yeehawbob

Hello,
I have the message coming up that "oil change needed soon". I plan to do it this weekend, so is it pretty standard or do you have any pointers?
I have always changed the oil on my cars.

TIA

billy44bo

How many miles are on your car? That message will show at 5k miles and you only need to have the tires done. If it is only 10k miles Lexus will do that one free. You only need to chand the oil every 10k miles, However the light will still come on every 5k miles.

yeehawbob

I just hit the 27,887 mark. I saw a sticker on the windshield from dealer that shows next oil change at that mark.
My RX was a dealer demo/loaner model and I have all the records available online that show what and when they performed any type of service.
I do have both messages for Oil and for tires.

kitlz

You can turn off the change oil message yourself by following these instructions. Just don't forget to actually change it. I'm not sure how to reset the tire light.

yeehawbob

Thanks Anita,
I will be changing the oil this weekend and rotate the tires at the same time. at which point I will reset the warning's.

Does anyone know the location of the cabin air filter? How hard is it to replace it yourself?

billy44bo

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...ease-read.html

It is also in the big book you got when you got your car and it is in the online manual not had but do a search here and you can find a few tricks to make it go faster.

GoHuskers

Cabin filter? Access it from your glove compartment. It is easy but little tricky since you have to take the SHELF OUT by lifting it UP then OUT you. There is a thread about it somewhere here.

Good luck.

yeehawbob

Surprise!

The oil filter at the $tealership costs $6.50 including "O" rings and a plastic tool to remove the filter.

FRAM or STP oil filter at the local Auto Zone $11+. "" WOW""

billy44bo

what a good deal for you

yeehawbob

So oil change done, oil filter changed, air filter changed! It was ***** to get the oil filter housing to unscrew, I think the tech at the $tealership, did not use a torque wrench.

Message reset done too, thanks Anita!

Thanks everyone!

billy44bo

That is why I will take it to a Toyota store. Not worth my time to do it ( had both knees replaced hard to get up off the ground)

Cruiter

Same reason here. No lift at home and the Toyota store knows me and the car now. Actually underneath it's not that different from the Highlander hybrid so they know their way around. And the price of an oil change is half of what the Lexus store charges (or less if there's a special).

kitlz

I gave up on doing oil changes too. Wasn't worth it between the mess and getting rid of the used oil. I'll stick with the simple stuff

yeehawbob

Wow!! it took me all but 20-25 minutes to do the whole job. I did not have to raise the car but I use a jack just to move the oil around.

My garbage people take the used oil with the garbage cans so I am not sure what other challenges others face. I understand any physical issues.

How about you post the cost to change the oil at Toyota, Lexus dealer or at jiffy lube kind of places?
Remember to use 0-20W synthetic oil. I personally use Mobile1.

My cost: $38 for Mobile1 0-20w Oil, $6.50 Oil filter, $24 Air Filter, 25 minutes of my time and the satisfaction of a job well done! :-)

Cruiter

$55 for the slick Toyota stuff at Toyota and my hands were clean. No latte but 25 min time for Angry Birds on my iPad. Priceless