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2007 Toyota Tundra, where is the oil filter? and how do you turn off the meine required light after the oil change?

Submitted by imunoz2009 Thu 11/12/2009

OIL AND OIL FILTER

Submitted by Tim West on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 05:47.

OIL AND OIL FILTER

COMPONENTS

REPLACEMENT

CAUTION:

Prolonged and repeated contact with engine oil will result in the removal of natural oils from the skin, leading to dryness, irritation and dermatitis. In addition, used engine oil contains potentially harmful contaminants which may cause skin cancer.
Precautions should be taken when replacing engine oil to minimize the risk of your skin making contact with used engine oil. Protective clothing and gloves that cannot be penetrated by oil should be worn. The skin should be washed with soap and water, or use waterless hand cleaner, to remove any used engine oil thoroughly. Do not use gasoline, thinners, or solvents.
In order to protect the environment, used oil and used oil filters must be disposed of at designated disposal sites.

DRAIN ENGINE OIL

(a)	Remove the oil filler cap.
(b)	Remove the oil pan drain plug and gasket, and drain the engine oil into a container.
(c)	Install a new gasket and the oil pan drain plug. Torque: *40 Nm (408 kgfcm, 30 ft.lbf)**

REMOVE NO. 1 ENGINE UNDER COVER

(a)	Remove the 3 screws and 5 bolts.
(b)	Unhook the engine under cover from the vehicle body as shown in the illustration.

REMOVE OIL FILTER ELEMENT

(a)	Connect a hose with an inside diameter of 15 mm (0.591 in.) to the pipe.

(b)	Remove the oil filter drain plug.

(c)	Install the pipe to the oil filter cap.

NOTICE: If the O-ring is removed with the drain plug, install the O-ring together with the pipe.

HINT: Use a container to catch the draining oil.

(d)	Check that oil is drained from the oil filter. Then disconnect the pipe and remove the O-ring, as shown in the illustration.

(e)	Using SST, remove the oil filter cap. SST 09228-06501

NOTICE: Do not remove the oil filter bracket clip.

(f)	Remove the oil filter element and O-ring from the oil filter cap.

NOTICE: Be sure to remove the O-ring for the cap by hand, without using any tools, to prevent damage to the cap's O-ring groove.

INSTALL OIL FILTER ELEMENT

(a)	Clean the inside of the oil filter cap, its threads and its O-ring groove.
(b)	Apply a small amount of engine oil to a new O-ring and install it to the oil filter cap.
(c)	Set a new oil filter element to the oil filter cap.
(d)	Remove any dirt or foreign matter from the installation surface of the engine.
(e)	Apply a small amount of engine oil to the O-ring again and temporarily install the oil filter cap.

(f)	Using SST, tighten the oil filter cap. SST 09228-06501 Torque: *25 Nm (255 kgfcm, 18 ft.lbf)**

NOTICE:

When tightening the oil filter cap, do not remove the oil filter bracket clip.
Make sure that the oil filter is installed securely as shown in the illustration.
Be careful that the O-ring does not get caught between any surrounding parts.

(g)	Apply a small amount of engine oil to a new drain plug O-ring, and install it to the oil filter cap.

NOTICE: Before installing the O-ring, remove any dirt or foreign matter from the installation surface of the oil filter cap.

(h)	Install the oil filter drain plug. Torque: *13 Nm (127 kgfcm, 9 ft.lbf)**

NOTICE: Be careful that the O-ring does not get caught between any surrounding parts.

ADD ENGINE OIL

(a)	Add fresh oil.

Standard oil grade

Standard oil capacity

(b)	Install the oil filler cap.

INSPECT FOR OIL LEAK

(a)	Start the engine. Make sure that there are no oil leaks from the area that was worked on.

INSPECT ENGINE OIL LEVEL

INSTALL NO. 1 ENGINE UNDER COVER

(a)	Hook the engine under cover to the vehicle body as shown in the illustration.
(b)	Install the 3 screws and 5 bolts. Torque: for bolt *29 Nm (296 kgfcm, 21 ft.lbf)**

for screw 5.4 N*m (55 kgf*cm, 48 in.*lbf)

you have to remove the skid

Submitted by kingjeef on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 18:31.

you have to remove the skid plate via the 10mm bolts. The drain plugs are a pain in the ass, just loosen the cartridge let the oil drip into a pan, then remove and replace the filter insert.

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