begvis Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 How difficult is it to do a oil change on a 99 Rx. I just bought the car and heard some difficulties in removing the filter. I wont have jack stands/ramps, but can prolly get a foot of clearance under the car. Also, Mobil 1 syn will be the oil, got a filter sug? thx in advance beg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviej Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 Mobil 1 synthetic 5w-30 is an excellent choice. Mobil1 filters are superb. Toyota OEM filters are very good, too. I prefer the K&N Gold filters cause of the molded nut on the bottom. It makes it a breeze to get on and off with a 1" socket instead of a filter wrench. As for the RX. The filter is best accessed by standing in front of the vehicle. Use a milk crate or something sturdy to boost you up a little. The filter is under the front exhaust manifold, angled down so the bottom of the filter is pointing up. Poor location design if you ask me. Just have a large basin to catch the drips. The plastic splash guard underneath the vehicle tends to spead the drops. steviej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexusfreak Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 I second what steviej says.....I use the exact same oil & filters B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tundra-lover Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Guess I would third it then? I use the exact same thing, and have gotten the same results as with the Red Line, and Royal Purple- which I ran for years. I did find that Wall Mart had the best prices for the oil. When I put it in my Tundra, I had an increase of fifty miles per tank of fuel around town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solartec Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Amsoil compared their 5W-30 oil with Mobil1 5W-30. Results are linked on Amsoil's product information page. Guess they wouldn't put it there if it didn't outperform the Mobil1. A Camaro near here changed from Mobil1 to Amsoil and gained 11 HP on a dyno. I'm getting up to 19MPG in my 4WD T100 around town here pretty regularly using Amsoil 0W-30, which makes me pretty happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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