Errors In the Owners Manual

[richard schumacher]

Older US manuals are landscape.

I wonder whether the '08 shop manual still says to add 3.9 US quarts of oil during a change?

[personallyuneek]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(richard schumacher @ Nov 14 2007, 11:19 AM) [snapback]539451[/snapback]</div>

Older US manuals are landscape.

I wonder whether the '08 shop manual still says to add 3.9 US quarts of oil during a change?
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Stupid Question......How many Quarts am I suppose to use.

08 manual say 3.9 too

[richard schumacher]

3.5 US quarts almost always fills it right up to the top mark on the dipstick.

I use 3 US quart bottles because that leaves the level halfway up, which is perfectly fine, and it is extremely convenient (no partially filled bottle left over to fumble with and oxidize while waiting for the next oil change).

3.9 quarts is the dry capacity of the oil system. Adding that much during a change does not allow for the half quart or so which is always left in the sump and sticking to the internal walls.

[hobbit]

There's a shot of the '04 near the upper right of this. [It's
shown with the binding toward the top.]
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_H*

[personallyuneek]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(richard schumacher @ Nov 15 2007, 11:22 AM) [snapback]539989[/snapback]</div>

3.5 US quarts almost always fills it right up to the top mark on the dipstick.

I use 3 US quart bottles because that leaves the level halfway up, which is perfectly fine, and it is extremely convenient (no partially filled bottle left over to fumble with and oxidize while waiting for the next oil change).

3.9 quarts is the dry capacity of the oil system. Adding that much during a change does not allow for the half quart or so which is always left in the sump and sticking to the internal walls. [/b]

I thought I had read everything on PC...Learned something new....Thanks Rich and PC

[richard schumacher]

I'm mystified as to why Toyota has not corrected this after four years. Maybe the manuals are right and the dipstick is wrong :_>