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 …

Reading through your post it appears you forgot to remove the drain plug and drain the oil pan.

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…

You are not the only one to drain only the filter; [image] Oil not draining General Discussion 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 i…

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.

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.

I do the same as @asemaster , I find the filter drain to be clumsy and of little benefit.

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Nevada_545 September 6, 2021, 4:27am 4

You are not the only one to drain only the filter;

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