Well, I decided to start doing my own oil changes on the 08 Sequoia and the 08 Camry v6. Withthe specials the local parts stores run, parts cost me about $24. $14.99 for 5 quarts of oil and up to $4.99 for a filter. So, 2 extra quarts and $4.00 extra for the filter. About $15.00 less than the dealer would charge.
Both use the "cartridge" style filter replacements. It's a "basket" that you remove a small cap to trigger a valve and drain the oil, then use a filter cap wrench to remove the basket. Pull the old media, put the new in, replace two o-rings and re-install.
PS - The media is half as much materials as a spin-on, but twice as expensive!
After changign the oil in both vehicles I have now vowed to never let anyone else touch our cars for oil changes!
My wife has been taking the Camry to a local spiffy lube, and I have been taking the Sequoia to the local stealer.
The spiffy lube must have used an impact or air wrench to put the small drain cap on to the Camry. When I used the ratchet to remove the cap, the whole darn basket came loose and spilled hot oil all over me and the garage floor!!!!! I then had to hold this basket with a strap wrench while using a breaker bar to get that drain cap off. Good thing the basket is made of aluminum! Got it fixed up and re-installed with no other issues. Toyota underentimated the oil by about 1/4 quart, it actually took over 6.5 quarts (not 6.4 per manual).
Now you'd think my bad luck was over right? Wrong!
Now, I change the Sequoia tonight. What a nightmare! The dealer had lost 2 of the three bolts that hold the bumper wrap under to the skid plate. At least the drain cap came off okay on this one. BUT, the basket itself had been over tightened! And it's made of plastic! My cap wrench was a little too loose and would slip while trying to torque the darned thing off! Finally had to get a strap wrench in the little space between the sway bar and the radiator and loosen the basket 1/8 of a turn at a time. It's really hard to get any leverage on this thing! I even tried one of those "spider" filter wrenches. Worhtless on this thing! I managed to get it off, but did some damage to the basket. Some of the tabs broke off in the process. And since it was 9pm, no replacements to be had. I got it back on, knowing i'll be fighting it next time.
So, no dealer or spiffy lube will ever do an oil change again!
PS - Anyone have part numbers for the Toyota cap wrench and the filter basket for the Sequoia?