Just got the 1st oil change

Hmm, this being my first car, what do you mean by oil filters, don't they jsut change the oil? I've seen my bro do it with one of those nifty lil plastic pan thingies, haha newayZ sooo what exactly does the dealer do, and what should i know to keep from getting jipped? and are you using synthetic oil now? or what?

When they change the oil, the need to change the filter. Your bro (hopefully) changes the filter also.

Originally posted by phammerz@Aug 7 2004, 01:03 PM
Hmm, this being my first car, what do you mean by oil filters, don't they jsut change the oil? I've seen my bro do it with one of those nifty lil plastic pan thingies, haha newayZ sooo what exactly does the dealer do, and what should i know to keep from getting jipped? and are you using synthetic oil now? or what?

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As oil is heated up to the extreme temp's of the engine, it breaks down into particles. Also, as it flows through the oil channels of your engine it will break of deposits of carbon that tend to build up also. All of your oil is routed through a filter, to take these impurities out. Any time you change your oil, you should also change the filter because as they become loaded with "soot" , they do not flow as well and eventually clog up.

Just ask the dealer to make sure they are using the filter for the 2.4 litre Camry motor and not the higlander/xa/xb 1.8 etc...motor. The last digits of the filter part# are yzza1 not the commonly misused yzza2 filter. I'm going to use the 3 free regular oil changes from Scion, let the rings and pistons seat themselves.......then switch to synthetic for the rest of the vehicles life. - t

yea the part number is 90915-YZZA1

Cool! The dealer told my I wouldn't need an oil change until 4k miles.... i'm thinking NOPE! I'm going in at 1k and getting my first of 3 free oil changes...

I read somewhere that the factory oil filter for the tC is 90915-10004. This one is actually made in Japan. 90915-YZZA1 is also made for the tC but it is manufactured in the USA. Its up to you which you prefer but most dealers only carry the 90915-YZZA1.

If you do your own oil change... you can buy the original part from McGeorges. The oil filter costs $7.99 each plus $5 shipping for orders of 1-6 filters. If you buy more than that, I think the shipping will depend on the weight of the order.

does anyone know if the wrong oil filter is used (yzza1), will it even fit properly, would the service department notice anything wrong, and would it do much harm?

Originally posted by ANTH521@Aug 26 2004, 06:29 AM
does anyone know if the wrong oil filter is used (yzza1), will it even fit properly, would the service department notice anything wrong, and would it do much harm?

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Thats the right oil filter for the tC.

sorry i mean't if the yzza2 was installed

that is good stuff to know....still 2000 off my first scheduled, so i will have to remember to ask the dealership about it when i take it in

Damnit... they did it to me too... I got home after my first oil change today and wala... guess what is on my receipt... YZZA2. I'm like dude thats ridiculous... u would think they know which filter is the right one by now. Anyways... I called the service manager and left him a VM. Still waiting for him to call back.

^^^ Ok... kind pissed... the service mgr never called me back today... I left a second VM towards the end of the day and nothing... I'm gonna have to drive it in on Monday morning when they open to get this taken care of...

that sucks.. u shoulda have pestered them about it while u were there to make sure it was done right before u left the service area...

now ur in for some hassle and a huge pain...