Hi Everyone,
I am a new member. I bought a new ES330 in the Fall of 2003, drove it for 8 years and logged 160,000 miles. I bought a new 2012 LS460L AWD in early November. We are keeping the ES as a second car. The only problem with the ES was the failure of the air conditioner relay at 100,000 miles which we replaced ourselves for $75.
Question: Where is the oil filter located on our 2012 LS460L AWD? The car has the engine area encased in panels both under the hood and underneath the engine. We've put 3700 miles on it and will be taking it in for free dealer servicing at end of January when it hits 5000 miles. I don't plan on changing the filter myself, but would like to know where it is to verify that it is being changed in the future by a garage.
We bought the car from a dealer located nearly 500 miles round-trip from our home. We have some Lexus dealers a little closer, but lack confidence in the quality of service. The oil drain plug is a cinch to get to, but the filter cartridge system used by Toyota/Lexus may tempt some service people to just drain the oil to avoid the messy disassembly.
We drive our cars until they begin to fall apart, and will keep everyone updated as to how our Lexi (plural of Lexus?) are doing. Looking forward to info on the filter question.
Regards,
RunSilent