWD XLE. Some things I would add to help others: #1. Use a 27mm socket on the filter housing tool (Motivx), rather than just sticking a 3/8 drive ratchet on it, to remove it (I (very carefully) needed to use a breaker bar it was so tight from whoever did it last, my wife just bought it, so first oil change by me). When torquing back down, then I think it's okay to just stick the torque wrench into the 3/8 hole. (I also recommend buying the more expensive Motivx FORGED aluminum filter housing tool that is stronger, than the cheap one linked in the description). #2. Buy the 3-pack of filters for $18 instead of 1 for $9 (Amazon). The 3-pack came with 3 drain plug crush washers (all 3 in one of the boxes). Some reviewers were complaining the single pack filter didn't come with the crush washer. #3. Unless you're a big guy, a Highlander is just high enough to get under without even jacking it up or using ramps. This way the car is level and will drain more oil out. (Be sure your driveway/garage is level, of course.) #4. Always use full synthetic, especially in newer/modern vehicles. I got the same 0w-20 Mobil 1 (full syn) Advanced Fuel Economy in a 12qt bladder box at walmart for $45! #5. If you want to do a "good job" wipe everything down clean with shop towels to remove old oil and lube new o-rings with new oil with your finger before reinstalling. #6. Unless you're an expert mechanic, do NOT "go by feel" and USE A TORQUE WRENCH! You WILL break the plastic filter housing and strip out your oil pan by over torquing the drain plug! (It's VERY easy to over torque things on oil changes on any vehicle; I always do it myself and avoid oil changing joints like the plague because they are notorious for this.) #7. Torque Specs with conversions: Drain Pug: 30ft/lbs / 40.6nm. Filter housing: 25nm / 18.44 ft/lbs. Filter housing drain plug: 10ft/lbs / 13.5nm. #8. Oil capacity: For my wife's 2017 XLE AWD 3.5L V6 I put in 5.75qt plus some in the filter housing before screwing it back in. The manual says oil capacity is 5.8qt WITH filter for a 2017 3.5L V6. Some people claim it's 6.4qt, but maybe that's for older models? If you're unsure, play it safe by putting in less (5.5qt or so + more in the filter housing before screwing it back in) and adding later if needed. DO NOT OVER FILL! Also, always remember to check your oil when the engine is COLD. If engine is hot, oil is going to be all over the dipstick and you won't be able to get an accurate reading. Let the car run for a few minutes when you're all done to get the oil flowing and then wait until it's cold again and then check oil level.

Besides saving some cash, you get the satisfaction of knowing the job was done correctly when you DIY. Outstanding video!

Hi, I just wanted to say thank you. I got my Highlander in 2017 and I've watched your video twice a year since then. Your instructions are clear and you move at just the right pace while showing all of the steps and specs. I couldn't ask for a better DIY oil change video. Thanks again.

This is the best video for this job I have found. It is clear and concise with NO annoying background music. Great job, thank you Sir.

Never see any overview detailed like this. Thank you for awesome video.

Very nice tutorial. Another video I watched didn't even mention where the little o-ring went or the plastic drain. Thanks for the links as well. Much appreciated!

OMG praise KZfaq and thank you so much for this! Not used to Toyotas, but I was able to get the adapter to pull off the filter housing from auto store. The filter was slightly different than in this video but it was the same as what was in there when I removed the housing. Had to rewatch the video for correct placement of the gasket that goes around the housing and where the smaller O-ring went. Thanks again and this video was super well done!

Dozen plus videos this is by far the best one thanks

I watched at least 15 videos on this subject and, this is the best one I found and it was great! A correction on the 25 NM instead of Ft-LB. GREAT still!

Awesome video. Our free oil change from Toyota ended. Now I'll do it myself and know it all got done.

Thanks for all the steps, ideas and torque specs - fantastic video! Just did it first time!

Very well done instructional video and thanks for the additional torque info. Much appreciated.

Perfect video, tells you exactly what is necessary and nothing extraneous. What did the people who disliked this video want ... him to come do it for them?

Thank you for making this video. Used it today and it worked out great.

There are several how-to videos that only say to torque it by "feel", but your video gives actual torque guidance. Very much appreciated. Thanks!

Thank you for this superbly done tutorial. Excellent.

Perfect video I needed to watch. Other videos ppl skip the smaller o-ring. This video is a must see must like and must save

Thanks for the great video! I have stopped using the little plastic drain plug - it seems like it made a bigger mess trying to shove that up into the filter housing and then pulling the plastic thing back out than just taking the filter off, as there is not very much oil remaining in the filter anyway (it's the equivalent of removing a standard canister oil filter from any other vehicle), but otherwise I've followed your steps exactly!

Just completed first time, using your ideas - no jack. Bought the 64 mm wrench tool, worked well! Drain plug was less tight than the filter part, let's see! Will check again for leaks. Thanks!

Best oil change tutorial on this make/model on the internet. Thk U🙏

Excellent video. Haven't changed a cartridge type filter. Very helpful to see this. Thanks!

Thanks for the video. I would check the oil level when the vehicle is off the ramp on a leveled surface. BTW, for the 2016 HLs, it takes 6.4-qts of oil to fill to the top level on the dip stick. One more set of those ramps, you will be able to level your HL with enough clearance to change the TC (36-ft/lbs), Rear Diff (29-ft/lbs) fluids as well as the ATF (plus...) in the future.

Excellent and very informative video. Learned a couple of things that will be useful for me when changing the oil on a recently purchased 2017 HL.

This is a great help for D I Y backyard mechanics. Thanks

Great video, if you overtighten the drain plug for the filter to about 25 ft lb, you don’t need the special tool. I’ve been doing my wife’s like this for years with no issues. It’s also what they do at the dealers.

Great job on the video. I am lucky that I dont have to do this. I have free oil change from my dealer as long as I own my Highlander. But I see how easy it is. Thanks again

Excellent video-well prepared and very informative-organized so every second was useful.

Damn that's where the filter located wow...happy I watched this video...

Thank you for this video. I referenced it in June of 2021 and again today Janaury 2022. Very helpful.

Thanks for such a well done and informative tutorial!

Glad you took time to edit the video. There are others that are 20mins long

When checking the oil level, wait a couple of minutes after turning off the engine, to allow the oil to drain back into the oil pan. Great video.

Excellent how to video. Many thanks.

Hey man that was easy 👌 thanks for making the video 👍

Great video. Including the torque specs for the filter housing, pan drain bolt and filter housing plug was very helpful. The only detail I would add is how to reset the engine service check light on the dash. Thank you

that lovely plastic housing drain POS!!! I always "Tried" to keep my oil Changes clean on our '08 but that was the part that always failed and oil went everywhere as your trying to insert that POS in there.. Here we are with the 2017 and back to the mess!! Great Video, Thank You!!!

Excellent video - I have actually used this twice now.

This has to be one of the most well done videos I’ve seen in a long time! Very professional, with accuracy, neat and clean. Thank you as I just purchased a 2018 blizzard pearl Toyota Highlander.. I have already purchased for filters and the mobile 1 0w 20 oil. I do believe it’s strange that Toyota wouldn’t round up the oil capacity the 6 quarts. That seems strange to me.

Well done. Very helpful instructions. Thank you.

Excellent instructional. Thanks.

Thanks for taking time to post this well-done video! Much appreciated. Note: My 2016 owner's manual indicates 6.4 qt. with a filter change, not 5.7 qt. as indicated. I added 6 qt., ran the engine, and let it sit overnight; the oil level was in the middle of the 2 holes on the dipstick.

Excellent video Thanks for the help Flash

Nicely done, very helpful and thanks for the links. This will save me about 40 bucks for not doing at the dealership and not to mention the wait time and other usual sales pitch. The only thing I was debating is the toyota motor oil vs Mobil 1. I guess, it wont be that different after all in regard to engine life and performance.

Good job l really like the way u doing clean work & u make it easier to understand tanks

Very nice video and detailed! Thanks!

Outstanding instructional...very helpful. Thank you,

Great video, very direct 👍

Great video, thanks for uploading it.

Very Detailed, thank you so much for the video

Very helpful and complete video thanks

Hey there, great video since I just bought a 2013 a little over a month ago. Also some great follow up comments especially not over torquing the plastic pieces. I am surprised to see so much plastic. Even more surprised to see this oil change required just a filter (cartridge) rather than a standard replacement filter. I guess I’m not in Kansas anymore, eh Dorothy. Lol. One thing I have had trouble doing with this vehicle, though, is reading the stick. Where I live is on a slope so I can’t check it cold first thing in the morning. I tried stopping and waiting, for what I thought was long enough at the gas station to check but I never could see it accurately. It always seemed like it was coming up short on the stick as I was not getting in nice even sheen on the stick. Now that I have added oil to it thinking I was running low tonight I let it sit for a little longer in a parking lot after doing some food delivery and it appears to be running a bit high. Anybody with some good recommendations?? My thought was to jack it up and drain a little bit out of the pan. I was going to take it out of the filter thinking I could just replace a filter and that amount might be Just enough to lower the oil level but looking at the filter procedure I don’t think I will be going that direction. Any thoughts from anyone?

Thankyou for a sub double digit length video idk why the hell all the other videos are twenty damn minutes long

Great video.....very informative!

Just bought the 2019 highlander, looks like the same . Thanks

Thanks excellent description.

Outstanding video...thank you

Excellent video! Thank you so much.

I bought my oil and filter from the dealer 07/24/2020. The filter was $6 and the oil was $5.91 a quart. Toyota oil is made by Mobil and specially formulated for Toyota engines. I also buy brake pads from the dealer. I like to let my vehicles run a few minutes before an oil change. That way the bearings have oil in them if there is a slight delay in oil delivery after the oil change. I also like to put oil in the oil filter housing on my Highlander before replacing it. It may not be necessary but it puts my mind at ease.

Thanks for great video.

Thank you for this tutorial save me money

Excellent! Thanks for vid!

Great video, thanks very much. Dave

Amazing vid

I like those homemade ramps!

Glad you caught that. 25nm only. 25lb-ft could potentially crack the housing

Great video - have the same car and video. One thing I find extremely difficult is reading the level one the new oil is put in. Drives me nuts. Only thing I make a habit of is don’t take the oil cap off completely until actually filling. Just loosen it for air to equalize/flow. Hate for something to fall into that hole! Thanks

Thank you for this video!

Excellent video, easily understood. Particularly appreciated the use of a proper torque wrench and the settings. Too often the instruction is "tighten it." leading to all kinds of problems.

Great video!

Thanks so much...awesome video....

awesome video. thank you

good video detail , make it ez to do , thank for your video

Excellent video and directly to the point. Thank you for also including the torque specs. One minor critique I would like to note is i see you trying to pour the oil bottle upside down. The opening of the bottle is supposed to be on the top as you pour. The bottles are designed with the opening on one side to help avoid spilling the oil when the bottle is full and to prevent the "chug-glug" of the oil is it leaves the bottle. too many people do it the wrong way - opening on the bottom.

VERY good video!!!

Perfect. Thank you.

Good job !

Thank you for the explantion .

Very good- thank you ..

Misleading video title, I'm sure it wasn't intentional. I have a 2016 Highlander XLE V6 with the 2GR FE motor. It takes 6.4 quarts including filter not the 5.8 quarts mentioned in this video. The engine was changed in 2017. So, the oil capicity in this video doesn't apply to the 2013-2016 Highlanders.

Thank You, a little different than the chevy (screw filter to side of engine block). I think I can do this and save $50

You need to change the filter removal tool that you link to in the description. That particular one is no longer available. There are others that are, however. Thanks for the video.

Very clear and precise...I was always getting confused about where the old and new O rings belong...do they need to get swapped out: and where exactly they were. thank you

Thank you helped allot

a rock hit my oil pan and left a small dent. no leak. should i replace it?

You da man, thank you!

Thank you!!

very good thanks

Its my first oil change in my 15' limited..the drain plug is not coming off. Torqued the whole filter assy to 20ftlbs, tried take it off After no luck. I Just drained it with it still intact. Hopefully no issues. Capacity is 6.4 quarts.

Excellent! Thanks for the torque specs on everything. I like those ramps too. I have a set made up like that too. About the filter housing drain bolt.......is it not necessary to lubricate the drain filter drain bolt o-ring?

Great video, very detail and good instruction, can you post the link to buy housing remove socket? Thank you very much.

Micro screw drivers from like dollar tree helps too for Orings never had an issue

Well done

This is great. Do you think it's always worth it to change it yourself? Sometimes I wonder if the dealership/oil change service is actually taking all of the steps (e.g., changing the O-rings) or using good quality oil like you're using here.

I used to have mine done at the dealer this time I called a gas station - oil lube shop on the phone they told me 80 bucks for oil, filter, lube, car wash , tire rotation.. when I got there they gave another price of 140 more or less could be MORE bla bla bla .. bought the oil 5 q for my wheels but did not have the tools for the filter and with your link I will get it .. Thanks for the video since I DO NOT have got a DECENT pay Raise at work for a long time I am a DIY .dude again . we work the HARDEST and get Jack S or almost nothing .. maybe a 7 cents an hour pay raise OR NOTHING sometime maybe a " BONUS " of 700 bucks maybe and have to pass tons of BS Tests , and the Upper M... just get their big Bonus and p raises and NO TEST for them so I just did my oil and will order the filter Thank you brother and have a wonderful MERRY CHRISTMAS ... at work they got the BS " Happy Holidays " it is BEER TIME now !

Thanks

thank you!!!!