# Oil did not drain from 2016 Toyota Camry Hybrid **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** camry-hybrid, toyota\ **Created:** [September 6, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-did-not-drain-from-2016-toyota-camry-hybrid/179188 "2021-09-06T03:05:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Manolito](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/manolito/32/3070_2.png) [@Manolito](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Manolito)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-did-not-drain-from-2016-toyota-camry-hybrid/179188/1 "2021-09-06T03:05:29Z")
100k miles. Today was the third oil change since we bought this car at 85k miles. As before, I loosened the oil fill cap so air could enter, then I unscrewed the plug in the oil filter housing, and snapped in the plastic drain spigot that comes with the oil filter. Oil began to pour out as usual so I left for a half hour. When I returned it had stopped draining, so I snapped out the plastic spigot, replaced the filter, put everything back and added 4.7 quarts of 0W20 oil and started the car. No leaks, so I shut off the car and pulled out the drain pan. WHAT THE HECK?? It had less than a quart of oil in it. Pulled dipstick, and, as expected, the car is WAY overfilled with oil. Before I repeat the whole process, has anyone seen this happen before? What should I do differently? My only thought is that perhaps the plastic drain spigot did not snap all the way in, but it felt normal snapping in and snapping out. Thanks for your suggestions! ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-did-not-drain-from-2016-toyota-camry-hybrid/179188/2 "2021-09-06T03:15:23Z")
Reading through your post it appears you forgot to remove the drain plug and drain the oil pan. ---
**Author:** ![Manolito](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/manolito/32/3070_2.png) [@Manolito](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Manolito)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-did-not-drain-from-2016-toyota-camry-hybrid/179188/3 "2021-09-06T04:21:42Z")
Sometimes I scare myself. I clearly remembered previously using the little plastic drain spigot and I was thinking that in this system the filter must be the lowest point in the system. After reading your response, I went out and slid under the car and stared at the drain plug on the pan (which is clearly lower than the filter) and I honestly have no recollection of removing that plug before. Clearly I did, because I ended up with over a gallon of waste oil each time and the oil level was correct afterward. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-did-not-drain-from-2016-toyota-camry-hybrid/179188/4 "2021-09-06T04:27:07Z")
You are not the only one to drain only the filter; > [@Oil not draining](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-not-draining/178398): > > Okay so on my last oil change which I do every 5,000 miles on my 2018 Toyota Tacoma the oil would not drain like normal. Around 1 quart came out into my drain pan and that was it. Does anyone know why those could be happening? Every time I have changed it in the past all 6.1-.2 quarts came out no problem and now only a quart is coming out. The truck runs great and only has 28,000 miles on it. This is just confusing me. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jdmere](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jdmere/32/3002_2.png) [@jdmere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdmere)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-did-not-drain-from-2016-toyota-camry-hybrid/179188/5 "2021-09-06T05:30:29Z")
Right, the plug at the bottom of the oil filter only drains the oil that’s in that filter. It doesn’t drain the oil pan. My guess is the drain plug is a 14mm head bolt. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-did-not-drain-from-2016-toyota-camry-hybrid/179188/6 "2021-09-06T05:46:16Z")
I can’t speak for anyone else, but I never mess around with the oil filter drain. Takes too much time. Just undo the housing, throw in the new filter and o-ring, and spray off the residue. ---
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-did-not-drain-from-2016-toyota-camry-hybrid/179188/7 "2021-09-06T09:52:09Z")
I do the same as @asemaster, I find the filter drain to be clumsy and of little benefit.