REPLACEMENT
CAUTION:
1. REMOVE ENGINE UNDER COVER NO.1
2. DRAIN ENGINE OIL
(a) Remove the oil filler cap.
(b) Remove the oil drain plug and drain the oil into a container.
3. REMOVE OIL FILTER SUB-ASSY
(a) Using SST, remove the oil filter.
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4. INSTALL OIL FILTER SUB-ASSY
(a) Check and clean the oil filter installation surface.
(b) Apply clean engine oil to the gasket of a new oil filter.
(c) Lightly screw the oil filter into place by hand, Tighten it until the gasket contacts the seat.
(d) Using SST, tighten the oil filter.
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If enough space is available, use SST to tighten the oil filter.
Torque: 17.5 NVm (178 kgfVcm, 13 ftVlbf)
If not enough space is available to use SST, tighten the oil filter a 3/4 turn by hand.
5. ADD ENGINE OIL
(a) Clean and install the oil drain plug with a new gasket.
Torque: 45 NVm (459 kgfVcm, 33 ftVlbf)
(b) Fill with fresh engine oil.
Specification:
(c) Install the oil filler cap.
6. CHECK FOR ENGINE OIL LEAKS
7. INSTALL ENGINE UNDER COVER NO.1
Precaution
CAUTION:
HIGHLANDER is equipped with SRS, which consists of a driver airbag,
front passenger airbag,
side airbag and curtain shield airbag. Failure to carry out service
operations in the correct sequence
could cause the SRS to unexpectedly deploy during servicing, possibly
leading t ...