shaloo

If you have the LS430, it takes 5.5qts of oil. You will need ramps to raise the front up enough to allow the flap that covers the filter to swing at least 90 degrees so the oil doesn't make a mess. Undo the filter and put a new one on. The oil drain plug is aft of the plastic engine cover so look for it and then drain it. Go topside and add your oil, start it up, check for leaks, and if none, button up the flap. Reset your oil system maintenance and your'e good to go.

Interval is up to you depending on the oil used and your tolerance level for such things.

campisi

I dunno dog, this was the first time I didn't remove the entire tray. The filter is sitting horizontally so when you remove the filter oil just doesn't run straight out - it starts to go towards the rear of the car (I'm doing this at home so the front end of the car is jacked up) then just starts to drip other places. I'll see if I can be more careful next time but it was a giant mess this last time.

UroTrash

My 2001 LS430 uses the same filter as my 2005 Tundra truck. I buy a bunch at a time from a Toyota mail order place.

One trick that helps is to use a short bungie cord to hold the little trap door wide open while you are messing with the filter, other wise it's memory makes it keep migrating into your way!

I find the oil change easier on the car vs the truck as I don't have to remove the skid plate, just open the trap door.

BNR34

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guess what, I was wrong about the oil capacity on the LS430.

turns out the owner's manual is wrong, it said 4.8

I looked into the service manual, it say 5.4......

Then I check my dip stick, sure enough, it was about 0.3 too low

I knew I shouldn't have doubt a guy who owned 19 Lexuses

GRAND_LS 4

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You are correct, owner manual is wrong, i put in 5.5 to fill her up.

BNR34

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yeah I know now

SH212

what kind of filter do you guys recomend?
i was checking out the k&n but im not sure is the other brands good?
like puraltor or pure one or even the mobile 1?
and what oil brand should i use?

wcl77

I use the top of the line Amsoil filter and synthetic oil in my 02 LS430. I did significant research on this line of products and have been extremely pleased. One oil and filter change per 1 year or 25,000 mi. You might check out the site. www.amsoil.com

SH212

ok guys i have a huge problem and i need somebody's helped fast!! lol

i discovered an oil leak so i looked and saw its coming from the filter,
i drained the oil and wen comes time to the filter, its cracked so bad that i cant even get the filter plyers to get it out,

whats next for me guys??

JT2MA71

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What is cracked so bad? The filter or the filter bracket/housing? Or is the filter all mangled from the pliers and still won't turn? ... is it really that stuck?

try a pipe wrench or a chain wrench. be careful not to break the filter bracket..good luck!

SH212

the filter itself is cracked! lol

now my nieghbor is an old school mechanic so he showed me a trick ill never forget.

im 17 years old so you know ill be using all these fancy shmancy tools and what not,
he told me simple if your filter is cracked and you can twist it open stick a screw driver right threw and turn it open

guys i dont think i ever laughed so hard in my life, the most simple thing in the world but if you gave me a million dollars i wouldnt have thought of that

so i said what the hell try it out, WALLA! worked like a charm and that was the end of my situation lol