You should goto the dealer and get that oil pan replaced. Also have them check on the oil pick up tube to be sure that it wasnt bent in any way.


Obviously the original poster should have learned his lesson.
Please keep it clean, dont want the mods to come in here and give people vacations now right?

 

Depending on just how they are designed, they may or may not work on an IS. The IS300 had a low front end with an air dam, without much clearance....the new IS250 and 350 appear to be more or less the same way....perhaps even more so, now that the taller 55-series tire option is gone.
If you tried to drive an IS300 up on many store-bought ramps the air dam would hit the ramp before the front end of the car would start to rise.


Once you get everything straightened out, if you are THAT concerned about the $50 charge at Lexus dealershiups for an oil change, take the car to a Toyota shop. You will get the EXACT same filter and probably the same oil for roughly half the price, and Lexus will recognize Toyota service for warranty purposes on small things like fluid and filter changes. Toyota dealers, however, cannot do Lexus warranty work if you need a repair....nor do they have many parts that are exclusive to Lexus vehicles.

 

The filter maybe in the same geneal area as on the 350. Its right above the small three screw panel, in front of the oil pan, but past the bottom of the radiator. Here is a pic with the door removed and the filter out of the canister, on a IS350. Hope this helps

 

I have a question...what does the cost of the car have to do with changing your own oil? Would it have made a difference if the car was 20k or 30k . Are they not large amounts of money? Also at some point everyone who knows how to change oil has done it for the first time some I'm sure did not go as well as it should have. I find taking apart you dash and cutting wires on a new 43k,37k,30k or 20k car a little more insane than trying to change you own oil. At least the oil change mistake would just be a out of warranty repair and not a warranty voiding modification. JMO

 

Erock901:
Man's got to learn by trying. Small mistake, you don't need these clowns piling on. I agree with Tulex, you didn't hear any abnormal sounds, your probably ok. People in mini vans hit parking curbs all the time and bash the crap out of oil pans. I would guess the Toyota engine is quite robust for such incidents.

I hope GSDave sees these posts Belmont and dominate-1 put in here and throws their sorry ***'s out of here!

 

Enough guys, this thread is closed.

I would request that each member on Club Lexus participate as if this were your home and other members were guests. We don't need the flaming and insults you see on other forums. We're here to help each other out and if you intend to post just to aggravate another member, maybe you need to go elsewhere.